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DexCom (DXCM) Competitors

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$77.80 +1.39 (+1.82%)
(As of 12/17/2024 ET)

DXCM vs. MDT, BDX, EW, IDXX, RMD, STE, PODD, HOLX, BAX, and GMED

Should you be buying DexCom stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DexCom include Medtronic (MDT), Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX), Edwards Lifesciences (EW), IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX), ResMed (RMD), STERIS (STE), Insulet (PODD), Hologic (HOLX), Baxter International (BAX), and Globus Medical (GMED). These companies are all part of the "health care equipment" industry.

DexCom vs.

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

In the previous week, Medtronic had 4 more articles in the media than DexCom. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Medtronic and 25 mentions for DexCom. Medtronic's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat DexCom's score of 0.86 indicating that Medtronic is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Medtronic
17 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
DexCom
13 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Medtronic has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DexCom has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Medtronic has higher revenue and earnings than DexCom. Medtronic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DexCom, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Medtronic$33.00B3.16$3.68B$3.2724.88
DexCom$3.95B7.69$541.50M$1.6746.59

DexCom has a net margin of 17.22% compared to Medtronic's net margin of 13.00%. DexCom's return on equity of 31.40% beat Medtronic's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Medtronic13.00% 13.79% 7.62%
DexCom 17.22%31.40%10.58%

Medtronic currently has a consensus price target of $95.27, indicating a potential upside of 17.08%. DexCom has a consensus price target of $98.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.96%. Given DexCom's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe DexCom is more favorable than Medtronic.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Medtronic
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.41
DexCom
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.72

Medtronic received 613 more outperform votes than DexCom when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.64% of users gave Medtronic an outperform vote while only 71.72% of users gave DexCom an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
MedtronicOutperform Votes
1587
75.64%
Underperform Votes
511
24.36%
DexComOutperform Votes
974
71.72%
Underperform Votes
384
28.28%

82.1% of Medtronic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of DexCom shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Medtronic shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of DexCom shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

DexCom beats Medtronic on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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DXCM vs. The Competition

MetricDexComSurgical & medical instruments IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$30.39B$4.41B$5.14B$9.31B
Dividend YieldN/A44.87%4.81%4.06%
P/E Ratio46.5924.95135.1817.53
Price / Sales7.6946.561,235.42140.39
Price / Cash38.8944.2040.6537.95
Price / Book14.547.254.884.92
Net Income$541.50M$13.83M$118.97M$225.78M
7 Day Performance-3.32%-2.91%16.19%-1.58%
1 Month Performance2.01%3.03%16.02%6.67%
1 Year Performance-36.93%47.13%34.95%22.48%

DexCom Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DXCM
DexCom
4.9889 of 5 stars
$77.80
+1.8%
$98.00
+26.0%
-36.5%$30.39B$3.95B46.599,600Short Interest ↓
MDT
Medtronic
4.9716 of 5 stars
$82.04
-0.5%
$95.27
+16.1%
-1.5%$105.20B$33.00B25.1495,000Options Volume
Positive News
BDX
Becton, Dickinson and Company
4.9806 of 5 stars
$230.50
+2.2%
$283.50
+23.0%
-4.8%$66.64B$20.18B37.9774,000Short Interest ↓
EW
Edwards Lifesciences
4.0018 of 5 stars
$73.84
+0.7%
$79.40
+7.5%
-3.6%$43.55B$6.00B10.7419,800Analyst Upgrade
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
IDXX
IDEXX Laboratories
4.991 of 5 stars
$433.37
+0.3%
$539.63
+24.5%
-21.1%$35.49B$3.84B41.6711,000Positive News
RMD
ResMed
4.6286 of 5 stars
$241.36
+1.2%
$227.91
-5.6%
+43.5%$35.43B$4.81B31.599,980Analyst Revision
Positive News
STE
STERIS
4.9501 of 5 stars
$213.74
-0.2%
$262.50
+22.8%
-1.5%$21.10B$5.14B48.9118,179Positive News
PODD
Insulet
4.3598 of 5 stars
$266.78
-1.0%
$267.44
+0.2%
+27.2%$18.71B$1.70B46.123,000
HOLX
Hologic
4.686 of 5 stars
$73.25
-0.5%
$89.50
+22.2%
+1.8%$16.62B$4.03B22.147,063Analyst Revision
BAX
Baxter International
4.632 of 5 stars
$29.53
-2.6%
$40.45
+37.0%
-23.4%$15.08B$15.06B149.2060,000
GMED
Globus Medical
4.957 of 5 stars
$82.33
-0.1%
$92.18
+12.0%
+68.4%$11.21B$2.48B122.675,000Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision

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This page (NASDAQ:DXCM) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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