Integer (ITGR) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate MASI or ITGR?

Masimo presently has a consensus price target of $138.71, indicating a potential upside of 20.54%. Integer has a consensus price target of $128.67, indicating a potential upside of 10.24%. Given Integer's higher possible upside, research 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MASI or ITGR?

Masimo received 76 more outperform votes than Integer when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.84% of users gave Masimo an outperform vote while only 63.51% of users gave Integer an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Masimo	Outperform Votes 452 63.84%	Underperform Votes 256 36.16%
Integer	Outperform Votes 376 63.51%	Underperform Votes 216 36.49%

Which has preferable earnings and 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	3.04	$81.50M	$1.47	79.67
Integer	$1.60B	2.46	$90.65M	$2.89	40.54

Does the media prefer MASI or ITGR?

In the previous week, Masimo and Masimo both had 26 articles in the media. Masimo's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Integer's score of 0.37 indicating that Integer is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Masimo	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Integer	8 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Integer shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MASI or ITGR more profitable?

Integer has a net margin of 6.01% compared to Integer's net margin of 4.01%. Integer's return on equity of 13.26% beat Masimo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Masimo	4.01%	13.26%	5.87%
Integer	6.01%	11.25%	5.69%

Which has more risk and volatility, MASI or ITGR?

Masimo has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Integer has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Masimo beats Integer on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.