Align Technology (ALGN) Competitors $182.62 -1.65 (-0.90%) As of 01:02 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ALGN vs. COO, WST, MMSI, ICUI, HAE, XRAY, QDEL, NEOG, STAA, and CERSShould you be buying Align Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Align Technology include Cooper Companies (COO), West Pharmaceutical Services (WST), Merit Medical Systems (MMSI), ICU Medical (ICUI), Haemonetics (HAE), DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY), QuidelOrtho (QDEL), Neogen (NEOG), STAAR Surgical (STAA), and Cerus (CERS). These companies are all part of the "health care supplies" industry. Align Technology vs. Cooper Companies West Pharmaceutical Services Merit Medical Systems ICU Medical Haemonetics DENTSPLY SIRONA QuidelOrtho Neogen STAAR Surgical Cerus Cooper Companies (NASDAQ:COO) and Align Technology (NASDAQ:ALGN) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, community ranking, dividends and earnings. Do analysts rate COO or ALGN? Cooper Companies currently has a consensus price target of $110.25, suggesting a potential upside of 35.08%. Align Technology has a consensus price target of $246.17, suggesting a potential upside of 34.80%. Given Cooper Companies' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cooper Companies is more favorable than Align Technology.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cooper Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70Align Technology 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in COO or ALGN? 24.4% of Cooper Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.4% of Align Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Cooper Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Align Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in COO or ALGN? Align Technology received 168 more outperform votes than Cooper Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.74% of users gave Align Technology an outperform vote while only 66.42% of users gave Cooper Companies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCooper CompaniesOutperform Votes62566.42% Underperform Votes31633.58% Align TechnologyOutperform Votes79369.74% Underperform Votes34430.26% Does the media refer more to COO or ALGN? In the previous week, Cooper Companies had 14 more articles in the media than Align Technology. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Cooper Companies and 15 mentions for Align Technology. Cooper Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Align Technology's score of 0.79 indicating that Cooper Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cooper Companies 17 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Align Technology 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is COO or ALGN more profitable? Align Technology has a net margin of 10.54% compared to Cooper Companies' net margin of 10.07%. Align Technology's return on equity of 13.84% beat Cooper Companies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cooper Companies10.07% 9.38% 6.09% Align Technology 10.54%13.84%8.51% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, COO or ALGN? Align Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Cooper Companies. Align Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cooper Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCooper Companies$3.93B4.15$392.30M$2.0639.62Align Technology$4.00B3.34$421.36M$5.6132.55 Which has more risk and volatility, COO or ALGN? Cooper Companies has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Align Technology has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAlign Technology beats Cooper Companies on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Align Technology News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ALGN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ALGN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlign TechnologySurgical appliances & supplies IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$13.37B$9.03B$5.41B$7.78BDividend YieldN/A1.68%5.44%4.31%P/E Ratio32.5419.2722.1618.30Price / Sales3.3474.10389.53101.74Price / Cash19.2619.6738.2034.62Price / Book3.544.906.654.17Net Income$421.36M$284.66M$3.20B$247.50M7 Day Performance6.54%6.95%5.46%6.15%1 Month Performance7.42%-3.68%-4.63%-3.38%1 Year Performance-41.19%-15.24%17.54%5.10% Align Technology Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ALGNAlign Technology4.5528 of 5 stars$182.62-0.9%$246.17+34.8%-41.3%$13.37B$4.00B32.5423,200Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCOOCooper Companies3.1315 of 5 stars$78.70-1.0%$110.25+40.1%-8.4%$15.74B$3.93B40.3614,000WSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.6931 of 5 stars$206.02+2.0%$332.50+61.4%-45.4%$14.89B$2.89B30.8010,700Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageMMSIMerit Medical Systems4.533 of 5 stars$89.60-1.4%$114.33+27.6%+27.9%$5.29B$1.36B43.926,850Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownICUIICU Medical3.7571 of 5 stars$137.21-1.1%$162.67+18.6%+41.8%$3.36B$2.38B-30.0214,500Analyst DowngradeNews CoverageHAEHaemonetics4.6698 of 5 stars$57.03-0.2%$101.22+77.5%-28.2%$2.87B$1.37B22.452,820News CoveragePositive NewsXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.8562 of 5 stars$12.82-0.1%$22.58+76.2%-55.7%$2.55B$3.79B-6.1915,000Positive NewsQDELQuidelOrtho4.2827 of 5 stars$24.56-2.4%$46.83+90.7%-31.9%$1.66B$2.78B-0.817,000NEOGNeogen3.3199 of 5 stars$4.69+6.8%$9.75+107.9%-58.0%$1.02B$906.00M-2.142,110Analyst ForecastInsider TradeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeSTAASTAAR Surgical4.1053 of 5 stars$16.53-2.1%$24.25+46.7%-62.6%$815.34M$313.90M-40.32960CERSCerus2.3904 of 5 stars$1.29-0.8%$3.50+171.3%-18.1%$239.67M$180.27M-11.73290Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies COO Alternatives WST Alternatives MMSI Alternatives ICUI Alternatives HAE Alternatives XRAY Alternatives QDEL Alternatives NEOG Alternatives STAA Alternatives CERS Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ALGN) was last updated on 4/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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