ICU Medical (ICUI) Competitors

Merit Medical Systems (NASDAQ:MMSI) and ICU Medical (NASDAQ:ICUI) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Does the media refer more to MMSI or ICUI?

In the previous week, Merit Medical Systems had 16 more articles in the media than ICU Medical. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Merit Medical Systems and 4 mentions for ICU Medical. ICU Medical's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Merit Medical Systems' score of 0.95 indicating that ICU Medical is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Merit Medical Systems	8 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ICU Medical	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MMSI or ICUI?

Merit Medical Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ICU Medical. ICU Medical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Merit Medical Systems, 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
Merit Medical Systems	$1.26B	4.55	$94.41M	$2.04	48.15
ICU Medical	$2.34B	1.64	-$29.66M	-$4.57	-34.32

Is MMSI or ICUI more profitable?

Merit Medical Systems has a net margin of 9.05% compared to ICU Medical's net margin of -4.74%. Merit Medical Systems' return on equity of 15.61% beat ICU Medical's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Merit Medical Systems	9.05%	15.61%	8.38%
ICU Medical	-4.74%	5.05%	2.42%

Which has more risk and volatility, MMSI or ICUI?

Merit Medical Systems has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ICU Medical has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend MMSI or ICUI?

Merit Medical Systems currently has a consensus target price of $105.60, suggesting a potential upside of 7.51%. ICU Medical has a consensus target price of $199.67, suggesting a potential upside of 27.32%. Given ICU Medical's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ICU Medical is more favorable than Merit Medical Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Merit Medical Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
ICU Medical	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MMSI or ICUI?

99.7% of Merit Medical Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of ICU Medical shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Merit Medical Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of ICU Medical shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MMSI or ICUI?

Merit Medical Systems received 42 more outperform votes than ICU Medical when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.33% of users gave Merit Medical Systems an outperform vote while only 64.37% of users gave ICU Medical an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Merit Medical Systems	Outperform Votes 434 69.33%	Underperform Votes 192 30.67%
ICU Medical	Outperform Votes 392 64.37%	Underperform Votes 217 35.63%

Summary

Merit Medical Systems beats ICU Medical on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.