Integer (ITGR) Competitors

Baxter International (NYSE:BAX) and Integer (NYSE:ITGR) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends and media sentiment.

Which has better earnings and valuation, BAX or ITGR?

Baxter International has higher revenue and earnings than Integer. Integer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baxter International, 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
Baxter International	$15.06B	1.11	$2.66B	$0.20	163.15
Integer	$1.60B	2.80	$90.65M	$3.24	41.16

Do analysts rate BAX or ITGR?

Baxter International presently has a consensus target price of $40.91, suggesting a potential upside of 25.37%. Integer has a consensus target price of $139.75, suggesting a potential upside of 4.78%. Given Baxter International's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Baxter International is more favorable than Integer.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baxter International	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18
Integer	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Which has more risk and volatility, BAX or ITGR?

Baxter International has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Integer has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BAX or ITGR?

In the previous week, Baxter International had 1 more articles in the media than Integer. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Baxter International and 10 mentions for Integer. Integer's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Baxter International's score of 0.13 indicating that Integer is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Baxter International	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Integer	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BAX or ITGR?

90.2% of Baxter International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Integer shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Baxter International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Integer shares are owned by company 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 believe in BAX or ITGR?

Baxter International received 347 more outperform votes than Integer when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.68% of users gave Baxter International an outperform vote while only 63.91% of users gave Integer an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Baxter International	Outperform Votes 733 65.68%	Underperform Votes 383 34.32%
Integer	Outperform Votes 386 63.91%	Underperform Votes 218 36.09%

Is BAX or ITGR more profitable?

Integer has a net margin of 6.70% compared to Baxter International's net margin of 0.77%. Baxter International's return on equity of 18.30% beat Integer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baxter International	0.77%	18.30%	5.43%
Integer	6.70%	11.63%	5.86%

Summary

Integer beats Baxter International on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.