Henry Schein (HSIC) Competitors

Henry Schein (NASDAQ:HSIC) and Patterson Companies (NASDAQ:PDCO) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, community ranking and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HSIC or PDCO?

Henry Schein received 18 more outperform votes than Patterson Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.63% of users gave Henry Schein an outperform vote while only 50.07% of users gave Patterson Companies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Henry Schein	Outperform Votes 380 51.63%	Underperform Votes 356 48.37%
Patterson Companies	Outperform Votes 362 50.07%	Underperform Votes 361 49.93%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HSIC or PDCO?

96.6% of Henry Schein shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.4% of Patterson Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Henry Schein shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Patterson Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HSIC or PDCO more profitable?

Henry Schein has a net margin of 2.51% compared to Patterson Companies' net margin of 2.37%. Patterson Companies' return on equity of 19.77% beat Henry Schein's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Henry Schein	2.51%	12.90%	5.21%
Patterson Companies	2.37%	19.77%	6.66%

Which has more volatility and risk, HSIC or PDCO?

Henry Schein has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Patterson Companies has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer HSIC or PDCO?

In the previous week, Henry Schein and Henry Schein both had 18 articles in the media. Henry Schein's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Patterson Companies' score of 1.12 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	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Patterson Companies	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, HSIC or PDCO?

Henry Schein has higher revenue and earnings than Patterson Companies. Patterson Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Henry Schein, 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	0.63	$416M	$3.04	21.55
Patterson Companies	$6.51B	0.43	$185.93M	$1.54	20.34

Do analysts rate HSIC or PDCO?

Henry Schein presently has a consensus price target of $81.10, indicating a potential upside of 23.78%. Patterson Companies has a consensus price target of $26.57, indicating a potential downside of 15.19%. Given Henry Schein's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Henry Schein is more favorable than Patterson Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Henry Schein	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Patterson Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09

Summary

Henry Schein beats Patterson Companies on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.