Integer (ITGR) Competitors

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

Is HOLX or ITGR more profitable?

Hologic has a net margin of 18.42% compared to Integer's net margin of 6.92%. Hologic's return on equity of 19.72% beat Integer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hologic	18.42%	19.72%	10.94%
Integer	6.92%	11.65%	5.89%

Does the media favor HOLX or ITGR?

In the previous week, Hologic had 17 more articles in the media than Integer. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Hologic and 11 mentions for Integer. Hologic's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Integer's score of 0.84 indicating that Hologic is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hologic	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Integer	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HOLX or ITGR?

Hologic received 491 more outperform votes than Integer when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.32% of users gave Hologic an outperform vote while only 63.93% of users gave Integer an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hologic	Outperform Votes 881 69.32%	Underperform Votes 390 30.68%
Integer	Outperform Votes 390 63.93%	Underperform Votes 220 36.07%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HOLX or ITGR?

94.7% of Hologic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Integer shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Hologic shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Integer shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, HOLX or ITGR?

Hologic has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Integer has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer HOLX or ITGR?

Hologic currently has a consensus target price of $84.62, indicating a potential upside of 36.72%. Integer has a consensus target price of $149.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.20%. Given Hologic's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Hologic is more favorable than Integer.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hologic	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.41
Integer	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has higher earnings & valuation, HOLX or ITGR?

Hologic has higher revenue and earnings than Integer. Hologic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Integer, 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
Hologic	$4.04B	3.44	$789.50M	$3.17	19.52
Integer	$1.72B	2.29	$90.65M	$3.36	34.86

Summary

Hologic beats Integer on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.