Cooper Companies (COO) Competitors $79.51 +1.28 (+1.64%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$78.96 -0.55 (-0.69%) As of 04:33 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock COO vs. WST, ALGN, MMSI, ICUI, HAE, XRAY, QDEL, NEOG, STAA, and CERSShould you be buying Cooper Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cooper Companies include West Pharmaceutical Services (WST), Align Technology (ALGN), 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. Cooper Companies vs. West Pharmaceutical Services Align Technology Merit Medical Systems ICU Medical Haemonetics DENTSPLY SIRONA QuidelOrtho Neogen STAAR Surgical Cerus West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE:WST) and Cooper Companies (NASDAQ:COO) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation. Does the media refer more to WST or COO? In the previous week, Cooper Companies had 7 more articles in the media than West Pharmaceutical Services. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Cooper Companies and 24 mentions for West Pharmaceutical Services. Cooper Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat West Pharmaceutical Services' score of 0.68 indicating that Cooper Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment West Pharmaceutical Services 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cooper Companies 19 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in WST or COO? 93.9% of West Pharmaceutical Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Cooper Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of West Pharmaceutical Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Cooper Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is WST or COO more profitable? West Pharmaceutical Services has a net margin of 17.03% compared to Cooper Companies' net margin of 10.07%. West Pharmaceutical Services' return on equity of 18.60% beat Cooper Companies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets West Pharmaceutical Services17.03% 18.60% 13.80% Cooper Companies 10.07%9.38%6.09% Which has more volatility and risk, WST or COO? West Pharmaceutical Services has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cooper Companies has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate WST or COO? West Pharmaceutical Services currently has a consensus target price of $332.50, suggesting a potential upside of 63.64%. Cooper Companies has a consensus target price of $110.25, suggesting a potential upside of 38.81%. Given West Pharmaceutical Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe West Pharmaceutical Services is more favorable than Cooper Companies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score West Pharmaceutical Services 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Cooper Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 Does the MarketBeat Community favor WST or COO? Cooper Companies received 355 more outperform votes than West Pharmaceutical Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.42% of users gave Cooper Companies an outperform vote while only 56.02% of users gave West Pharmaceutical Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWest Pharmaceutical ServicesOutperform Votes27056.02% Underperform Votes21243.98% Cooper CompaniesOutperform Votes62566.42% Underperform Votes31633.58% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, WST or COO? West Pharmaceutical Services has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cooper Companies. West Pharmaceutical Services 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 RatioWest Pharmaceutical Services$2.89B5.08$492.70M$6.6930.37Cooper Companies$3.93B4.04$392.30M$2.0638.56 SummaryWest Pharmaceutical Services beats Cooper Companies on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Cooper Companies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for COO 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 COO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCooper CompaniesOphthalmic goods IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$15.85B$10.71B$5.30B$7.37BDividend YieldN/A0.96%5.11%4.31%P/E Ratio40.6434.8221.6917.76Price / Sales4.042.67377.9494.24Price / Cash15.8714.5338.1534.64Price / Book1.962.236.413.98Net Income$392.30M$224.27M$3.20B$247.41M7 Day Performance5.38%-4.91%4.61%4.22%1 Month Performance-0.60%-17.49%-9.97%-7.89%1 Year Performance-11.61%-26.15%10.75%1.25% Cooper Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)COOCooper Companies3.2454 of 5 stars$79.51+1.6%$110.25+38.7%-13.6%$15.90B$3.93B40.7714,000Positive NewsWSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.5783 of 5 stars$201.28-0.9%$332.50+65.2%-44.9%$14.55B$2.89B30.0910,700Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeALGNAlign Technology4.5975 of 5 stars$153.35-0.1%$262.64+71.3%-45.2%$11.23B$4.00B27.3421,610Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeMMSIMerit Medical Systems4.7762 of 5 stars$92.51+0.0%$111.70+20.7%+24.5%$5.46B$1.36B45.356,950Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeICUIICU Medical3.9073 of 5 stars$142.25+2.1%$168.67+18.6%+44.4%$3.49B$2.38B-31.1314,500Analyst UpgradeHAEHaemonetics4.5704 of 5 stars$58.96-3.2%$101.22+71.7%-32.4%$2.96B$1.37B23.212,820Short Interest ↓Positive NewsXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.8184 of 5 stars$13.24-2.5%$23.33+76.2%-58.9%$2.63B$3.79B-6.4015,000Analyst DowngradeQDELQuidelOrtho4.2177 of 5 stars$28.36+0.8%$51.20+80.5%-37.3%$1.91B$2.78B-0.947,000High Trading VolumeNEOGNeogen3.253 of 5 stars$7.85+0.6%$14.00+78.3%-62.2%$1.70B$913.83M-3.582,110Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeSTAASTAAR Surgical4.2771 of 5 stars$16.14+1.4%$25.29+56.7%-65.4%$796.11M$313.90M-39.37960Positive NewsCERSCerus2.5772 of 5 stars$1.24flat$4.00+222.6%-22.6%$230.38M$180.27M-11.27290News CoveragePositive NewsGap Up Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies West Pharmaceutical Services Competitors Align Technology Competitors Merit Medical Systems Competitors ICU Medical Competitors Haemonetics Competitors DENTSPLY SIRONA Competitors QuidelOrtho Competitors Neogen Competitors STAAR Surgical Competitors Cerus Competitors 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:COO) was last updated on 4/17/2025 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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