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SOLV vs. GEHC, PHG, ZBH, SNN, PEN, STVN, GKOS, IRTC, NARI, and TMDX

Should you be buying Solventum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Solventum include GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC), Koninklijke Philips (PHG), Zimmer Biomet (ZBH), Smith & Nephew SNATS (SNN), Penumbra (PEN), Stevanato Group (STVN), Glaukos (GKOS), iRhythm Technologies (IRTC), Inari Medical (NARI), and TransMedics Group (TMDX). These companies are all part of the "medical equipment" industry.

Solventum vs. Its Competitors

Solventum (NYSE:SOLV) and GE HealthCare Technologies (NASDAQ:GEHC) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

GE HealthCare Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Solventum. GE HealthCare Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Solventum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Solventum$8.25B1.64$478M$2.1636.21
GE HealthCare Technologies$19.67B1.77$1.99B$4.7516.03

82.1% of GE HealthCare Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Solventum shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of GE HealthCare Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, GE HealthCare Technologies had 7 more articles in the media than Solventum. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for GE HealthCare Technologies and 16 mentions for Solventum. GE HealthCare Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Solventum's score of 1.22 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
Solventum
8 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
GE HealthCare Technologies
18 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Solventum currently has a consensus target price of $81.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.21%. GE HealthCare Technologies has a consensus target price of $88.27, indicating a potential upside of 15.97%. Given GE HealthCare Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe GE HealthCare Technologies is more favorable than Solventum.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Solventum
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.18
GE HealthCare Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

Solventum has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GE HealthCare Technologies has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

GE HealthCare Technologies has a net margin of 11.02% compared to Solventum's net margin of 4.55%. Solventum's return on equity of 31.01% beat GE HealthCare Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Solventum4.55% 31.01% 6.53%
GE HealthCare Technologies 11.02%24.95%6.38%

Summary

GE HealthCare Technologies beats Solventum on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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.
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SOLV vs. The Competition

MetricSolventumMedical Services IndustryMedical SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$13.48B$7.46B$5.54B$20.53B
Dividend YieldN/A2.77%5.39%3.77%
P/E Ratio36.2128.1026.1727.85
Price / Sales1.6432.01413.5537.49
Price / Cash7.8421.4136.1321.91
Price / Book4.576.628.024.55
Net Income$478M$230.16M$3.15B$984.95M
7 Day Performance4.67%2.17%1.48%2.31%
1 Month Performance5.36%4.60%3.66%4.85%
1 Year Performance53.81%36.07%34.68%13.81%

Solventum Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SOLV
Solventum
0.893 of 5 stars
$78.21
+0.4%
$81.50
+4.2%
+51.6%$13.48B$8.25B36.2122,000Positive News
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GEHC
GE HealthCare Technologies
4.2151 of 5 stars
$71.16
-0.2%
$88.27
+24.0%
-0.3%$32.58B$19.67B14.9853,000Positive News
Dividend Announcement
PHG
Koninklijke Philips
3.4504 of 5 stars
$22.67
+1.7%
N/A-2.9%$21.83B$19.50B52.7266,678
ZBH
Zimmer Biomet
4.8696 of 5 stars
$91.51
+0.3%
$111.53
+21.9%
-12.0%$18.11B$7.68B20.2517,000
SNN
Smith & Nephew SNATS
3.7627 of 5 stars
$29.17
+1.2%
$28.00
-4.0%
+22.2%$12.77B$5.81B13.5017,349
PEN
Penumbra
4.7312 of 5 stars
$254.41
-1.0%
$302.40
+18.9%
+41.8%$9.85B$1.19B240.014,500Positive News
STVN
Stevanato Group
0.9691 of 5 stars
€23.62
+1.4%
N/A+36.2%€7.15B€1.19B46.315,521Analyst Forecast
GKOS
Glaukos
4.3459 of 5 stars
$96.80
-3.3%
$134.67
+39.1%
-12.8%$5.53B$383.48M-40.84780
IRTC
iRhythm Technologies
1.231 of 5 stars
$150.95
+3.6%
$138.60
-8.2%
+44.8%$4.82B$591.84M-48.072,000Positive News
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NARI
Inari Medical
0.4688 of 5 stars
$79.97
flat
$69.22
-13.4%
N/A$4.68B$493.63M-59.24800
TMDX
TransMedics Group
1.5901 of 5 stars
$127.53
+3.2%
$127.33
-0.2%
-14.3%$4.31B$441.54M93.77210Positive News

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