LivaNova (LIVN) Competitors

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

Is ITGR or LIVN more profitable?

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

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

Do analysts recommend ITGR or LIVN?

Integer currently has a consensus price target of $128.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.47%. LivaNova has a consensus price target of $66.20, suggesting a potential upside of 9.48%. Given Integer's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe LivaNova is more favorable than Integer.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Integer	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
LivaNova	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the media refer more to ITGR or LIVN?

In the previous week, Integer and Integer both had 5 articles in the media. Integer's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat LivaNova's score of 0.83 indicating that LivaNova is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ITGR or LIVN?

99.3% of Integer shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of LivaNova shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Integer shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of LivaNova shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ITGR or LIVN?

LivaNova received 3 more outperform votes than Integer when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.78% of users gave LivaNova an outperform vote while only 63.41% of users gave Integer an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Integer	Outperform Votes 376 63.41%	Underperform Votes 217 36.59%
LivaNova	Outperform Votes 379 68.78%	Underperform Votes 172 31.22%

Which has more volatility and risk, ITGR or LIVN?

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ITGR or LIVN?

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
Integer	$1.60B	2.55	$90.65M	$2.89	41.99
LivaNova	$1.19B	2.76	$17.55M	-$0.60	-100.78

Summary

Integer beats LivaNova on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.