Teleflex (TFX) Competitors

Hologic (NASDAQ:HOLX) and Teleflex (NYSE:TFX) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, HOLX or TFX?

Hologic has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teleflex has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer HOLX or TFX?

In the previous week, Hologic had 15 more articles in the media than Teleflex. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Hologic and 12 mentions for Teleflex. Hologic's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Teleflex's score of 1.36 indicating that Hologic is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hologic	22 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Teleflex	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend HOLX or TFX?

Hologic currently has a consensus price target of $77.83, suggesting a potential upside of 14.78%. Teleflex has a consensus price target of $141.57, suggesting a potential upside of 17.00%. Given Teleflex's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Teleflex is more favorable than Hologic.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hologic	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
Teleflex	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is HOLX or TFX more profitable?

Hologic has a net margin of 13.79% compared to Teleflex's net margin of 6.31%. Hologic's return on equity of 19.69% beat Teleflex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hologic	13.79%	19.69%	10.82%
Teleflex	6.31%	15.08%	8.85%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, HOLX or TFX?

Hologic has higher revenue and earnings than Teleflex. Hologic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Teleflex, 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
Hologic	$4.03B	3.74	$789.50M	$2.41	28.14
Teleflex	$3.05B	1.75	$69.68M	$4.25	28.47

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HOLX or TFX?

94.7% of Hologic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of Teleflex shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Hologic shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Teleflex shares are held 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.

Summary

Hologic beats Teleflex on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.