OSI Systems (OSIS) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OSIS or COHR?

Coherent received 117 more outperform votes than OSI Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.33% of users gave OSI Systems an outperform vote while only 62.64% of users gave Coherent an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
OSI Systems	Outperform Votes 448 70.33%	Underperform Votes 189 29.67%
Coherent	Outperform Votes 565 62.64%	Underperform Votes 337 37.36%

Is OSIS or COHR more profitable?

OSI Systems has a net margin of 8.15% compared to Coherent's net margin of 1.28%. OSI Systems' return on equity of 18.22% beat Coherent's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OSI Systems	8.15%	18.22%	7.48%
Coherent	1.28%	8.29%	3.25%

Do analysts prefer OSIS or COHR?

OSI Systems currently has a consensus target price of $212.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.06%. Coherent has a consensus target price of $114.27, suggesting a potential upside of 67.99%. Given Coherent's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Coherent is more favorable than OSI Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OSI Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Coherent	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Does the media refer more to OSIS or COHR?

In the previous week, OSI Systems had 3 more articles in the media than Coherent. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for OSI Systems and 10 mentions for Coherent. OSI Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Coherent's score of 0.67 indicating that OSI Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OSI Systems	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Coherent	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, OSIS or COHR?

OSI Systems has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coherent has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of OSIS or COHR?

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, OSIS or COHR?

OSI Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
OSI Systems	$1.65B	2.03	$128.15M	$7.77	25.72
Coherent	$5.31B	1.99	-$156.15M	-$0.41	-165.90

Summary

OSI Systems beats Coherent on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.