Smith & Nephew SNATS (SNN) Competitors

GE HealthCare Technologies (NASDAQ:GEHC) and Smith & Nephew SNATS (NYSE:SNN) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, GEHC or SNN?

GE HealthCare Technologies has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smith & Nephew SNATS has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate GEHC or SNN?

GE HealthCare Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $88.27, suggesting a potential upside of 15.97%. Smith & Nephew SNATS has a consensus price target of $28.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.16%. Given GE HealthCare Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe GE HealthCare Technologies is more favorable than Smith & Nephew SNATS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GE HealthCare Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Smith & Nephew SNATS	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is GEHC or SNN a better dividend stock?

GE HealthCare Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Smith & Nephew SNATS pays an annual dividend of $0.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. GE HealthCare Technologies pays out 2.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Smith & Nephew SNATS pays out 41.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. GE HealthCare Technologies has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Is GEHC or SNN more profitable?

GE HealthCare Technologies has a net margin of 11.02% compared to Smith & Nephew SNATS's net margin of 0.00%. GE HealthCare Technologies' return on equity of 24.95% beat Smith & Nephew SNATS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GE HealthCare Technologies	11.02%	24.95%	6.38%
Smith & Nephew SNATS	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GEHC or SNN?

82.1% of GE HealthCare Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.6% of Smith & Nephew SNATS shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of GE HealthCare Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Smith & Nephew SNATS shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor GEHC or SNN?

In the previous week, GE HealthCare Technologies had 24 more articles in the media than Smith & Nephew SNATS. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for GE HealthCare Technologies and 1 mentions for Smith & Nephew SNATS. GE HealthCare Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Smith & Nephew SNATS's score of 1.22 indicating that GE HealthCare Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GE HealthCare Technologies	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Smith & Nephew SNATS	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GEHC or SNN?

GE HealthCare Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Smith & Nephew SNATS. Smith & Nephew SNATS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GE HealthCare Technologies, 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
GE HealthCare Technologies	$19.67B	1.77	$1.99B	$4.75	16.03
Smith & Nephew SNATS	$5.81B	2.27	$412M	$2.16	13.96

Summary

GE HealthCare Technologies beats Smith & Nephew SNATS on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.