Owens & Minor (OMI) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings & valuation, OMI or HSIC?

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
Owens & Minor	$10.70B	0.06	-$362.69M	-$4.75	-1.66
Henry Schein	$12.67B	0.69	$390M	$3.20	22.33

Which has more volatility & risk, OMI or HSIC?

Owens & Minor has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Henry Schein has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in OMI or HSIC?

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

Do analysts recommend OMI or HSIC?

Owens & Minor currently has a consensus target price of $11.60, indicating a potential upside of 47.51%. Henry Schein has a consensus target price of $78.08, indicating a potential upside of 9.27%. Given Owens & Minor's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Owens & Minor is more favorable than Henry Schein.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Owens & Minor	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Henry Schein	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media refer more to OMI or HSIC?

In the previous week, Henry Schein had 7 more articles in the media than Owens & Minor. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Henry Schein and 3 mentions for Owens & Minor. Owens & Minor's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Henry Schein's score of 0.67 indicating that Owens & Minor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is OMI or HSIC more profitable?

Henry Schein has a net margin of 3.21% compared to Owens & Minor's net margin of -3.41%. Owens & Minor's return on equity of 17.09% beat Henry Schein's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Owens & Minor	-3.41%	17.09%	2.47%
Henry Schein	3.21%	14.87%	5.82%

Summary

Henry Schein beats Owens & Minor on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.