Henry Schein (HSIC) Competitors

Henry Schein (NASDAQ:HSIC) and Cooper Companies (NASDAQ:COO) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HSIC or COO?

Cooper Companies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Henry Schein. Henry Schein is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cooper Companies, 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
Henry Schein	$12.67B	0.65	$390M	$3.10	21.82
Cooper Companies	$3.90B	3.80	$392.30M	$2.06	35.96

Which has more volatility and risk, HSIC or COO?

Henry Schein has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cooper Companies has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Is HSIC or COO more profitable?

Cooper Companies has a net margin of 10.39% compared to Henry Schein's net margin of 3.05%. Henry Schein's return on equity of 14.36% beat Cooper Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Henry Schein	3.05%	14.36%	5.52%
Cooper Companies	10.39%	9.60%	6.35%

Does the media refer more to HSIC or COO?

In the previous week, Cooper Companies had 1 more articles in the media than Henry Schein. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Cooper Companies and 23 mentions for Henry Schein. Henry Schein's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Cooper Companies' score of 1.03 indicating that Henry Schein is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Henry Schein	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cooper Companies	16 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate HSIC or COO?

Henry Schein currently has a consensus price target of $75.58, indicating a potential upside of 11.73%. Cooper Companies has a consensus price target of $96.73, indicating a potential upside of 30.59%. Given Cooper Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cooper Companies is more favorable than Henry Schein.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Henry Schein	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Cooper Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Do institutionals & insiders believe in HSIC or COO?

96.6% of Henry Schein shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Cooper Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Henry Schein 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Cooper Companies beats Henry Schein on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.