Bausch + Lomb (BLCO) Competitors

Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) and Bausch + Lomb (NYSE:BLCO) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend SNN or BLCO?

Smith & Nephew presently has a consensus target price of $27.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.84%. Bausch + Lomb has a consensus target price of $18.82, indicating a potential upside of 40.49%. Given Bausch + Lomb's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bausch + Lomb is more favorable than Smith & Nephew.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smith & Nephew	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Bausch + Lomb	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Is SNN or BLCO more profitable?

Smith & Nephew has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Bausch + Lomb's net margin of -6.62%. Bausch + Lomb's return on equity of 3.35% beat Smith & Nephew's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smith & Nephew	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bausch + Lomb	-6.62%	3.35%	1.66%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SNN or BLCO?

Smith & Nephew received 410 more outperform votes than Bausch + Lomb when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.29% of users gave Smith & Nephew an outperform vote while only 41.49% of users gave Bausch + Lomb an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Smith & Nephew	Outperform Votes 449 54.29%	Underperform Votes 378 45.71%
Bausch + Lomb	Outperform Votes 39 41.49%	Underperform Votes 55 58.51%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SNN or BLCO?

25.6% of Smith & Nephew shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.1% of Bausch + Lomb shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Smith & Nephew shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Bausch + Lomb shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, SNN or BLCO?

Smith & Nephew has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bausch + Lomb has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, SNN or BLCO?

Smith & Nephew has higher revenue and earnings than Bausch + Lomb. Bausch + Lomb is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smith & Nephew, 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
Smith & Nephew	$5.81B	2.01	$263M	$2.16	12.40
Bausch + Lomb	$4.79B	0.99	-$317M	-$0.91	-14.72

Does the media prefer SNN or BLCO?

In the previous week, Bausch + Lomb had 2 more articles in the media than Smith & Nephew. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Bausch + Lomb and 6 mentions for Smith & Nephew. Smith & Nephew's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Bausch + Lomb's score of 0.17 indicating that Smith & Nephew is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Smith & Nephew	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Bausch + Lomb	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Smith & Nephew beats Bausch + Lomb on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.