OSI Systems (OSIS) Competitors

Coherent (NYSE:COHR) and OSI Systems (NASDAQ:OSIS) are both electronic equipment & instruments companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has better earnings and valuation, COHR or OSIS?

OSI Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Coherent. Coherent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OSI 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
Coherent	$4.71B	3.34	-$156.15M	-$0.23	-439.39
OSI Systems	$1.54B	2.34	$128.15M	$8.22	26.14

Does the media prefer COHR or OSIS?

In the previous week, OSI Systems had 7 more articles in the media than Coherent. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for OSI Systems and 2 mentions for Coherent. OSI Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Coherent's score of 0.67 indicating that OSI Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Coherent	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
OSI Systems	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer COHR or OSIS?

Coherent presently has a consensus target price of $103.60, indicating a potential upside of 2.51%. OSI Systems has a consensus target price of $228.33, indicating a potential upside of 6.27%. Given OSI Systems' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe OSI Systems is more favorable than Coherent.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coherent	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
OSI Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has more risk & volatility, COHR or OSIS?

Coherent has a beta of 1.88, suggesting that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OSI Systems has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in COHR or OSIS?

83.3% of Coherent shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.2% of OSI Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Coherent shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of OSI Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is COHR or OSIS more profitable?

OSI Systems has a net margin of 8.38% compared to Coherent's net margin of 1.73%. OSI Systems' return on equity of 18.37% beat Coherent's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coherent	1.73%	9.07%	3.56%
OSI Systems	8.38%	18.37%	7.46%

Summary

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