Envista (NVST) Competitors

Envista (NYSE:NVST) and Penumbra (NYSE:PEN) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the media refer more to NVST or PEN?

In the previous week, Envista had 1 more articles in the media than Penumbra. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Envista and 15 mentions for Penumbra. Penumbra's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Envista's score of 0.53 indicating that Penumbra is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Envista	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Penumbra	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NVST or PEN more profitable?

Penumbra has a net margin of 1.17% compared to Envista's net margin of -44.56%. Penumbra's return on equity of 9.74% beat Envista's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Envista	-44.56%	3.86%	2.21%
Penumbra	1.17%	9.74%	7.35%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NVST or PEN?

Penumbra received 797 more outperform votes than Envista when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.29% of users gave Penumbra an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Envista an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Envista	Outperform Votes 34 33.33%	Underperform Votes 68 66.67%
Penumbra	Outperform Votes 831 80.29%	Underperform Votes 204 19.71%

Which has more risk and volatility, NVST or PEN?

Envista has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Penumbra has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend NVST or PEN?

Envista presently has a consensus target price of $20.18, indicating a potential upside of 29.10%. Penumbra has a consensus target price of $293.80, indicating a potential upside of 8.50%. Given Envista's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Envista is more favorable than Penumbra.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Envista	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.07
Penumbra	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NVST or PEN?

88.9% of Penumbra shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Envista shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Penumbra shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, NVST or PEN?

Penumbra has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Envista. Envista is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Penumbra, 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
Envista	$2.51B	1.07	-$1.12B	-$6.49	-2.41
Penumbra	$1.19B	8.77	$90.95M	$0.34	796.41

Summary

Penumbra beats Envista on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.