ICU Medical (ICUI) Competitors $127.40 -1.01 (-0.79%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$127.47 +0.07 (+0.05%) As of 08/1/2025 04:41 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ICUI vs. MMSI, HAE, XRAY, QDEL, NEOG, STAA, CERS, OSUR, UTMD, and ANIKShould you be buying ICU Medical stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ICU Medical include Merit Medical Systems (MMSI), Haemonetics (HAE), DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY), QuidelOrtho (QDEL), Neogen (NEOG), STAAR Surgical (STAA), Cerus (CERS), OraSure Technologies (OSUR), Utah Medical Products (UTMD), and Anika Therapeutics (ANIK). These companies are all part of the "health care supplies" industry. ICU Medical vs. Its Competitors Merit Medical Systems Haemonetics DENTSPLY SIRONA QuidelOrtho Neogen STAAR Surgical Cerus OraSure Technologies Utah Medical Products Anika Therapeutics 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 dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability. Does the media favor MMSI or ICUI? In the previous week, Merit Medical Systems had 19 more articles in the media than ICU Medical. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Merit Medical Systems and 5 mentions for ICU Medical. ICU Medical's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Merit Medical Systems' score of 0.76 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 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ICU Medical 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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. 3.2% of Merit Medical Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of ICU Medical shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, MMSI or ICUI? Merit Medical Systems has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ICU Medical has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate MMSI or ICUI? Merit Medical Systems currently has a consensus target price of $107.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.21%. ICU Medical has a consensus target price of $192.67, indicating a potential upside of 51.23%. Given ICU Medical's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89ICU Medical 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is MMSI or ICUI more profitable? Merit Medical Systems has a net margin of 8.31% compared to ICU Medical's net margin of -3.87%. Merit Medical Systems' return on equity of 15.07% beat ICU Medical's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Merit Medical Systems8.31% 15.07% 8.60% ICU Medical -3.87%6.75%3.20% Which has preferable earnings and 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMerit Medical Systems$1.36B3.69$120.36M$2.0441.56ICU Medical$2.38B1.32-$117.69M-$3.83-33.26 SummaryMerit Medical Systems beats ICU Medical on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ICU Medical News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ICUI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ICUI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ICUI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricICU MedicalMED PRODUCTS IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.16B$10.40B$5.47B$9.53BDividend YieldN/A2.02%4.74%4.08%P/E Ratio-33.2618.4228.6723.80Price / Sales1.3229.02422.3188.12Price / Cash9.1622.3135.4557.96Price / Book1.593.478.275.55Net Income-$117.69M$234.77M$3.24B$259.03M7 Day Performance-1.92%-4.82%-3.63%-4.56%1 Month Performance-6.45%1.80%4.40%4.49%1 Year Performance1.19%-12.51%25.97%18.05% ICU Medical Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ICUIICU Medical4.6006 of 5 stars$127.40-0.8%$192.67+51.2%+0.9%$3.16B$2.38B-33.2615,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsMMSIMerit Medical Systems4.5552 of 5 stars$83.99+1.2%$109.11+29.9%+0.8%$4.96B$1.39B41.177,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHAEHaemonetics4.8117 of 5 stars$73.70+1.6%$97.30+32.0%-17.2%$3.54B$1.36B22.263,023News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.5768 of 5 stars$15.63-0.3%$19.60+25.4%-46.5%$3.11B$3.79B-3.4414,000Upcoming EarningsQDELQuidelOrtho4.3665 of 5 stars$25.30-0.6%$44.33+75.2%-45.7%$1.71B$2.78B-5.096,600Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsNEOGNeogen3.9711 of 5 stars$4.78+0.8%$7.50+56.9%-72.6%$1.04B$924.22M-2.142,110Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeSTAASTAAR Surgical1.8602 of 5 stars$17.76+2.3%$18.00+1.4%-55.5%$879.65M$313.90M-12.331,211News CoverageUpcoming EarningsCERSCerus3.156 of 5 stars$1.38+1.5%$3.50+153.6%-37.7%$263.80M$180.27M-13.80290OSUROraSure Technologies2.3237 of 5 stars$3.25+1.6%$3.00-7.7%-33.3%$243.10M$185.83M-7.74840Upcoming EarningsUTMDUtah Medical Products2.9363 of 5 stars$55.55+0.1%N/A-19.4%$180.54M$40.90M14.70180News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementANIKAnika Therapeutics4.4043 of 5 stars$10.69+1.8%$20.00+87.1%-67.1%$153.30M$119.91M-2.76300News CoverageAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MMSI Competitors HAE Competitors XRAY Competitors QDEL Competitors NEOG Competitors STAA Competitors CERS Competitors OSUR Competitors UTMD Competitors ANIK Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ICUI) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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