Owens & Minor (OMI) Competitors

Henry Schein (NASDAQ:HSIC) and Owens & Minor (NYSE:OMI) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is HSIC or OMI more profitable?

Henry Schein has a net margin of 3.05% compared to Owens & Minor's net margin of -13.78%. Owens & Minor's return on equity of 26.59% beat Henry Schein's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Henry Schein	3.05%	14.36%	5.52%
Owens & Minor	-13.78%	26.59%	2.45%

Do analysts rate HSIC or OMI?

Henry Schein presently has a consensus target price of $75.58, indicating a potential upside of 11.41%. Owens & Minor has a consensus target price of $8.29, indicating a potential upside of 46.50%. Given Owens & Minor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Owens & Minor is more favorable than Henry Schein.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Henry Schein	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Owens & Minor	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Does the media prefer HSIC or OMI?

In the previous week, Owens & Minor had 12 more articles in the media than Henry Schein. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Owens & Minor and 33 mentions for Henry Schein. Henry Schein's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Owens & Minor's score of 0.29 indicating that Henry Schein is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Henry Schein	20 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Owens & Minor	7 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HSIC or OMI?

96.6% of Henry Schein shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.0% of Owens & Minor shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Henry Schein shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Owens & Minor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, HSIC or OMI?

Henry Schein has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Owens & Minor has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HSIC or OMI?

Henry Schein has higher revenue and earnings than Owens & Minor. Owens & Minor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Henry Schein, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Henry Schein	$12.67B	0.65	$390M	$3.10	21.88
Owens & Minor	$10.70B	0.04	-$362.69M	-$15.63	-0.36

Summary

Henry Schein beats Owens & Minor on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.