LivaNova (LIVN) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate LIVN or ITGR?

LivaNova presently has a consensus price target of $66.20, suggesting a potential upside of 6.86%. Integer has a consensus price target of $120.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.55%. Given LivaNova's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe LivaNova is more favorable than Integer.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LivaNova	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Integer	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media refer more to LIVN or ITGR?

In the previous week, LivaNova had 1 more articles in the media than Integer. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for LivaNova and 7 mentions for Integer. Integer's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat LivaNova's score of 0.68 indicating that Integer is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LivaNova	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Integer	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LIVN or ITGR?

LivaNova received 5 more outperform votes than Integer when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.78% of users gave LivaNova an outperform vote while only 63.39% of users gave Integer an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
LivaNova	Outperform Votes 379 68.78%	Underperform Votes 172 31.22%
Integer	Outperform Votes 374 63.39%	Underperform Votes 216 36.61%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LIVN or ITGR?

97.6% of LivaNova shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Integer shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of LivaNova shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Integer shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is LIVN or ITGR more profitable?

Integer has a net margin of 6.01% compared to LivaNova's net margin of -2.68%. LivaNova's return on equity of 13.59% beat Integer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LivaNova	-2.68%	13.59%	7.06%
Integer	6.01%	11.25%	5.69%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LIVN or ITGR?

Integer has higher revenue and earnings than LivaNova. LivaNova 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
LivaNova	$1.19B	2.83	$17.55M	-$0.60	-103.25
Integer	$1.63B	2.34	$90.65M	$2.89	39.50

Which has more volatility and risk, LIVN or ITGR?

LivaNova has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Integer has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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