Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) Competitors

Cooper Companies (NASDAQ:COO) and Merit Medical Systems (NASDAQ:MMSI) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Does the media refer more to COO or MMSI?

In the previous week, Cooper Companies had 12 more articles in the media than Merit Medical Systems. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Cooper Companies and 5 mentions for Merit Medical Systems. Merit Medical Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Cooper Companies' score of 0.76 indicating that Merit Medical Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cooper Companies	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Merit Medical Systems	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer COO or MMSI?

Cooper Companies received 178 more outperform votes than Merit Medical Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.72% of users gave Merit Medical Systems an outperform vote while only 66.38% of users gave Cooper Companies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cooper Companies	Outperform Votes 620 66.38%	Underperform Votes 314 33.62%
Merit Medical Systems	Outperform Votes 442 69.72%	Underperform Votes 192 30.28%

Which has more volatility and risk, COO or MMSI?

Cooper Companies has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Merit Medical Systems has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, COO or MMSI?

Cooper Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Merit Medical Systems. Cooper Companies 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
Cooper Companies	$3.90B	4.53	$392.30M	$1.95	45.37
Merit Medical Systems	$1.26B	4.78	$94.41M	$2.04	50.57

Do insiders and institutionals believe in COO or MMSI?

24.4% of Cooper Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Merit Medical Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Cooper Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Merit Medical Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is COO or MMSI more profitable?

Cooper Companies has a net margin of 10.07% compared to Merit Medical Systems' net margin of 9.05%. Merit Medical Systems' return on equity of 15.61% beat Cooper Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cooper Companies	10.07%	9.38%	6.09%
Merit Medical Systems	9.05%	15.61%	8.38%

Do analysts prefer COO or MMSI?

Cooper Companies presently has a consensus price target of $117.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.23%. Merit Medical Systems has a consensus price target of $109.80, suggesting a potential upside of 6.44%. Given Cooper Companies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cooper Companies is more favorable than Merit Medical Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cooper Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Merit Medical Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Merit Medical Systems beats Cooper Companies on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.