Penumbra (PEN) Competitors

Penumbra (NYSE:PEN) and Lantheus (NASDAQ:LNTH) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PEN or LNTH?

88.9% of Penumbra shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.1% of Lantheus shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Penumbra shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Lantheus shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer PEN or LNTH?

Penumbra currently has a consensus price target of $300.47, suggesting a potential upside of 13.30%. Lantheus has a consensus price target of $105.50, suggesting a potential upside of 87.86%. Given Lantheus' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lantheus is more favorable than Penumbra.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Penumbra	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94
Lantheus	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Is PEN or LNTH more profitable?

Lantheus has a net margin of 17.82% compared to Penumbra's net margin of 11.54%. Lantheus' return on equity of 34.06% beat Penumbra's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Penumbra	11.54%	11.55%	8.76%
Lantheus	17.82%	34.06%	19.10%

Does the media prefer PEN or LNTH?

In the previous week, Lantheus had 18 more articles in the media than Penumbra. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Lantheus and 11 mentions for Penumbra. Penumbra's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Lantheus' score of 0.64 indicating that Penumbra is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Penumbra	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lantheus	12 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, PEN or LNTH?

Penumbra has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lantheus has a beta of 0.14, suggesting that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, PEN or LNTH?

Lantheus has higher revenue and earnings than Penumbra. Lantheus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Penumbra, 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
Penumbra	$1.19B	8.66	$14.01M	$3.76	70.53
Lantheus	$1.53B	2.49	$312.44M	$3.76	14.94

Summary

Penumbra and Lantheus tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.