ICU Medical (ICUI) Competitors

ICU Medical (NASDAQ:ICUI) and Align Technology (NASDAQ:ALGN) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media favor ICUI or ALGN?

In the previous week, Align Technology had 15 more articles in the media than ICU Medical. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Align Technology and 6 mentions for ICU Medical. ICU Medical's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Align Technology's score of 0.91 indicating that ICU Medical is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ICU Medical	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Align Technology	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, ICUI or ALGN?

ICU Medical has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Align Technology has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ICUI or ALGN more profitable?

Align Technology has a net margin of 10.54% compared to ICU Medical's net margin of -4.74%. Align Technology's return on equity of 13.84% beat ICU Medical's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ICU Medical	-4.74%	5.05%	2.42%
Align Technology	10.54%	13.84%	8.51%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ICUI or ALGN?

Align Technology received 398 more outperform votes than ICU Medical when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.84% of users gave Align Technology an outperform vote while only 64.27% of users gave ICU Medical an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ICU Medical	Outperform Votes 394 64.27%	Underperform Votes 219 35.73%
Align Technology	Outperform Votes 792 69.84%	Underperform Votes 342 30.16%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ICUI or ALGN?

Align Technology has higher revenue and earnings than ICU Medical. ICU Medical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Align Technology, 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
ICU Medical	$2.38B	1.54	-$29.66M	-$4.83	-31.02
Align Technology	$4.00B	3.14	$421.36M	$5.61	30.37

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ICUI or ALGN?

96.1% of ICU Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.4% of Align Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of ICU Medical shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Align Technology shares are owned 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.

Do analysts rate ICUI or ALGN?

ICU Medical presently has a consensus price target of $168.67, indicating a potential upside of 12.58%. Align Technology has a consensus price target of $266.73, indicating a potential upside of 56.56%. Given Align Technology's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Align Technology is more favorable than ICU Medical.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ICU Medical	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Align Technology	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Summary

Align Technology beats ICU Medical on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.