OSI Systems (OSIS) Competitors

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

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%

Which has more volatility and risk, OSIS or COHR?

OSI Systems has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coherent has a beta of 1.88, suggesting that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

Does the media prefer OSIS or COHR?

In the previous week, OSI Systems had 7 more articles in the media than Coherent. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for OSI Systems and 16 mentions for Coherent. OSI Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Coherent's score of 0.33 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Coherent	1 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate OSIS or COHR?

OSI Systems currently has a consensus target price of $213.33, indicating a potential upside of 10.20%. Coherent has a consensus target price of $105.93, indicating a potential upside of 78.70%. Given Coherent's stronger consensus rating and 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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	1.97	$128.15M	$7.77	24.91
Coherent	$5.31B	1.73	-$156.15M	-$0.41	-144.59

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OSIS or COHR?

Coherent received 123 more outperform votes than OSI Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.16% of users gave OSI Systems an outperform vote while only 62.93% of users gave Coherent an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
OSI Systems	Outperform Votes 449 70.16%	Underperform Votes 191 29.84%
Coherent	Outperform Votes 572 62.93%	Underperform Votes 337 37.07%

Summary

OSI Systems beats Coherent on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.