TFX vs. PODD, GMED, IART, BAX, RMD, SWAV, PEN, INSP, GKOS, and MMSI
Should you be buying Teleflex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Teleflex include Insulet (PODD), Globus Medical (GMED), Integra LifeSciences (IART), Baxter International (BAX), ResMed (RMD), Shockwave Medical (SWAV), Penumbra (PEN), Inspire Medical Systems (INSP), Glaukos (GKOS), and Merit Medical Systems (MMSI). These companies are all part of the "surgical & medical instruments" industry.
Insulet (NASDAQ:PODD) and Teleflex (NYSE:TFX) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, community ranking, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Insulet has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teleflex has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insulet has a net margin of 12.16% compared to Insulet's net margin of 11.98%. Teleflex's return on equity of 32.19% beat Insulet's return on equity.
95.6% of Teleflex shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Insulet shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Teleflex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Teleflex had 1 more articles in the media than Insulet. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Teleflex and 5 mentions for Insulet. Insulet's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Teleflex's score of 0.56 indicating that Teleflex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Teleflex has higher revenue and earnings than Insulet. Teleflex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Insulet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insulet currently has a consensus target price of $250.33, suggesting a potential upside of 47.01%. Teleflex has a consensus target price of $265.56, suggesting a potential upside of 18.20%. Given Teleflex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Insulet is more favorable than Teleflex.
Insulet received 190 more outperform votes than Teleflex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.98% of users gave Insulet an outperform vote while only 59.68% of users gave Teleflex an outperform vote.
Summary
Insulet and Teleflex tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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