Boston Scientific (BSX) Competitors $93.66 +1.02 (+1.10%) Closing price 04/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$94.23 +0.57 (+0.61%) As of 04/11/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BSX vs. ABT, ISRG, SYK, MDT, BDX, EW, RMD, IDXX, DXCM, and STEShould you be buying Boston Scientific stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Boston Scientific include Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), Stryker (SYK), Medtronic (MDT), Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX), Edwards Lifesciences (EW), ResMed (RMD), IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX), DexCom (DXCM), and STERIS (STE). These companies are all part of the "health care equipment" industry. Boston Scientific vs. Abbott Laboratories Intuitive Surgical Stryker Medtronic Becton, Dickinson and Company Edwards Lifesciences ResMed IDEXX Laboratories DexCom STERIS Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) and Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BSX or ABT? Abbott Laboratories has higher revenue and earnings than Boston Scientific. Abbott Laboratories is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boston Scientific, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBoston Scientific$16.75B8.27$1.85B$1.2574.93Abbott Laboratories$41.95B5.24$13.40B$7.6516.58 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BSX or ABT? 89.1% of Boston Scientific shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of Abbott Laboratories shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Boston Scientific shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Abbott Laboratories shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor BSX or ABT? Boston Scientific received 111 more outperform votes than Abbott Laboratories when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.97% of users gave Abbott Laboratories an outperform vote while only 69.72% of users gave Boston Scientific an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBoston ScientificOutperform Votes105769.72% Underperform Votes45930.28% Abbott LaboratoriesOutperform Votes94669.97% Underperform Votes40630.03% Which has more volatility and risk, BSX or ABT? Boston Scientific has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abbott Laboratories has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to BSX or ABT? In the previous week, Abbott Laboratories had 8 more articles in the media than Boston Scientific. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Abbott Laboratories and 37 mentions for Boston Scientific. Boston Scientific's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Abbott Laboratories' score of 1.40 indicating that Boston Scientific is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Boston Scientific 30 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Abbott Laboratories 40 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend BSX or ABT? Boston Scientific currently has a consensus target price of $109.04, suggesting a potential upside of 16.43%. Abbott Laboratories has a consensus target price of $137.94, suggesting a potential upside of 8.75%. Given Boston Scientific's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Boston Scientific is more favorable than Abbott Laboratories.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Boston Scientific 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 21 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Abbott Laboratories 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.84 Is BSX or ABT more profitable? Abbott Laboratories has a net margin of 31.95% compared to Boston Scientific's net margin of 11.07%. Abbott Laboratories' return on equity of 20.74% beat Boston Scientific's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Boston Scientific11.07% 17.80% 9.85% Abbott Laboratories 31.95%20.74%11.19% SummaryBoston Scientific and Abbott Laboratories tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Boston Scientific News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BSX 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 NYSE 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 BSX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBoston ScientificSurgical & medical instruments IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$138.54B$4.05B$5.25B$18.30BDividend YieldN/A44.86%5.34%4.13%P/E Ratio74.9327.5821.3630.71Price / Sales8.2745.68366.3225.88Price / Cash28.8651.0838.1517.55Price / Book6.285.736.284.25Net Income$1.85B$67.09M$3.19B$1.02B7 Day Performance4.33%0.24%0.66%1.34%1 Month Performance-2.86%-8.50%-11.10%-7.29%1 Year Performance37.59%8.15%4.51%-1.36% Boston Scientific Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BSXBoston Scientific4.4313 of 5 stars$93.66+1.1%$109.04+16.4%N/A$138.54B$16.75B74.9345,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownABTAbbott Laboratories4.8503 of 5 stars$124.77+0.3%$137.94+10.6%N/A$216.42B$41.95B16.31115,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsISRGIntuitive Surgical4.4941 of 5 stars$463.14+2.6%$611.86+32.1%N/A$165.30B$8.35B72.4012,100News CoveragePositive NewsSYKStryker4.5155 of 5 stars$345.04-0.2%$421.90+22.3%N/A$131.73B$22.60B44.4751,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMDTMedtronic4.5737 of 5 stars$83.05+0.2%$96.07+15.7%N/A$106.51B$33.20B25.2495,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsBDXBecton, Dickinson and Company4.8178 of 5 stars$204.66-1.3%$275.71+34.7%N/A$58.81B$20.64B34.0277,000Options VolumeAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsEWEdwards Lifesciences4.5191 of 5 stars$68.90-0.7%$79.95+16.0%N/A$40.60B$5.44B9.9117,300Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsRMDResMed4.3959 of 5 stars$212.71+3.7%$249.73+17.4%N/A$31.21B$4.93B25.098,160Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsIDXXIDEXX Laboratories4.1465 of 5 stars$380.17-3.4%$533.75+40.4%N/A$30.82B$3.90B35.6510,800Analyst DowngradeNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeDXCMDexCom4.8768 of 5 stars$61.24+2.4%$99.82+63.0%N/A$24.05B$4.03B42.897,600Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsSTESTERIS4.3811 of 5 stars$212.560.0%$258.75+21.7%N/A$20.93B$5.40B45.2416,000Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Abbott Laboratories Alternatives Intuitive Surgical Alternatives Stryker Alternatives Medtronic Alternatives Becton, Dickinson and Company Alternatives Edwards Lifesciences Alternatives ResMed Alternatives IDEXX Laboratories Alternatives DexCom Alternatives STERIS 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 (NYSE:BSX) was last updated on 4/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump to redistribute trillions of dollars Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | Sponsored“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredElon Musk Confirms: Tesla’s Optimus is Replacing Workers… and Heading to MarsElon Musk just confirmed Tesla’s robot will go to Mars. 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