TransMedics Group (TMDX) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, TMDX or ITGR?

TransMedics Group has a beta of 1.87, indicating that its share price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Integer has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TMDX or ITGR?

Integer received 288 more outperform votes than TransMedics Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.39% of users gave Integer an outperform vote while only 54.78% of users gave TransMedics Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TransMedics Group	Outperform Votes 86 54.78%	Underperform Votes 71 45.22%
Integer	Outperform Votes 374 63.39%	Underperform Votes 216 36.61%

Does the media prefer TMDX or ITGR?

In the previous week, TransMedics Group had 39 more articles in the media than Integer. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for TransMedics Group and 10 mentions for Integer. Integer's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat TransMedics Group's score of 0.55 indicating that Integer is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TransMedics Group	11 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Integer	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TMDX or ITGR more profitable?

Integer has a net margin of 6.01% compared to TransMedics Group's net margin of -3.43%. Integer's return on equity of 11.25% beat TransMedics Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TransMedics Group	-3.43%	7.95%	1.61%
Integer	6.01%	11.25%	5.69%

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

99.7% of TransMedics Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Integer shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of TransMedics Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Integer shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate TMDX or ITGR?

TransMedics Group currently has a consensus target price of $119.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.51%. Integer has a consensus target price of $120.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.57%. Given Integer's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Integer is more favorable than TransMedics Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TransMedics Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Integer	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TMDX or ITGR?

Integer has higher revenue and earnings than TransMedics Group. TransMedics Group 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
TransMedics Group	$241.62M	17.35	-$25.03M	-$0.34	-374.35
Integer	$1.60B	2.37	$90.65M	$2.89	39.12

Summary

Integer beats TransMedics Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.