QuidelOrtho (QDEL) Competitors $44.84 +1.81 (+4.21%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:51 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends QDEL vs. MMSI, HAE, XRAY, ICUI, 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), Haemonetics (HAE), DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY), ICU Medical (ICUI), 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 Haemonetics DENTSPLY SIRONA ICU Medical Neogen STAAR Surgical Cerus OraSure Technologies Anika Therapeutics Utah Medical Products QuidelOrtho (NASDAQ:QDEL) and Merit Medical Systems (NASDAQ:MMSI) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Do insiders & institutionals believe in QDEL or MMSI? 99.0% of QuidelOrtho shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Merit Medical Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of QuidelOrtho shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Merit Medical Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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$2.82B1.07-$10.10M-$27.90-1.61Merit Medical Systems$1.26B4.55$94.41M$2.0448.15 Do analysts rate QDEL or MMSI? QuidelOrtho currently has a consensus target price of $53.43, indicating a potential upside of 19.15%. Merit Medical Systems has a consensus target price of $105.60, indicating a potential upside of 7.51%. Given QuidelOrtho's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe QuidelOrtho is more favorable than Merit Medical Systems.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score QuidelOrtho 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38Merit Medical Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is QDEL or MMSI more profitable? Merit Medical Systems has a net margin of 9.05% compared to QuidelOrtho's net margin of -66.25%. 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-66.25% 4.24% 2.17% Merit Medical Systems 9.05%15.61%8.38% Does the MarketBeat Community favor QDEL or MMSI? QuidelOrtho received 10 more outperform votes than Merit Medical Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.33% of users gave Merit Medical Systems an outperform vote while only 67.17% of users gave QuidelOrtho an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformQuidelOrthoOutperform Votes44467.17% Underperform Votes21732.83% Merit Medical SystemsOutperform Votes43469.33% Underperform Votes19230.67% Does the media prefer QDEL or MMSI? In the previous week, Merit Medical Systems had 15 more articles in the media than QuidelOrtho. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Merit Medical Systems and 5 mentions for QuidelOrtho. QuidelOrtho's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Merit Medical Systems' score of 0.95 indicating that QuidelOrtho is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment QuidelOrtho 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Merit Medical Systems 8 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, QDEL or MMSI? QuidelOrtho has a beta of 0.11, indicating that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Merit Medical Systems has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMerit Medical Systems beats QuidelOrtho on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in DecemberIt's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. The catalyst behind this surge is a massive new blockchain development…YES, I WANT THE #1 CRYPTO NOW 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$3.02B$2.51B$5.13B$9.08BDividend YieldN/A0.73%4.93%4.22%P/E Ratio-1.616.0789.5817.18Price / Sales1.0775.081,115.01116.87Price / Cash3.7615.0542.8237.86Price / Book0.603.284.804.78Net Income-$10.10M$29.98M$120.04M$225.60M7 Day Performance8.44%-1.55%-1.91%-1.23%1 Month Performance18.34%8.21%11.48%3.36%1 Year Performance-39.22%-21.46%30.59%16.59% QuidelOrtho Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)QDELQuidelOrtho4.1257 of 5 stars$44.84+4.2%$53.43+19.2%-36.8%$3.02B$2.82B-1.617,100Positive NewsMMSIMerit Medical Systems4.4695 of 5 stars$102.88+0.1%$105.09+2.1%+37.0%$6.00B$1.33B50.476,950News CoverageHAEHaemonetics4.5863 of 5 stars$82.52+1.6%$108.78+31.8%-12.5%$4.14B$1.36B33.693,657Positive NewsXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.8893 of 5 stars$20.02+1.5%$28.40+41.9%-45.0%$3.98B$3.90B-9.5315,000Analyst ForecastICUIICU Medical4.5902 of 5 stars$160.78-0.5%$199.67+24.2%+61.3%$3.94B$2.34B-35.3714,000NEOGNeogen3.4623 of 5 stars$12.12-0.2%$17.50+44.4%-39.8%$2.63B$912.20M-110.452,640Analyst ForecastNews CoverageSTAASTAAR Surgical4.8273 of 5 stars$24.39-1.9%$42.83+75.6%-19.9%$1.20B$322.42M56.501,115Insider TradePositive NewsCERSCerus2.8085 of 5 stars$1.81+5.6%$3.63+100.8%-25.1%$335.22M$176.23M-15.55625OSUROraSure Technologies4.36 of 5 stars$4.03+3.1%$5.50+36.5%-53.6%$300.61M$224.26M27.60638News CoverageGap DownANIKAnika Therapeutics4.1658 of 5 stars$17.20+0.2%$24.50+42.4%-26.8%$251.91M$164.17M-2.58357Positive NewsUTMDUtah Medical Products2.9141 of 5 stars$62.95+0.5%N/A-27.9%$213.40M$50.22M14.73180Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Merit Medical Systems Alternatives Haemonetics Alternatives DENTSPLY SIRONA Alternatives ICU Medical Alternatives Neogen Alternatives STAAR Surgical Alternatives Cerus Alternatives OraSure Technologies Alternatives Anika Therapeutics Alternatives Utah Medical Products Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:QDEL) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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