QuidelOrtho (QDEL) Competitors $27.02 -0.26 (-0.93%) As of 10:49 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock QDEL vs. MMSI, ICUI, HAE, XRAY, NEOG, STAA, CERS, OSUR, ANIK, and UTMDShould you be buying QuidelOrtho stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of QuidelOrtho include Merit Medical Systems (MMSI), ICU Medical (ICUI), Haemonetics (HAE), DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY), Neogen (NEOG), STAAR Surgical (STAA), Cerus (CERS), OraSure Technologies (OSUR), Anika Therapeutics (ANIK), and Utah Medical Products (UTMD). These companies are all part of the "health care supplies" industry. QuidelOrtho vs. Merit Medical Systems ICU Medical Haemonetics DENTSPLY SIRONA Neogen STAAR Surgical Cerus OraSure Technologies Anika Therapeutics Utah Medical Products QuidelOrtho (NASDAQ:QDEL) and Merit Medical Systems (NASDAQ:MMSI) are both medical 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. Do analysts rate QDEL or MMSI? QuidelOrtho currently has a consensus target price of $51.20, indicating a potential upside of 87.68%. Merit Medical Systems has a consensus target price of $114.33, indicating a potential upside of 22.61%. Given QuidelOrtho's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe QuidelOrtho is more favorable than Merit Medical Systems.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score QuidelOrtho 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Merit Medical Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, QDEL or MMSI? Merit Medical Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than QuidelOrtho. QuidelOrtho is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Merit Medical Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioQuidelOrtho$2.78B0.66-$2.03B-$30.28-0.90Merit Medical Systems$1.36B4.06$94.41M$2.0345.94 Is QDEL or MMSI more profitable? Merit Medical Systems has a net margin of 9.05% compared to QuidelOrtho's net margin of -72.84%. Merit Medical Systems' return on equity of 15.61% beat QuidelOrtho's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets QuidelOrtho-72.84% 3.78% 1.80% Merit Medical Systems 9.05%15.61%8.38% Which has more volatility and risk, QDEL or MMSI? QuidelOrtho has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Merit Medical Systems has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer QDEL or MMSI? In the previous week, Merit Medical Systems had 14 more articles in the media than QuidelOrtho. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Merit Medical Systems and 8 mentions for QuidelOrtho. Merit Medical Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat QuidelOrtho's score of 0.85 indicating that Merit Medical Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment QuidelOrtho 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Merit Medical Systems 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of QDEL or MMSI? 99.0% of QuidelOrtho shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Merit Medical Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of QuidelOrtho shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Merit Medical Systems 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 MarketBeat Community believe in QDEL or MMSI? Merit Medical Systems received 3 more outperform votes than QuidelOrtho when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.05% of users gave Merit Medical Systems an outperform vote while only 67.07% of users gave QuidelOrtho an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformQuidelOrthoOutperform Votes44667.07% Underperform Votes21932.93% Merit Medical SystemsOutperform Votes44970.05% Underperform Votes19229.95% SummaryMerit Medical Systems beats QuidelOrtho on 17 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get QuidelOrtho News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for QDEL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart QDEL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricQuidelOrthoDiagnostic substances IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.84B$2.32B$5.35B$7.58BDividend YieldN/A0.78%5.11%4.33%P/E Ratio-0.906.1021.6517.78Price / Sales0.6646.20376.3294.47Price / Cash1.2915.7538.1534.64Price / Book0.612.936.443.99Net Income-$2.03B-$65.73M$3.20B$247.24M7 Day Performance-3.81%2.12%6.67%5.84%1 Month Performance-24.47%-15.12%-6.27%-5.78%1 Year Performance-35.31%-20.83%8.56%-1.99% QuidelOrtho Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)QDELQuidelOrtho4.3115 of 5 stars$27.03-0.9%$51.20+89.5%-35.3%$1.82B$2.78B-0.897,000Gap UpMMSIMerit Medical Systems4.4934 of 5 stars$92.51+0.0%$111.70+20.7%+28.4%$5.46B$1.36B45.356,950Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeICUIICU Medical3.7904 of 5 stars$142.25+2.1%$168.67+18.6%+43.1%$3.49B$2.38B-31.1314,500Positive NewsGap DownHAEHaemonetics4.6314 of 5 stars$58.96-3.2%$101.22+71.7%-30.4%$2.96B$1.37B23.212,820Short Interest ↓Positive NewsXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.8203 of 5 stars$13.24-2.5%$23.33+76.2%-58.2%$2.63B$3.79B-6.4015,000Analyst DowngradeGap DownNEOGNeogen3.2447 of 5 stars$7.85+0.6%$14.00+78.3%-56.4%$1.70B$913.83M-3.582,110Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeSTAASTAAR Surgical4.2888 of 5 stars$16.14+1.4%$25.29+56.7%-65.3%$796.11M$313.90M-39.37960Positive NewsCERSCerus2.5617 of 5 stars$1.24flat$4.00+222.6%-22.3%$230.38M$180.27M-11.27290Gap DownOSUROraSure Technologies4.6867 of 5 stars$3.01-3.2%$5.50+82.7%-45.7%$225.15M$185.83M20.07840News CoveragePositive NewsANIKAnika Therapeutics3.9414 of 5 stars$13.92-0.6%$22.00+58.0%-44.4%$197.33M$119.91M-2.09300News CoverageGap DownUTMDUtah Medical Products2.9775 of 5 stars$54.39-0.8%N/A-22.3%$178.51M$40.90M13.77180News Coverage Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Merit Medical Systems Alternatives ICU Medical Alternatives Haemonetics Alternatives DENTSPLY SIRONA Alternatives Neogen Alternatives STAAR Surgical Alternatives Cerus Alternatives OraSure Technologies Alternatives Anika Therapeutics Alternatives Utah Medical Products Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:QDEL) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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