LivaNova (LIVN) Competitors

Integer (NYSE:ITGR) and LivaNova (NASDAQ:LIVN) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings.

Is ITGR or LIVN more profitable?

Integer has a net margin of 6.01% compared to Integer's net margin of -2.68%. Integer's return on equity of 13.59% beat LivaNova's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Integer	6.01%	11.25%	5.69%
LivaNova	-2.68%	13.59%	7.06%

Which has more volatility and risk, ITGR or LIVN?

Integer has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LivaNova has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ITGR or LIVN?

99.3% of Integer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of LivaNova shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Integer shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of LivaNova shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to ITGR or LIVN?

In the previous week, LivaNova had 5 more articles in the media than Integer. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for LivaNova and 8 mentions for Integer. LivaNova's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Integer's score of 0.59 indicating that Integer is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Integer	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
LivaNova	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ITGR or LIVN?

Integer has higher revenue and earnings than LivaNova. LivaNova is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Integer, 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
Integer	$1.63B	2.32	$90.65M	$2.89	39.15
LivaNova	$1.15B	2.93	$17.55M	-$0.60	-104.02

Do analysts prefer ITGR or LIVN?

Integer currently has a consensus target price of $120.50, indicating a potential upside of 6.51%. LivaNova has a consensus target price of $66.20, indicating a potential upside of 6.07%. Given LivaNova's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Integer is more favorable than LivaNova.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Integer	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
LivaNova	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ITGR or LIVN?

LivaNova received 5 more outperform votes than Integer when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.78% of users gave LivaNova an outperform vote while only 63.39% of users gave Integer an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Integer	Outperform Votes 374 63.39%	Underperform Votes 216 36.61%
LivaNova	Outperform Votes 379 68.78%	Underperform Votes 172 31.22%

Summary

Integer beats LivaNova on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.