Live Earnings Conference Call: Merit Medical Systems will host a live Q1 2025 earnings call on April 24, 2025 at 5:00PM ET. Follow this link to get details and listen to Merit Medical Systems' Q1 2025 earnings call when it goes live. Get details. Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) Competitors $94.08 +2.63 (+2.88%) As of 09:37 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MMSI vs. COO, WST, ALGN, ICUI, HAE, XRAY, QDEL, NEOG, STAA, and CERSShould you be buying Merit Medical Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Merit Medical Systems include Cooper Companies (COO), West Pharmaceutical Services (WST), Align Technology (ALGN), ICU Medical (ICUI), Haemonetics (HAE), DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY), QuidelOrtho (QDEL), Neogen (NEOG), STAAR Surgical (STAA), and Cerus (CERS). These companies are all part of the "health care supplies" industry. Merit Medical Systems vs. Cooper Companies West Pharmaceutical Services Align Technology ICU Medical Haemonetics DENTSPLY SIRONA QuidelOrtho Neogen STAAR Surgical Cerus Merit Medical Systems (NASDAQ:MMSI) and Cooper Companies (NASDAQ:COO) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, community ranking and profitability. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MMSI or COO? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMerit Medical Systems$1.36B4.08$94.41M$2.0346.19Cooper Companies$3.93B4.12$392.30M$2.0639.24 Does the media favor MMSI or COO? In the previous week, Cooper Companies had 10 more articles in the media than Merit Medical Systems. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Cooper Companies and 18 mentions for Merit Medical Systems. Merit Medical Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Cooper Companies' score of 0.75 indicating that Merit Medical Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Merit Medical Systems 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cooper Companies 16 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MMSI or COO? Cooper Companies received 175 more outperform votes than Merit Medical Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.09% of users gave Merit Medical Systems an outperform vote while only 66.42% of users gave Cooper Companies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMerit Medical SystemsOutperform Votes45070.09% Underperform Votes19229.91% Cooper CompaniesOutperform Votes62566.42% Underperform Votes31633.58% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MMSI or COO? 99.7% of Merit Medical Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Cooper Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Merit Medical Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Cooper Companies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is MMSI or COO 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 Merit Medical Systems9.05% 15.61% 8.38% Cooper Companies 10.07%9.38%6.09% Do analysts rate MMSI or COO? Merit Medical Systems presently has a consensus target price of $113.89, suggesting a potential upside of 21.47%. Cooper Companies has a consensus target price of $110.25, suggesting a potential upside of 36.38%. Given Cooper Companies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cooper Companies 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) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Cooper Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 Which has more volatility & risk, MMSI or COO? Merit Medical Systems has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cooper Companies has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMerit Medical Systems beats Cooper Companies on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Merit Medical Systems News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MMSI 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 MMSI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMerit Medical SystemsSurgical & medical instruments IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.54B$4.18B$5.35B$7.51BDividend YieldN/A46.48%5.44%4.33%P/E Ratio45.9628.5021.9418.05Price / Sales4.0849.25395.77104.31Price / Cash21.8951.0838.2034.62Price / Book4.516.006.734.14Net Income$94.41M$67.64M$3.21B$247.59M7 Day Performance3.16%2.50%5.33%5.65%1 Month Performance-10.43%-10.77%-6.32%-4.54%1 Year Performance26.65%21.78%16.22%3.14% Merit Medical Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MMSIMerit Medical Systems4.5123 of 5 stars$94.08+2.9%$113.89+21.1%+26.4%$5.56B$1.36B46.126,850Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsCOOCooper Companies2.9403 of 5 stars$78.70-1.0%$110.25+40.1%-11.8%$15.74B$3.93B40.3614,000WSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.6181 of 5 stars$206.02+2.0%$332.50+61.4%-44.2%$14.89B$2.89B30.8010,700Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageALGNAlign Technology4.6158 of 5 stars$172.22+0.5%$256.90+49.2%-43.2%$12.61B$4.00B30.7023,200Upcoming EarningsGap UpICUIICU Medical3.722 of 5 stars$136.72-1.4%$162.67+19.0%+35.3%$3.35B$2.38B-29.9214,500Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHAEHaemonetics4.6071 of 5 stars$57.03-0.2%$101.22+77.5%-29.0%$2.87B$1.37B22.452,820Positive NewsGap UpXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.8702 of 5 stars$12.82-0.1%$22.58+76.2%-56.9%$2.55B$3.79B-6.1915,000Positive NewsGap UpQDELQuidelOrtho4.255 of 5 stars$24.56-2.4%$46.83+90.7%-36.0%$1.66B$2.78B-0.817,000Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpNEOGNeogen3.2699 of 5 stars$4.69+6.8%$9.75+107.9%-60.0%$1.02B$906.00M-2.142,110Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeSTAASTAAR Surgical4.1882 of 5 stars$16.53-2.1%$24.25+46.7%-63.9%$815.34M$313.90M-40.32960Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownCERSCerus2.2978 of 5 stars$1.29-0.8%$3.50+171.3%-18.9%$239.67M$180.27M-11.73290Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cooper Companies Alternatives West Pharmaceutical Services Alternatives Align Technology Alternatives ICU Medical Alternatives Haemonetics Alternatives DENTSPLY SIRONA Alternatives QuidelOrtho Alternatives Neogen Alternatives STAAR Surgical Alternatives Cerus Alternatives 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:MMSI) was last updated on 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashHere’s the cold truth: If your money is sitting idle in a bank account, it’s vulnerable. 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