HealthEquity (HQY) Competitors

Integer (NYSE:ITGR) and HealthEquity (NASDAQ:HQY) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ITGR or HQY?

99.3% of Integer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.6% of HealthEquity shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Integer shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of HealthEquity shares are held 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.

Do analysts prefer ITGR or HQY?

Integer currently has a consensus price target of $140.25, indicating a potential upside of 26.75%. HealthEquity has a consensus price target of $118.55, indicating a potential upside of 31.98%. Given HealthEquity's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe HealthEquity is more favorable than Integer.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Integer	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
HealthEquity	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ITGR or HQY?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Integer	$1.72B	2.26	$119.90M	$2.27	48.74
HealthEquity	$1.24B	6.25	$96.70M	$1.37	65.56

Does the media prefer ITGR or HQY?

In the previous week, Integer had 4 more articles in the media than HealthEquity. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Integer and 10 mentions for HealthEquity. HealthEquity's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Integer's score of 1.31 indicating that HealthEquity is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Integer	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HealthEquity	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is ITGR or HQY more profitable?

HealthEquity has a net margin of 9.80% compared to Integer's net margin of 4.61%. Integer's return on equity of 12.27% beat HealthEquity's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Integer	4.61%	12.27%	6.23%
HealthEquity	9.80%	11.01%	6.77%

Which has more volatility and risk, ITGR or HQY?

Integer has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HealthEquity has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

HealthEquity beats Integer on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.