Penumbra (PEN) Competitors

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

Is LNTH or PEN more profitable?

Lantheus has a net margin of 16.55% compared to Penumbra's net margin of 11.54%. Lantheus' return on equity of 36.99% beat Penumbra's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lantheus	16.55%	36.99%	20.55%
Penumbra	11.54%	11.55%	8.76%

Do analysts rate LNTH or PEN?

Lantheus currently has a consensus price target of $131.20, suggesting a potential upside of 80.64%. Penumbra has a consensus price target of $300.47, suggesting a potential upside of 25.39%. Given Lantheus' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Lantheus is more favorable than Penumbra.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lantheus	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Penumbra	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LNTH or PEN?

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

Does the media favor LNTH or PEN?

In the previous week, Penumbra had 22 more articles in the media than Lantheus. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Penumbra and 24 mentions for Lantheus. Lantheus' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Penumbra's score of 0.56 indicating that Lantheus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lantheus	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Penumbra	15 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, LNTH or PEN?

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
Lantheus	$1.53B	3.28	$312.44M	$3.52	20.63
Penumbra	$1.28B	7.30	$14.01M	$3.76	63.73

Which has more risk & volatility, LNTH or PEN?

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

Summary

Penumbra beats Lantheus on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.