Inspire Medical Systems (INSP) Competitors $146.59 -3.11 (-2.08%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$146.36 -0.23 (-0.15%) As of 04/15/2025 04:34 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 INSP vs. SOLV, SNN, PEN, STVN, GKOS, NARI, BLCO, SLNO, IRTC, and PRCTShould you be buying Inspire Medical Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Inspire Medical Systems include Solventum (SOLV), Smith & Nephew (SNN), Penumbra (PEN), Stevanato Group (STVN), Glaukos (GKOS), Inari Medical (NARI), Bausch + Lomb (BLCO), Soleno Therapeutics (SLNO), iRhythm Technologies (IRTC), and PROCEPT BioRobotics (PRCT). These companies are all part of the "medical equipment" industry. Inspire Medical Systems vs. Solventum Smith & Nephew Penumbra Stevanato Group Glaukos Inari Medical Bausch + Lomb Soleno Therapeutics iRhythm Technologies PROCEPT BioRobotics Solventum (NYSE:SOLV) and Inspire Medical Systems (NYSE:INSP) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, risk and earnings. Do analysts recommend SOLV or INSP? Solventum currently has a consensus price target of $79.86, suggesting a potential upside of 21.04%. Inspire Medical Systems has a consensus price target of $222.20, suggesting a potential upside of 51.58%. Given Inspire Medical Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Inspire Medical Systems is more favorable than Solventum.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Solventum 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Inspire Medical Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 Does the media refer more to SOLV or INSP? In the previous week, Inspire Medical Systems had 2 more articles in the media than Solventum. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Inspire Medical Systems and 13 mentions for Solventum. Inspire Medical Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Solventum's score of 1.36 indicating that Inspire Medical Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Solventum 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Inspire Medical Systems 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SOLV or INSP? 94.9% of Inspire Medical Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Solventum shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Inspire Medical Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is SOLV or INSP more profitable? Inspire Medical Systems has a net margin of 6.67% compared to Solventum's net margin of 0.00%. Inspire Medical Systems' return on equity of 8.19% beat Solventum's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SolventumN/A N/A N/A Inspire Medical Systems 6.67%8.19%7.09% Does the MarketBeat Community favor SOLV or INSP? Inspire Medical Systems received 193 more outperform votes than Solventum when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.78% of users gave Inspire Medical Systems an outperform vote while only 4.17% of users gave Solventum an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSolventumOutperform Votes14.17%Underperform Votes2395.83% Inspire Medical SystemsOutperform Votes19461.78% Underperform Votes12038.22% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SOLV or INSP? Solventum has higher revenue and earnings than Inspire Medical Systems. Solventum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Inspire Medical Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSolventum$8.25B1.38$475.76M$2.7523.99Inspire Medical Systems$802.80M5.43$53.51M$1.7384.73 SummaryInspire Medical Systems beats Solventum on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Inspire Medical Systems News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for INSP 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 INSP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricInspire Medical SystemsSurgical & medical instruments IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.36B$4.09B$5.33B$18.52BDividend YieldN/A39.50%5.11%4.24%P/E Ratio84.7328.0121.8131.16Price / Sales5.4347.83379.3725.68Price / Cash104.4151.0838.1517.53Price / Book6.305.826.464.29Net Income$53.51M$67.09M$3.20B$1.02B7 Day Performance3.50%5.59%6.63%6.58%1 Month Performance-9.66%-3.25%-8.50%-6.89%1 Year Performance-34.31%14.89%10.47%1.21% Inspire Medical Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)INSPInspire Medical Systems4.6381 of 5 stars$146.59-2.1%$222.20+51.6%-34.3%$4.36B$802.80M84.731,246Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpSOLVSolventum1.6862 of 5 stars$65.25-1.4%$79.86+22.4%+6.9%$11.29B$8.25B23.7322,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSNNSmith & Nephew2.6469 of 5 stars$25.71-2.3%$27.00+5.0%+9.2%$11.24B$5.81B11.9020,100News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumePENPenumbra3.8585 of 5 stars$263.59+0.5%$294.47+11.7%+29.5%$10.15B$1.19B775.253,900Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑STVNStevanato Group1.7406 of 5 stars€19.23+1.1%N/A-23.5%$5.82B$1.10B40.914,650Positive NewsGap DownGKOSGlaukos4.5608 of 5 stars$85.87+2.7%$163.25+90.1%-2.4%$4.86B$383.48M-29.92780Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeNARIInari Medical0.3536 of 5 stars$79.97flat$68.00-15.0%N/A$4.68B$493.63M-59.24800BLCOBausch + Lomb3.8719 of 5 stars$11.86-2.1%$18.82+58.7%-16.5%$4.18B$4.79B-13.0312,500Gap DownSLNOSoleno Therapeutics4.7804 of 5 stars$69.64+3.2%$99.63+43.1%+82.4%$3.19BN/A-20.9830Analyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumeIRTCiRhythm Technologies0.9177 of 5 stars$100.17-0.2%$119.73+19.5%-8.0%$3.15B$591.84M-27.521,790Positive NewsPRCTPROCEPT BioRobotics2.3993 of 5 stars$50.83-0.8%$94.29+85.5%+4.6%$2.79B$224.50M-26.07430Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Solventum Alternatives Smith & Nephew Alternatives Penumbra Alternatives Stevanato Group Alternatives Glaukos Alternatives Inari Medical Alternatives Bausch + Lomb Alternatives Soleno Therapeutics Alternatives iRhythm Technologies Alternatives PROCEPT BioRobotics 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:INSP) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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