DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY) Competitors $19.19 -0.40 (-2.04%) (As of 12/17/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends XRAY vs. MMSI, HAE, ICUI, QDEL, NEOG, STAA, CERS, OSUR, ANIK, and UTMDShould you be buying DENTSPLY SIRONA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DENTSPLY SIRONA include Merit Medical Systems (MMSI), Haemonetics (HAE), ICU Medical (ICUI), QuidelOrtho (QDEL), 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. DENTSPLY SIRONA vs. Merit Medical Systems Haemonetics ICU Medical QuidelOrtho Neogen STAAR Surgical Cerus OraSure Technologies Anika Therapeutics Utah Medical Products Merit Medical Systems (NASDAQ:MMSI) and DENTSPLY SIRONA (NASDAQ:XRAY) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, media sentiment and risk. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, MMSI or XRAY? Merit Medical Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DENTSPLY SIRONA. DENTSPLY SIRONA 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 RatioMerit Medical Systems$1.33B4.35$94.41M$2.0448.53DENTSPLY SIRONA$3.90B0.98-$132M-$2.07-9.27 Do analysts recommend MMSI or XRAY? Merit Medical Systems presently has a consensus target price of $105.09, indicating a potential upside of 6.15%. DENTSPLY SIRONA has a consensus target price of $27.91, indicating a potential upside of 45.44%. Given DENTSPLY SIRONA's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe DENTSPLY SIRONA is more favorable than Merit Medical Systems.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Merit Medical Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00DENTSPLY SIRONA 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.42 Is MMSI or XRAY more profitable? Merit Medical Systems has a net margin of 9.05% compared to DENTSPLY SIRONA's net margin of -10.59%. Merit Medical Systems' return on equity of 15.61% beat DENTSPLY SIRONA's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Merit Medical Systems9.05% 15.61% 8.38% DENTSPLY SIRONA -10.59%12.62%5.45% Does the MarketBeat Community favor MMSI or XRAY? DENTSPLY SIRONA received 35 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 61.31% of users gave DENTSPLY SIRONA an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMerit Medical SystemsOutperform Votes43469.33% Underperform Votes19230.67% DENTSPLY SIRONAOutperform Votes46961.31% Underperform Votes29638.69% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MMSI or XRAY? 99.7% of Merit Medical Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of DENTSPLY SIRONA shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of Merit Medical Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of DENTSPLY SIRONA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor MMSI or XRAY? In the previous week, DENTSPLY SIRONA had 8 more articles in the media than Merit Medical Systems. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for DENTSPLY SIRONA and 18 mentions for Merit Medical Systems. Merit Medical Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat DENTSPLY SIRONA's score of 0.11 indicating that Merit Medical Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Merit Medical Systems 9 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive DENTSPLY SIRONA 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 18 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, MMSI or XRAY? Merit Medical Systems has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DENTSPLY SIRONA has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMerit Medical Systems beats DENTSPLY SIRONA on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchDo this Before Elon’s Reveal on January 22ndElon’s newest tech could pay you an extra $30,000 a year — while you sleep. It’s smaller than a quarter but designed to power a $9 trillion AI revolution. And I’ve identified a little-known supplier Elon is depending on to make it all happen.I urge you to watch this video now. Get DENTSPLY SIRONA News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for XRAY 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 XRAY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDENTSPLY SIRONADental equipment & supplies IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.81B$4.06B$5.19B$9.32BDividend Yield3.20%1.71%4.78%4.06%P/E Ratio-9.2749.05128.2217.54Price / Sales0.981.711,259.00139.66Price / Cash4.0811.1941.2237.95Price / Book1.231.064.884.92Net Income-$132M-$26.42M$119.69M$225.78M7 Day Performance-4.19%-2.47%16.64%-1.56%1 Month Performance3.95%0.77%16.32%6.68%1 Year Performance-43.67%-25.39%35.37%22.48% DENTSPLY SIRONA Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.8947 of 5 stars$19.19-2.0%$27.91+45.4%-44.2%$3.81B$3.90B-9.2715,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageMMSIMerit Medical Systems4.4434 of 5 stars$102.88+0.1%$105.09+2.1%+38.3%$6.00B$1.33B50.476,950News CoverageHAEHaemonetics4.6739 of 5 stars$82.52+1.6%$108.78+31.8%-8.0%$4.14B$1.36B33.693,657Positive NewsICUIICU Medical4.6049 of 5 stars$160.78-0.5%$199.67+24.2%+58.1%$3.94B$2.34B-35.3714,000Short Interest ↑QDELQuidelOrtho4.2272 of 5 stars$42.67+3.2%$53.43+25.2%-39.4%$2.87B$3.00B-1.577,100Gap UpNEOGNeogen3.5759 of 5 stars$12.12-0.2%$17.50+44.4%-37.5%$2.63B$912.20M-110.452,640STAASTAAR Surgical4.5749 of 5 stars$24.39-1.9%$42.83+75.6%-23.9%$1.20B$322.42M56.501,115CERSCerus2.9613 of 5 stars$1.81+5.6%$3.63+100.8%-21.0%$335.22M$176.23M-15.55625News CoveragePositive NewsOSUROraSure Technologies4.5093 of 5 stars$4.03+3.1%$5.50+36.5%-49.4%$300.61M$224.26M27.60638Short Interest ↑Positive NewsANIKAnika Therapeutics4.1977 of 5 stars$17.20+0.2%$24.50+42.4%-25.5%$251.91M$164.17M-2.58357Positive NewsUTMDUtah Medical Products2.9482 of 5 stars$62.95+0.5%N/A-23.3%$213.40M$50.22M14.73180Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MMSI Competitors HAE Competitors ICUI Competitors QDEL Competitors NEOG Competitors STAA Competitors CERS Competitors OSUR Competitors ANIK Competitors UTMD Competitors 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:XRAY) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow this >10-cent coin is going to outperform Bitcoin Chris Rowe – the man who recommended Amazon in 1998… Bitcoin and Ethereum in 2017… And has spotted 44 diffe...True Market Insiders | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | SponsoredDo this Before Elon’s Reveal on January 22ndElon’s newest tech could pay you an extra $30,000 a year — while you sleep. 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