Avantor (AVTR) Competitors

Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) and Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, dividends and valuation.

Which has more risk & volatility, AVTR or KEYS?

Avantor has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Keysight Technologies has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to AVTR or KEYS?

In the previous week, Keysight Technologies had 12 more articles in the media than Avantor. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Keysight Technologies and 12 mentions for Avantor. Keysight Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Avantor's score of 0.66 indicating that Keysight Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avantor	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Keysight Technologies	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend AVTR or KEYS?

Avantor currently has a consensus target price of $25.92, indicating a potential upside of 49.76%. Keysight Technologies has a consensus target price of $182.22, indicating a potential upside of 3.93%. Given Avantor's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Avantor is more favorable than Keysight Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avantor	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Keysight Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AVTR or KEYS?

Keysight Technologies received 283 more outperform votes than Avantor when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.09% of users gave Avantor an outperform vote while only 65.92% of users gave Keysight Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Avantor	Outperform Votes 191 66.09%	Underperform Votes 98 33.91%
Keysight Technologies	Outperform Votes 474 65.92%	Underperform Votes 245 34.08%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AVTR or KEYS?

95.1% of Avantor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.6% of Keysight Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Avantor shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Keysight Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AVTR or KEYS?

Avantor has higher revenue and earnings than Keysight Technologies. Avantor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Keysight Technologies, 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
Avantor	$6.78B	1.74	$711.50M	$1.04	16.64
Keysight Technologies	$4.98B	6.09	$614M	$3.50	50.10

Is AVTR or KEYS more profitable?

Keysight Technologies has a net margin of 12.32% compared to Avantor's net margin of 10.49%. Keysight Technologies' return on equity of 19.22% beat Avantor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avantor	10.49%	12.17%	5.38%
Keysight Technologies	12.32%	19.22%	10.52%

Summary

Keysight Technologies beats Avantor on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.