H. Lundbeck A/S - HLUYY Competitors

Eisai (OTCMKTS:ESALY) and H. Lundbeck A/S (OTCMKTS:HLUYY) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and community ranking.

Which has more risk and volatility, ESALY or HLUYY?

Eisai has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, H. Lundbeck A/S has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ESALY or HLUYY?

H. Lundbeck A/S has a consensus target price of $36.50, indicating a potential upside of 65.91%. Given H. Lundbeck A/S's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe H. Lundbeck A/S is more favorable than Eisai.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eisai	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
H. Lundbeck A/S	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Is ESALY or HLUYY a better dividend stock?

Eisai pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. H. Lundbeck A/S pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Eisai pays out 101.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. H. Lundbeck A/S pays out 22.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ESALY or HLUYY?

0.0% of Eisai shares are held by institutional investors. 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.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ESALY or HLUYY?

Eisai has higher revenue and earnings than H. Lundbeck A/S. H. Lundbeck A/S is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eisai, 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
Eisai	$6.74 billion	2.62	$426.79 million	$0.87	70.70
H. Lundbeck A/S	$2.59 billion	8.45	$209.69 million	$0.88	25.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ESALY or HLUYY?

Eisai received 28 more outperform votes than H. Lundbeck A/S when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.92% of users gave Eisai an outperform vote while only 61.79% of users gave H. Lundbeck A/S an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Eisai	Outperform Votes 235 64.92%	Underperform Votes 127 35.08%
H. Lundbeck A/S	Outperform Votes 207 61.79%	Underperform Votes 128 38.21%

Is ESALY or HLUYY more profitable?

H. Lundbeck A/S has a net margin of 6.74% compared to Eisai's net margin of 4.11%. H. Lundbeck A/S's return on equity of 13.74% beat Eisai's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eisai	4.11%	3.86%	2.50%
H. Lundbeck A/S	6.74%	13.74%	7.16%

Does the media favor ESALY or HLUYY?

In the previous week, Eisai's average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat H. Lundbeck A/S's score of 0.00 indicating that Eisai is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Eisai	Neutral
H. Lundbeck A/S	Neutral

Summary

H. Lundbeck A/S beats Eisai on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.