TFX vs. GMED, PODD, BAX, RMD, PEN, SOLV, SWAV, GKOS, INSP, and HAE
Should you be buying Teleflex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Teleflex include Globus Medical (GMED), Insulet (PODD), Baxter International (BAX), ResMed (RMD), Penumbra (PEN), Solventum (SOLV), Shockwave Medical (SWAV), Glaukos (GKOS), Inspire Medical Systems (INSP), and Haemonetics (HAE). These companies are all part of the "surgical & medical instruments" industry.
Teleflex (NYSE:TFX) and Globus Medical (NYSE:GMED) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking and profitability.
Globus Medical received 27 more outperform votes than Teleflex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.79% of users gave Globus Medical an outperform vote while only 59.54% of users gave Teleflex an outperform vote.
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 beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Globus Medical has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Teleflex presently has a consensus price target of $261.75, suggesting a potential upside of 20.27%. Globus Medical has a consensus price target of $66.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.26%. Given Teleflex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Teleflex is more favorable than Globus Medical.
95.6% of Teleflex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.2% of Globus Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Teleflex shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.3% of Globus Medical shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Teleflex has a net margin of 9.82% compared to Globus Medical's net margin of 3.51%. Teleflex's return on equity of 14.78% beat Globus Medical's return on equity.
In the previous week, Teleflex had 3 more articles in the media than Globus Medical. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Teleflex and 12 mentions for Globus Medical. Teleflex's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Globus Medical's score of 0.73 indicating that Teleflex is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Teleflex beats Globus Medical on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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