PEN vs. GEHC, PHG, ZBH, SOLV, SNN, GKOS, STVN, BLCO, INSP, and NARI
Should you be buying Penumbra stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Penumbra include GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC), Koninklijke Philips (PHG), Zimmer Biomet (ZBH), Solventum (SOLV), Smith & Nephew (SNN), Glaukos (GKOS), Stevanato Group (STVN), Bausch + Lomb (BLCO), Inspire Medical Systems (INSP), and Inari Medical (NARI). These companies are all part of the "medical equipment" industry.
Penumbra vs.
GE HealthCare Technologies (NASDAQ:GEHC) and Penumbra (NYSE:PEN) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
GE HealthCare Technologies has a net margin of 8.56% compared to Penumbra's net margin of 2.97%. GE HealthCare Technologies' return on equity of 25.19% beat Penumbra's return on equity.
In the previous week, GE HealthCare Technologies had 14 more articles in the media than Penumbra. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for GE HealthCare Technologies and 4 mentions for Penumbra. GE HealthCare Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Penumbra's score of 0.91 indicating that GE HealthCare Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Penumbra received 798 more outperform votes than GE HealthCare Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.31% of users gave Penumbra an outperform vote while only 57.89% of users gave GE HealthCare Technologies an outperform vote.
GE HealthCare Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Penumbra. GE HealthCare Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Penumbra, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
GE HealthCare Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $96.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.72%. Penumbra has a consensus price target of $261.36, indicating a potential downside of 2.18%. Given GE HealthCare Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GE HealthCare Technologies is more favorable than Penumbra.
GE HealthCare Technologies has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Penumbra has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.
82.1% of GE HealthCare Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.9% of Penumbra shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of GE HealthCare Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Penumbra shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
GE HealthCare Technologies and Penumbra tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:PEN) was last updated on 2/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
