OSI Systems (OSIS) Competitors

OSI Systems (NASDAQ:OSIS) and Badger Meter (NYSE:BMI) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has better earnings and valuation, OSIS or BMI?

OSI Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Badger Meter. OSI Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Badger Meter, 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
OSI Systems	$1.60B	1.82	$128.15M	$7.66	22.86
Badger Meter	$803.82M	7.97	$92.60M	$4.03	54.02

Does the media prefer OSIS or BMI?

In the previous week, OSI Systems and OSI Systems both had 5 articles in the media. Badger Meter's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat OSI Systems' score of 0.46 indicating that Badger Meter is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OSI Systems	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Badger Meter	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of OSIS or BMI?

89.2% of OSI Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.0% of Badger Meter shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of OSI Systems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Badger Meter shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend OSIS or BMI?

OSI Systems presently has a consensus target price of $179.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.24%. Badger Meter has a consensus target price of $216.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.79%. Given OSI Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe OSI Systems is more favorable than Badger Meter.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OSI Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Badger Meter	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the MarketBeat Community favor OSIS or BMI?

OSI Systems received 166 more outperform votes than Badger Meter when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.52% of users gave OSI Systems an outperform vote while only 52.44% of users gave Badger Meter an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
OSI Systems	Outperform Votes 445 70.52%	Underperform Votes 186 29.48%
Badger Meter	Outperform Votes 279 52.44%	Underperform Votes 253 47.56%

Is OSIS or BMI more profitable?

Badger Meter has a net margin of 14.80% compared to OSI Systems' net margin of 8.31%. Badger Meter's return on equity of 21.56% beat OSI Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OSI Systems	8.31%	18.17%	7.72%
Badger Meter	14.80%	21.56%	15.63%

Which has more risk and volatility, OSIS or BMI?

OSI Systems has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Badger Meter has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

OSI Systems beats Badger Meter on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.