Varian Medical Systems (NYSE:VAR) and Heart Tronics (OTCMKTS:HRTT) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Varian Medical Systems and Heart Tronics' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Varian Medical Systems | 8.50% | 18.45% | 8.08% |
Heart Tronics | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Varian Medical Systems and Heart Tronics' gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Varian Medical Systems | $3.17 billion | 5.13 | $269.20 million | $3.91 | 45.29 |
Heart Tronics | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Varian Medical Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Heart Tronics.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
87.0% of Varian Medical Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Varian Medical Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Varian Medical Systems and Heart Tronics, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Varian Medical Systems | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.83 |
Heart Tronics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Varian Medical Systems presently has a consensus price target of $170.9167, indicating a potential downside of 3.48%. Given Varian Medical Systems' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Varian Medical Systems is more favorable than Heart Tronics.
Risk and Volatility
Varian Medical Systems has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Heart Tronics has a beta of 1024.78, meaning that its share price is 102,378% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Varian Medical Systems beats Heart Tronics on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.