Integer (ITGR) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings & 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	3.21	$81.50M	$1.51	82.23
Integer	$1.63B	2.34	$90.65M	$2.89	39.50

Is MASI or ITGR more profitable?

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

Masimo received 78 more outperform votes than Integer when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.84% 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 63.84%	Underperform Votes 256 36.16%
Integer	Outperform Votes 374 63.39%	Underperform Votes 216 36.61%

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

Does the media favor MASI or ITGR?

In the previous week, Masimo had 32 more articles in the media than Integer. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Masimo and 8 mentions for Integer. Masimo's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Integer's score of 0.36 indicating that Integer is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Masimo	9 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Integer	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate MASI or ITGR?

Masimo presently has a consensus target price of $138.71, suggesting a potential upside of 11.72%. Integer has a consensus target price of $120.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.55%. Given Integer's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Masimo is more favorable than Integer.

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

Which has more risk and volatility, MASI or ITGR?

Masimo has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less 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.

Summary

Masimo beats Integer on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.