GMED vs. TFX, IART, PODD, ATEC, BAX, RMD, INSP, PEN, MMSI, and HAE
Should you be buying Globus Medical stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Globus Medical include Teleflex (TFX), Integra LifeSciences (IART), Insulet (PODD), Alphatec (ATEC), Baxter International (BAX), ResMed (RMD), Inspire Medical Systems (INSP), Penumbra (PEN), Merit Medical Systems (MMSI), and Haemonetics (HAE). These companies are all part of the "surgical & medical instruments" industry.
Globus Medical (NYSE:GMED) and Teleflex (NYSE:TFX) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.
95.2% of Globus Medical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of Teleflex shares are held by institutional investors. 24.3% of Globus Medical shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Teleflex shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Teleflex has higher revenue and earnings than Globus Medical. Teleflex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Globus Medical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Teleflex has a net margin of 11.98% compared to Globus Medical's net margin of 7.83%. Teleflex's return on equity of 14.98% beat Globus Medical's return on equity.
Globus Medical presently has a consensus price target of $66.33, suggesting a potential upside of 31.07%. Teleflex has a consensus price target of $267.50, suggesting a potential upside of 28.31%. Given Globus Medical's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Globus Medical is more favorable than Teleflex.
Globus Medical received 24 more outperform votes than Teleflex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.83% of users gave Globus Medical an outperform vote while only 59.68% of users gave Teleflex an outperform vote.
Globus Medical has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teleflex has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Teleflex had 2 more articles in the media than Globus Medical. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Teleflex and 5 mentions for Globus Medical. Globus Medical's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Teleflex's score of 0.82 indicating that Globus Medical is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Teleflex beats Globus Medical on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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