Cooper Companies (COO) Competitors $99.08 +0.03 (+0.03%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends COO vs. WST, ALGN, MMSI, HAE, ICUI, XRAY, NEOG, QDEL, 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), Haemonetics (HAE), ICU Medical (ICUI), DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY), Neogen (NEOG), QuidelOrtho (QDEL), 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 Haemonetics ICU Medical DENTSPLY SIRONA Neogen QuidelOrtho STAAR Surgical Cerus West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE:WST) and Cooper Companies (NASDAQ:COO) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WST or COO? Cooper Companies received 355 more outperform votes than West Pharmaceutical Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.56% of users gave Cooper Companies an outperform vote while only 55.74% of users gave West Pharmaceutical Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWest Pharmaceutical ServicesOutperform Votes26255.74% Underperform Votes20844.26% Cooper CompaniesOutperform Votes61766.56% Underperform Votes31033.44% Is WST or COO more profitable? West Pharmaceutical Services has a net margin of 17.37% compared to Cooper Companies' net margin of 9.45%. West Pharmaceutical Services' return on equity of 18.41% beat Cooper Companies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets West Pharmaceutical Services17.37% 18.41% 13.74% Cooper Companies 9.45%9.08%5.88% Do analysts rate WST or COO? West Pharmaceutical Services presently has a consensus price target of $460.33, suggesting a potential upside of 47.70%. Cooper Companies has a consensus price target of $117.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.09%. Given West Pharmaceutical Services' higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Cooper Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of WST or COO? 93.9% of West Pharmaceutical Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Cooper Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of West Pharmaceutical Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Cooper Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor WST or COO? In the previous week, West Pharmaceutical Services had 1 more articles in the media than Cooper Companies. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for West Pharmaceutical Services and 18 mentions for Cooper Companies. West Pharmaceutical Services' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Cooper Companies' score of 0.54 indicating that West Pharmaceutical Services is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment West Pharmaceutical Services 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cooper Companies 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings & valuation, 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$2.95B7.65$593.40M$6.7446.24Cooper Companies$3.80B5.19$294.20M$1.8055.04 Which has more risk and volatility, WST or COO? West Pharmaceutical Services has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Cooper Companies has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryWest Pharmaceutical Services beats Cooper Companies on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyUrgent: This election is riggedIf you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - but will be removed soonClick here to watch it now. 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$19.73B$11.35B$5.04B$8.82BDividend YieldN/A1.63%5.17%4.07%P/E Ratio55.2035.06122.4217.58Price / Sales5.194.701,179.2973.96Price / Cash19.6317.4233.5632.51Price / Book2.603.554.694.68Net Income$294.20M$224.33M$118.98M$225.87M7 Day Performance-2.75%-0.12%-2.45%-2.03%1 Month Performance-8.48%0.70%-4.03%0.07%1 Year Performance17.25%16.00%29.80%24.55% Cooper Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)COOCooper Companies3.4795 of 5 stars$99.08+0.0%$117.00+18.1%+17.3%$19.73B$3.80B55.2015,000Analyst DowngradeWSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.9656 of 5 stars$311.67+2.5%$460.33+47.7%-10.7%$22.02B$2.95B46.2410,600Analyst RevisionALGNAlign Technology4.6504 of 5 stars$223.87+0.6%$276.38+23.5%+4.0%$16.71B$3.96B38.2021,610Positive NewsMMSIMerit Medical Systems4.4368 of 5 stars$104.08-0.6%$103.36-0.7%+44.9%$6.07B$1.26B51.026,950Insider TradePositive NewsHAEHaemonetics4.9252 of 5 stars$84.92+0.1%$107.88+27.0%+2.4%$4.26B$1.36B35.243,657ICUIICU Medical4.029 of 5 stars$167.59-1.2%$173.00+3.2%+94.1%$4.15B$2.34B-36.6714,000Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓XRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.8915 of 5 stars$18.52-1.9%$29.50+59.3%-38.1%$3.75B$3.97B0.0015,000Analyst DowngradeNEOGNeogen2.153 of 5 stars$14.90-1.3%$17.50+17.4%-8.5%$3.23B$912.20M-135.452,640QDELQuidelOrtho4.5798 of 5 stars$37.48-2.9%$58.83+57.0%-45.1%$2.59B$3.00B0.007,100Analyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumeSTAASTAAR Surgical4.8425 of 5 stars$26.32+0.7%$43.33+64.6%-24.3%$1.29B$322.42M59.821,115CERSCerus2.6511 of 5 stars$1.66-1.2%$3.63+118.4%-7.3%$308.29M$176.23M-15.09625Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies West Pharmaceutical Services Competitors Align Technology Competitors Merit Medical Systems Competitors Haemonetics Competitors ICU Medical Competitors DENTSPLY SIRONA Competitors Neogen Competitors QuidelOrtho Competitors STAAR Surgical Competitors Cerus Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:COO) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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