Premier (PINC) Competitors

Premier (NASDAQ:PINC) and Etsy (NASDAQ:ETSY) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Is PINC or ETSY more profitable?

Etsy has a net margin of 10.80% compared to Premier's net margin of -0.40%. Premier's return on equity of 9.41% beat Etsy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Premier	-0.40%	9.41%	5.38%
Etsy	10.80%	-46.62%	12.37%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PINC or ETSY?

Etsy has higher revenue and earnings than Premier. Premier is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Etsy, 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
Premier	$1.35B	1.26	$119.54M	-$0.10	-186.08
Etsy	$2.81B	2.05	$307.57M	$2.37	21.63

Do analysts recommend PINC or ETSY?

Premier currently has a consensus target price of $20.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.16%. Etsy has a consensus target price of $58.78, suggesting a potential upside of 14.68%. Given Etsy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Etsy is more favorable than Premier.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Premier	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Etsy	4 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.19

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PINC or ETSY?

74.4% of Premier shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.5% of Etsy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Premier shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Etsy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PINC or ETSY?

Etsy received 237 more outperform votes than Premier when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.96% of users gave Premier an outperform vote while only 58.62% of users gave Etsy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Premier	Outperform Votes 613 67.96%	Underperform Votes 289 32.04%
Etsy	Outperform Votes 850 58.62%	Underperform Votes 600 41.38%

Does the media favor PINC or ETSY?

In the previous week, Etsy had 76 more articles in the media than Premier. MarketBeat recorded 80 mentions for Etsy and 4 mentions for Premier. Premier's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Etsy's score of 0.23 indicating that Premier is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Premier	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Etsy	16 Very Positive mention(s)	13 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	24 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, PINC or ETSY?

Premier has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Etsy has a beta of 2, indicating that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Etsy beats Premier on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.