TFX vs. PODD, GMED, BAX, RMD, PEN, SWAV, INSP, GKOS, MMSI, and HAE
Should you be buying Teleflex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Teleflex include Insulet (PODD), Globus Medical (GMED), Baxter International (BAX), ResMed (RMD), Penumbra (PEN), Shockwave Medical (SWAV), Inspire Medical Systems (INSP), Glaukos (GKOS), Merit Medical Systems (MMSI), and Haemonetics (HAE). These companies are all part of the "surgical & medical instruments" industry.
Insulet (NASDAQ:PODD) and Teleflex (NYSE:TFX) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.
Teleflex has higher revenue and earnings than Insulet. Teleflex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Insulet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Teleflex had 2 more articles in the media than Insulet. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Teleflex and 5 mentions for Insulet. Teleflex's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Insulet's score of 0.82 indicating that Insulet is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Insulet received 190 more outperform votes than Teleflex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.98% of users gave Insulet an outperform vote while only 59.68% of users gave Teleflex an outperform vote.
Insulet has a net margin of 12.16% compared to Insulet's net margin of 11.98%. Teleflex's return on equity of 32.19% beat Insulet's return on equity.
Insulet has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teleflex has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insulet currently has a consensus target price of $243.21, indicating a potential upside of 42.85%. Teleflex has a consensus target price of $267.50, indicating a potential upside of 28.31%. Given Teleflex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Insulet is more favorable than Teleflex.
95.6% of Teleflex shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Insulet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Teleflex shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Insulet beats Teleflex on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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