Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) Competitors $89.45 +2.82 (+3.26%) Closing price 08/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$89.44 -0.01 (-0.01%) As of 08/22/2025 04:10 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFDA EventsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MMSI vs. ADUS, HQY, MEDP, AMN, ELV, ITGR, NVST, WST, COO, and ALGNShould you be buying Merit Medical Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Merit Medical Systems include Addus HomeCare (ADUS), HealthEquity (HQY), Medpace (MEDP), AMN Healthcare Services (AMN), Elevance Health (ELV), Integer (ITGR), Envista (NVST), West Pharmaceutical Services (WST), Cooper Companies (COO), and Align Technology (ALGN). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector. Merit Medical Systems vs. Its Competitors Addus HomeCare HealthEquity Medpace AMN Healthcare Services Elevance Health Integer Envista West Pharmaceutical Services Cooper Companies Align Technology Addus HomeCare (NASDAQ:ADUS) and Merit Medical Systems (NASDAQ:MMSI) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends. Is ADUS or MMSI more profitable? Merit Medical Systems has a net margin of 8.31% compared to Addus HomeCare's net margin of 6.51%. Merit Medical Systems' return on equity of 15.07% beat Addus HomeCare's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Addus HomeCare6.51% 9.39% 6.86% Merit Medical Systems 8.31%15.07%8.60% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ADUS or MMSI? Merit Medical Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Addus HomeCare. Addus HomeCare 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 RatioAddus HomeCare$1.15B1.89$73.60M$4.5326.14Merit Medical Systems$1.36B3.91$120.36M$1.9745.41 Which has more volatility and risk, ADUS or MMSI? Addus HomeCare has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Merit Medical Systems has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend ADUS or MMSI? Addus HomeCare currently has a consensus target price of $138.38, suggesting a potential upside of 16.86%. Merit Medical Systems has a consensus target price of $107.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.62%. Given Merit Medical Systems' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Merit Medical Systems is more favorable than Addus HomeCare.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Addus HomeCare 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Merit Medical Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89 Does the media prefer ADUS or MMSI? In the previous week, Addus HomeCare had 4 more articles in the media than Merit Medical Systems. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Addus HomeCare and 13 mentions for Merit Medical Systems. Merit Medical Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Addus HomeCare's score of 0.87 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 Addus HomeCare 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Merit Medical Systems 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ADUS or MMSI? 95.4% of Addus HomeCare shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Merit Medical Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Addus HomeCare shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Merit Medical Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryMerit Medical Systems beats Addus HomeCare on 11 of the 17 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 MMSI 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 SystemsMED/DENTAL IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.30B$16.31B$5.81B$9.76BDividend YieldN/A1.49%4.39%4.06%P/E Ratio45.4118.2131.3626.05Price / Sales3.912.48387.8788.42Price / Cash15.9516.3738.0259.36Price / Book3.563.799.536.60Net Income$120.36M$472.13M$3.26B$265.65M7 Day Performance4.61%0.21%2.14%2.00%1 Month Performance6.21%-2.41%3.22%0.46%1 Year Performance-4.12%8.39%30.18%18.88% Merit Medical Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MMSIMerit Medical Systems4.4925 of 5 stars$89.45+3.3%$107.00+19.6%-4.1%$5.30B$1.36B45.417,400Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionADUSAddus HomeCare4.9216 of 5 stars$114.19-0.8%$142.86+25.1%-11.4%$2.12B$1.15B25.2149,703News CoverageAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeHQYHealthEquity4.2015 of 5 stars$89.53-0.4%$118.55+32.4%+17.2%$7.77B$1.20B65.353,120News CoveragePositive NewsMEDPMedpace4.3357 of 5 stars$462.91+1.1%$406.60-12.2%+18.6%$12.86B$2.11B34.045,900News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeAMNAMN Healthcare Services4.5291 of 5 stars$19.43+2.7%$28.25+45.4%-61.2%$725.09M$2.98B-2.502,968News CoveragePositive NewsELVElevance Health4.8799 of 5 stars$310.03+0.1%$413.81+33.5%-42.2%$69.71B$177.01B13.19104,200News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeITGRInteger3.9582 of 5 stars$105.61-1.1%$140.25+32.8%-12.7%$3.74B$1.72B46.5211,000Positive NewsNVSTEnvista3.7386 of 5 stars$20.75+0.5%$20.92+0.9%+15.9%$3.43B$2.51B24.0012,300WSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.7299 of 5 stars$243.54-1.1%$320.71+31.7%-18.2%$17.70B$2.89B36.4610,600News CoveragePositive NewsCOOCooper Companies4.0231 of 5 stars$73.53+0.4%$96.73+31.5%-20.5%$14.65B$3.90B35.6916,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsALGNAlign Technology4.9403 of 5 stars$144.94+1.8%$215.00+48.3%-36.1%$10.32B$4.00B24.4420,945News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Addus HomeCare Alternatives HealthEquity Alternatives Medpace Alternatives AMN Healthcare Services Alternatives Elevance Health Alternatives Integer Alternatives Envista Alternatives West Pharmaceutical Services Alternatives Cooper Companies Alternatives Align Technology 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 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTax Drain Deadline: Protect Your Wealth Before September 15thOn September 15th, the IRS collects another round of quarterly tax payments—targeting self-employed profession...American Alternative | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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