Smith & Nephew (SN) Competitors

ConvaTec Group (LON:CTEC) and Smith & Nephew (LON:SN) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, valuation and risk.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CTEC or SN?

66.7% of ConvaTec Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.6% of Smith & Nephew shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.2% of ConvaTec Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Smith & Nephew shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to CTEC or SN?

In the previous week, Smith & Nephew had 1 more articles in the media than ConvaTec Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Smith & Nephew and 1 mentions for ConvaTec Group. Smith & Nephew's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat ConvaTec Group's score of 0.65 indicating that ConvaTec Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ConvaTec Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Smith & Nephew	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CTEC or SN?

Smith & Nephew received 202 more outperform votes than ConvaTec Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.54% of users gave ConvaTec Group an outperform vote while only 61.83% of users gave Smith & Nephew an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ConvaTec Group	Outperform Votes 352 66.54%	Underperform Votes 177 33.46%
Smith & Nephew	Outperform Votes 554 61.83%	Underperform Votes 342 38.17%

Which has more risk and volatility, CTEC or SN?

ConvaTec Group has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smith & Nephew has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CTEC or SN a better dividend stock?

ConvaTec Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Smith & Nephew pays an annual dividend of GBX 30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. ConvaTec Group pays out 10,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Smith & Nephew pays out 12,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts rate CTEC or SN?

ConvaTec Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 307.17, suggesting a potential upside of 19.15%. Smith & Nephew has a consensus price target of GBX 1,362.50, suggesting a potential upside of 38.89%. Given ConvaTec Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Smith & Nephew is more favorable than ConvaTec Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ConvaTec Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Smith & Nephew	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CTEC or SN?

Smith & Nephew has higher revenue and earnings than ConvaTec Group. Smith & Nephew is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ConvaTec Group, 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
ConvaTec Group	£2.14B	2.47	£130.30M	£0.05	5,156.00
Smith & Nephew	£5.55B	1.55	£263M	£0.24	4,087.50

Is CTEC or SN more profitable?

ConvaTec Group has a net margin of 6.08% compared to ConvaTec Group's net margin of 4.74%. Smith & Nephew's return on equity of 7.89% beat ConvaTec Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ConvaTec Group	6.08%	7.89%	4.79%
Smith & Nephew	4.74%	5.02%	4.27%

Summary

ConvaTec Group beats Smith & Nephew on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.