Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) and Teladoc Health (NYSE:TDOC) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Intuitive Surgical and Teladoc Health's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Intuitive Surgical | $4.48 billion | 19.50 | $1.38 billion | $9.95 | 74.55 |
Teladoc Health | $553.31 million | 57.52 | $-98,860,000.00 | ($1.49) | -147.35 |
Intuitive Surgical has higher revenue and earnings than Teladoc Health. Teladoc Health is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intuitive Surgical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
86.5% of Intuitive Surgical shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.8% of Teladoc Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Intuitive Surgical shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Teladoc Health shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Intuitive Surgical and Teladoc Health, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Intuitive Surgical | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2.33 |
Teladoc Health | 0 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 2.57 |
Intuitive Surgical currently has a consensus price target of $736.75, indicating a potential downside of 0.68%. Teladoc Health has a consensus price target of $242.5484, indicating a potential upside of 10.48%. Given Teladoc Health's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Teladoc Health is more favorable than Intuitive Surgical.
Volatility and Risk
Intuitive Surgical has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teladoc Health has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Intuitive Surgical and Teladoc Health's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Intuitive Surgical | 24.45% | 12.08% | 10.44% |
Teladoc Health | -12.71% | -6.15% | -3.75% |
Summary
Intuitive Surgical beats Teladoc Health on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.