LivaNova (LIVN) Competitors

LivaNova (NASDAQ:LIVN) and Stevanato Group (NYSE:STVN) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LIVN or STVN?

Stevanato Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LivaNova. LivaNova is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stevanato Group, 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
LivaNova	$1.25B	1.52	$17.55M	$1.14	30.66
Stevanato Group	$1.10B	6.02	$157.62M	$0.48	45.75

Does the media prefer LIVN or STVN?

In the previous week, LivaNova had 10 more articles in the media than Stevanato Group. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for LivaNova and 6 mentions for Stevanato Group. LivaNova's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Stevanato Group's score of 1.22 indicating that LivaNova is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LivaNova	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Stevanato Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LIVN or STVN?

LivaNova received 375 more outperform votes than Stevanato Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.71% of users gave LivaNova an outperform vote while only 62.50% of users gave Stevanato Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
LivaNova	Outperform Votes 405 69.71%	Underperform Votes 176 30.29%
Stevanato Group	Outperform Votes 30 62.50%	Underperform Votes 18 37.50%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in LIVN or STVN?

97.6% of LivaNova shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of LivaNova shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Stevanato Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is LIVN or STVN more profitable?

Stevanato Group has a net margin of 10.47% compared to LivaNova's net margin of 1.91%. LivaNova's return on equity of 13.81% beat Stevanato Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LivaNova	1.91%	13.81%	7.07%
Stevanato Group	10.47%	9.86%	5.79%

Do analysts prefer LIVN or STVN?

LivaNova currently has a consensus price target of $61.17, suggesting a potential upside of 75.01%. Given LivaNova's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LivaNova is more favorable than Stevanato Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LivaNova	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Stevanato Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has more volatility & risk, LIVN or STVN?

LivaNova has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stevanato Group has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

LivaNova beats Stevanato Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.