Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) Competitors

Charles River Laboratories International (NYSE:CRL) and Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Which has better earnings & valuation, CRL or A?

Agilent Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Charles River Laboratories International. Charles River Laboratories International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agilent Technologies, 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
Charles River Laboratories International	$4.13B	2.60	$474.62M	$8.50	24.52
Agilent Technologies	$6.83B	5.59	$1.24B	$4.23	30.83

Is CRL or A more profitable?

Agilent Technologies has a net margin of 18.84% compared to Charles River Laboratories International's net margin of 10.81%. Agilent Technologies' return on equity of 26.25% beat Charles River Laboratories International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Charles River Laboratories International	10.81%	15.16%	6.60%
Agilent Technologies	18.84%	26.25%	14.45%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CRL or A?

Agilent Technologies received 373 more outperform votes than Charles River Laboratories International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.70% of users gave Agilent Technologies an outperform vote while only 61.51% of users gave Charles River Laboratories International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Charles River Laboratories International	Outperform Votes 481 61.51%	Underperform Votes 301 38.49%
Agilent Technologies	Outperform Votes 854 71.70%	Underperform Votes 337 28.30%

Which has more volatility and risk, CRL or A?

Charles River Laboratories International has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agilent Technologies has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CRL or A?

In the previous week, Agilent Technologies had 30 more articles in the media than Charles River Laboratories International. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Agilent Technologies and 13 mentions for Charles River Laboratories International. Charles River Laboratories International's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Agilent Technologies' score of 0.22 indicating that Charles River Laboratories International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Charles River Laboratories International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Agilent Technologies	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CRL or A?

98.9% of Charles River Laboratories International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Charles River Laboratories International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend CRL or A?

Charles River Laboratories International currently has a consensus price target of $255.27, indicating a potential upside of 22.47%. Agilent Technologies has a consensus price target of $137.19, indicating a potential upside of 5.20%. Given Charles River Laboratories International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Charles River Laboratories International is more favorable than Agilent Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Charles River Laboratories International	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Agilent Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Summary

Agilent Technologies beats Charles River Laboratories International on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.