Masimo (MASI) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MASI or ITGR?

Integer has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Masimo. Integer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Masimo, 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
Masimo	$2.05B	3.52	$81.50M	$1.51	90.16
Integer	$1.60B	2.30	$90.65M	$2.89	37.92

Do analysts rate MASI or ITGR?

Masimo presently has a consensus target price of $137.43, suggesting a potential upside of 0.95%. Integer has a consensus target price of $120.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.97%. Given Integer's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Integer is more favorable than Masimo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Masimo	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Integer	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is MASI or ITGR more profitable?

Integer has a net margin of 6.01% compared to Masimo's net margin of 3.98%. Masimo's return on equity of 13.77% beat Integer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Masimo	3.98%	13.77%	5.98%
Integer	6.01%	11.25%	5.69%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MASI or ITGR?

Masimo received 78 more outperform votes than Integer when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.02% of users gave Masimo an outperform vote while only 63.39% of users gave Integer an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Masimo	Outperform Votes 452 64.02%	Underperform Votes 254 35.98%
Integer	Outperform Votes 374 63.39%	Underperform Votes 216 36.61%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MASI or ITGR?

86.0% of Masimo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Integer shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.7% of Masimo shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Integer shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer MASI or ITGR?

In the previous week, Integer had 18 more articles in the media than Masimo. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Integer and 10 mentions for Masimo. Masimo's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Integer's score of 0.21 indicating that Masimo is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Masimo	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Integer	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, MASI or ITGR?

Masimo has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Integer has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Masimo and Integer tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.