Envista (NVST) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to NVST or PEN?

In the previous week, Penumbra had 9 more articles in the media than Envista. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Penumbra and 3 mentions for Envista. Envista's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Penumbra's score of 0.97 indicating that Envista is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Envista	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Penumbra	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NVST or PEN?

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

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 prefer NVST or PEN?

Penumbra received 796 more outperform votes than Envista when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.27% 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 830 80.27%	Underperform Votes 204 19.73%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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	1.24	-$1.12B	-$6.49	-2.78
Penumbra	$1.19B	8.67	$90.95M	$0.34	790.84

Do analysts recommend NVST or PEN?

Envista presently has a consensus price target of $20.18, indicating a potential upside of 11.95%. Penumbra has a consensus price target of $294.47, indicating a potential upside of 9.51%. Given Envista's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

Which has more risk and volatility, NVST or PEN?

Envista has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Penumbra has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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