STE vs. BDX, EW, DXCM, IDXX, RMD, BAX, HOLX, PODD, TFX, and GMED
Should you be buying STERIS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of STERIS include Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX), Edwards Lifesciences (EW), DexCom (DXCM), IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX), ResMed (RMD), Baxter International (BAX), Hologic (HOLX), Insulet (PODD), Teleflex (TFX), and Globus Medical (GMED). These companies are all part of the "health care equipment" industry.
STERIS (NYSE:STE) and Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE:BDX) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, risk and profitability.
STERIS has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Becton, Dickinson and Company has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Becton, Dickinson and Company received 266 more outperform votes than STERIS when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.33% of users gave Becton, Dickinson and Company an outperform vote while only 58.41% of users gave STERIS an outperform vote.
STERIS has a net margin of 6.95% compared to Becton, Dickinson and Company's net margin of 6.76%. Becton, Dickinson and Company's return on equity of 13.90% beat STERIS's return on equity.
Becton, Dickinson and Company has higher revenue and earnings than STERIS. Becton, Dickinson and Company is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than STERIS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Becton, Dickinson and Company had 11 more articles in the media than STERIS. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Becton, Dickinson and Company and 11 mentions for STERIS. Becton, Dickinson and Company's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat STERIS's score of 0.43 indicating that Becton, Dickinson and Company is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
94.7% of STERIS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.0% of Becton, Dickinson and Company shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of STERIS shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Becton, Dickinson and Company shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
STERIS pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Becton, Dickinson and Company pays an annual dividend of $3.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. STERIS pays out 54.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Becton, Dickinson and Company pays out 83.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
STERIS presently has a consensus target price of $241.60, suggesting a potential upside of 8.40%. Becton, Dickinson and Company has a consensus target price of $280.17, suggesting a potential upside of 20.74%. Given Becton, Dickinson and Company's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Becton, Dickinson and Company is more favorable than STERIS.
Summary
Becton, Dickinson and Company beats STERIS on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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