Smith & Nephew SNATS (SNN) Competitors $38.09 +0.45 (+1.19%) Closing price 09/5/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$38.02 -0.07 (-0.18%) As of 09/5/2025 06:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFDA EventsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SNN vs. GEHC, PHG, ZBH, SOLV, PEN, STVN, GKOS, IRTC, BLCO, and TMDXShould you be buying Smith & Nephew SNATS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Smith & Nephew SNATS include GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC), Koninklijke Philips (PHG), Zimmer Biomet (ZBH), Solventum (SOLV), Penumbra (PEN), Stevanato Group (STVN), Glaukos (GKOS), iRhythm Technologies (IRTC), Bausch + Lomb (BLCO), and TransMedics Group (TMDX). These companies are all part of the "medical equipment" industry. Smith & Nephew SNATS vs. Its Competitors GE HealthCare Technologies Koninklijke Philips Zimmer Biomet Solventum Penumbra Stevanato Group Glaukos iRhythm Technologies Bausch + Lomb TransMedics Group Smith & Nephew SNATS (NYSE:SNN) and GE HealthCare Technologies (NASDAQ:GEHC) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Does the media prefer SNN or GEHC? In the previous week, GE HealthCare Technologies had 11 more articles in the media than Smith & Nephew SNATS. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for GE HealthCare Technologies and 11 mentions for Smith & Nephew SNATS. GE HealthCare Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Smith & Nephew SNATS's score of 1.04 indicating that GE HealthCare Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Smith & Nephew SNATS 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive GE HealthCare Technologies 19 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is SNN or GEHC more profitable? GE HealthCare Technologies has a net margin of 11.22% compared to Smith & Nephew SNATS's net margin of 0.00%. GE HealthCare Technologies' return on equity of 23.93% beat Smith & Nephew SNATS's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Smith & Nephew SNATSN/A N/A N/A GE HealthCare Technologies 11.22%23.93%6.29% Do analysts recommend SNN or GEHC? Smith & Nephew SNATS currently has a consensus price target of $36.00, indicating a potential downside of 5.48%. GE HealthCare Technologies has a consensus price target of $88.55, indicating a potential upside of 16.92%. Given GE HealthCare Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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 Smith & Nephew SNATS 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00GE HealthCare Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Is SNN or GEHC a better dividend stock? Smith & Nephew SNATS pays an annual dividend of $0.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. GE HealthCare Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Smith & Nephew SNATS pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GE HealthCare Technologies pays out 2.9% 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. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SNN or GEHC? GE HealthCare Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Smith & Nephew SNATS. GE HealthCare Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smith & Nephew SNATS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSmith & Nephew SNATS$5.94B2.81$412M$2.1617.63GE HealthCare Technologies$19.67B1.76$1.99B$4.8815.52 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SNN or GEHC? 25.6% of Smith & Nephew SNATS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.1% of GE HealthCare Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Smith & Nephew SNATS shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of GE HealthCare Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, SNN or GEHC? Smith & Nephew SNATS has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GE HealthCare Technologies has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryGE HealthCare Technologies beats Smith & Nephew SNATS on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Smith & Nephew SNATS News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SNN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SNN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart SNN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSmith & Nephew SNATSMED PRODUCTS IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$16.68B$10.95B$5.83B$21.33BDividend Yield2.38%1.83%6.70%3.49%P/E Ratio17.6322.1476.2929.64Price / Sales2.8130.23529.4367.52Price / Cash12.0724.5336.9925.18Price / Book3.163.5911.484.55Net Income$412M$212.34M$3.29B$999.70M7 Day Performance1.64%-2.29%1.28%0.58%1 Month Performance5.67%10.37%8.56%5.67%1 Year Performance20.99%-6.65%61.19%18.25% Smith & Nephew SNATS Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SNNSmith & Nephew SNATS2.3276 of 5 stars$38.09+1.2%$36.00-5.5%+21.0%$16.68B$5.94B17.6317,349Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeGEHCGE HealthCare Technologies4.3786 of 5 stars$73.73+0.0%$88.55+20.1%-11.0%$33.66B$19.67B15.1153,000News CoveragePositive NewsPHGKoninklijke Philips3.2001 of 5 stars$27.59+0.0%N/A-7.6%$26.56B$19.50B145.1866,678Short Interest ↑ZBHZimmer Biomet4.4665 of 5 stars$106.11+1.0%$111.44+5.0%+0.8%$21.02B$7.68B25.8217,000Positive NewsSOLVSolventum2.242 of 5 stars$73.15+0.7%$85.75+17.2%+9.8%$12.67B$8.25B33.8622,000PENPenumbra4.6067 of 5 stars$272.96+0.5%$300.47+10.1%+38.2%$10.63B$1.19B72.604,500News CoverageAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeSTVNStevanato Group2.4494 of 5 stars€23.14-1.4%N/A+12.9%€7.01B€1.19B42.855,521News CoveragePositive NewsGKOSGlaukos4.6921 of 5 stars$95.86-0.7%$127.42+32.9%-27.5%$5.50B$383.48M-58.10780News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpIRTCiRhythm Technologies1.4048 of 5 stars$169.98-0.9%$163.82-3.6%+169.4%$5.46B$591.84M-58.012,000News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeBLCOBausch + Lomb2.3984 of 5 stars$14.63+0.6%$15.56+6.3%-5.8%$5.18B$4.79B-18.7613,500News CoveragePositive NewsTMDXTransMedics Group3.9388 of 5 stars$114.96-1.5%$123.00+7.0%-25.6%$3.92B$441.54M59.57210Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GE HealthCare Technologies Competitors Koninklijke Philips Competitors Zimmer Biomet Competitors Solventum Competitors Penumbra Competitors Stevanato Group Competitors Glaukos Competitors iRhythm Technologies Competitors Bausch + Lomb Competitors TransMedics Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SNN) was last updated on 9/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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