Novanta (NOVT) Competitors

Integer (NYSE:ITGR) and Novanta (NASDAQ:NOVT) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and earnings.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ITGR or NOVT?

Integer has higher revenue and earnings than Novanta. Integer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Novanta, 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
Integer	$1.60B	2.80	$90.65M	$3.24	41.10
Novanta	$881.66M	6.85	$72.88M	$1.67	100.71

Do analysts rate ITGR or NOVT?

Integer presently has a consensus price target of $139.75, suggesting a potential upside of 4.93%. Novanta has a consensus price target of $169.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.48%. Given Integer's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Integer is more favorable than Novanta.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Integer	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Novanta	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is ITGR or NOVT more profitable?

Integer has a net margin of 6.70% compared to Novanta's net margin of 6.52%. Novanta's return on equity of 15.20% beat Integer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Integer	6.70%	11.63%	5.86%
Novanta	6.52%	15.20%	7.80%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ITGR or NOVT?

99.3% of Integer shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Novanta shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Integer shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Novanta shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, ITGR or NOVT?

Integer has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Novanta has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ITGR or NOVT?

In the previous week, Integer had 2 more articles in the media than Novanta. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Integer and 5 mentions for Novanta. Integer's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Novanta's score of 0.40 indicating that Integer is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Integer	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Novanta	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ITGR or NOVT?

Integer received 83 more outperform votes than Novanta when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.80% of users gave Novanta an outperform vote while only 63.91% of users gave Integer an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Integer	Outperform Votes 386 63.91%	Underperform Votes 218 36.09%
Novanta	Outperform Votes 303 71.80%	Underperform Votes 119 28.20%

Summary

Integer beats Novanta on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.