Mirion Technologies (MIR) Competitors

Avantor (NYSE:AVTR) and Mirion Technologies (NYSE:MIR) 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.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AVTR or MIR?

95.1% of Avantor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.5% of Mirion Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Avantor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Mirion Technologies 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.

Is AVTR or MIR more profitable?

Avantor has a net margin of 4.54% compared to Mirion Technologies' net margin of -7.84%. Avantor's return on equity of 12.24% beat Mirion Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avantor	4.54%	12.24%	5.15%
Mirion Technologies	-7.84%	4.33%	2.52%

Does the media favor AVTR or MIR?

In the previous week, Avantor had 8 more articles in the media than Mirion Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Avantor and 2 mentions for Mirion Technologies. Mirion Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Avantor's score of 0.70 indicating that Mirion Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avantor	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mirion Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AVTR or MIR?

Avantor has higher revenue and earnings than Mirion Technologies. Mirion Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avantor, 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
Avantor	$6.97B	2.16	$321.10M	$0.46	47.97
Mirion Technologies	$800.90M	5.25	-$96.90M	-$0.34	-53.27

Which has more volatility & risk, AVTR or MIR?

Avantor has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mirion Technologies has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AVTR or MIR?

Avantor received 168 more outperform votes than Mirion Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 84.21% of users gave Mirion Technologies an outperform vote while only 65.25% of users gave Avantor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Avantor	Outperform Votes 184 65.25%	Underperform Votes 98 34.75%
Mirion Technologies	Outperform Votes 16 84.21%	Underperform Votes 3 15.79%

Do analysts prefer AVTR or MIR?

Avantor currently has a consensus target price of $27.38, indicating a potential upside of 24.11%. Mirion Technologies has a consensus target price of $19.25, indicating a potential upside of 6.28%. Given Avantor's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Avantor is more favorable than Mirion Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avantor	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Mirion Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.40

Summary

Avantor beats Mirion Technologies on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.