Patterson Companies (PDCO) Competitors

Henry Schein (NASDAQ:HSIC) and Patterson Companies (NASDAQ:PDCO) are both mid-cap medical 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, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HSIC or PDCO?

96.6% of Henry Schein shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.4% of Patterson Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Henry Schein shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Patterson Companies shares are owned by 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 preferable valuation and earnings, HSIC or PDCO?

Henry Schein has higher revenue and earnings than Patterson Companies. Patterson Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Henry Schein, 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
Henry Schein	$12.50B	0.70	$416M	$2.43	28.73
Patterson Companies	$6.55B	0.42	$185.93M	$1.71	18.05

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HSIC or PDCO?

Henry Schein received 14 more outperform votes than Patterson Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 51.65% of users gave Henry Schein an outperform vote while only 51.13% of users gave Patterson Companies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Henry Schein	Outperform Votes 376 51.65%	Underperform Votes 352 48.35%
Patterson Companies	Outperform Votes 362 51.13%	Underperform Votes 346 48.87%

Does the media favor HSIC or PDCO?

In the previous week, Patterson Companies had 4 more articles in the media than Henry Schein. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Patterson Companies and 5 mentions for Henry Schein. Patterson Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Henry Schein's score of 0.60 indicating that Patterson Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Henry Schein	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Patterson Companies	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, HSIC or PDCO?

Henry Schein has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Patterson Companies has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Is HSIC or PDCO more profitable?

Henry Schein has a net margin of 2.51% compared to Patterson Companies' net margin of 2.37%. Patterson Companies' return on equity of 19.77% beat Henry Schein's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Henry Schein	2.51%	12.90%	5.21%
Patterson Companies	2.37%	19.77%	6.66%

Do analysts rate HSIC or PDCO?

Henry Schein presently has a consensus price target of $78.89, suggesting a potential upside of 12.99%. Patterson Companies has a consensus price target of $26.57, suggesting a potential downside of 13.90%. Given Henry Schein's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Henry Schein is more favorable than Patterson Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Henry Schein	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Patterson Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09

Summary

Henry Schein beats Patterson Companies on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.