Koninklijke Philips (NYSE:PHG) Vs. ANTM, ISRG, SYK, ZTS, GILD, HCA, BDX, REGN, EW, and MRNA
Should you be buying Koninklijke Philips stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Koninklijke Philips include Anthem (ANTM), Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), Stryker (SYK), Zoetis (ZTS), Gilead Sciences (GILD), HCA Healthcare (HCA), Becton, Dickinson and (BDX), Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN), Edwards Lifesciences (EW), and Moderna (MRNA). These companies are all part of the "x-ray apparatus & tubes" industry.These companies are all part of the "x-ray apparatus & tubes" industry.These companies are all part of the "medical" sector.
Koninklijke Philips vs.
Koninklijke Philips (NYSE:PHG) and Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and risk.
Koninklijke Philips has higher revenue and earnings than Intuitive Surgical. Koninklijke Philips is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intuitive Surgical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Intuitive Surgical received 599 more outperform votes than Koninklijke Philips when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.36% of users gave Intuitive Surgical an outperform vote while only 59.83% of users gave Koninklijke Philips an outperform vote.
Intuitive Surgical has a net margin of 30.78% compared to Koninklijke Philips' net margin of 20.44%. Intuitive Surgical's return on equity of 15.98% beat Koninklijke Philips' return on equity.
Koninklijke Philips has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intuitive Surgical has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
8.5% of Koninklijke Philips shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.6% of Intuitive Surgical shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Intuitive Surgical shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Intuitive Surgical had 2 more articles in the media than Koninklijke Philips. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Intuitive Surgical and 15 mentions for Koninklijke Philips. Intuitive Surgical's average media sentiment score of -0.09 beat Koninklijke Philips' score of -0.62 indicating that Intuitive Surgical is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Koninklijke Philips presently has a consensus target price of $37.83, suggesting a potential upside of 15.98%. Intuitive Surgical has a consensus target price of $330.62, suggesting a potential upside of 21.65%. Given Intuitive Surgical's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Intuitive Surgical is more favorable than Koninklijke Philips.
Summary
Intuitive Surgical beats Koninklijke Philips on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PHG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment >-1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Koninklijke Philips (NYSE:PHG) vs. Its Competitors
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