Koninklijke Philips (PHG) Competitors $23.84 -1.01 (-4.05%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$23.86 +0.02 (+0.08%) As of 06:23 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PHG vs. GEHC, ZBH, SOLV, SNN, PEN, STVN, GKOS, BLCO, INSP, and NARIShould you be buying Koninklijke Philips stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Koninklijke Philips include GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC), Zimmer Biomet (ZBH), Solventum (SOLV), Smith & Nephew (SNN), Penumbra (PEN), Stevanato Group (STVN), Glaukos (GKOS), Bausch + Lomb (BLCO), Inspire Medical Systems (INSP), and Inari Medical (NARI). These companies are all part of the "medical equipment" industry. Koninklijke Philips vs. GE HealthCare Technologies Zimmer Biomet Solventum Smith & Nephew Penumbra Stevanato Group Glaukos Bausch + Lomb Inspire Medical Systems Inari Medical Koninklijke Philips (NYSE:PHG) and GE HealthCare Technologies (NASDAQ:GEHC) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability. Which has more volatility and risk, PHG or GEHC? Koninklijke Philips has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GE HealthCare Technologies has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is PHG or GEHC more profitable? GE HealthCare Technologies has a net margin of 10.13% compared to Koninklijke Philips' net margin of -3.88%. GE HealthCare Technologies' return on equity of 25.74% beat Koninklijke Philips' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Koninklijke Philips-3.88% 10.85% 4.45% GE HealthCare Technologies 10.13%25.74%6.29% Do analysts prefer PHG or GEHC? GE HealthCare Technologies has a consensus target price of $97.73, indicating a potential upside of 35.73%. Given GE HealthCare Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GE HealthCare Technologies is more favorable than Koninklijke Philips.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Koninklijke Philips 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80GE HealthCare Technologies 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PHG or GEHC? GE HealthCare Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Koninklijke Philips. Koninklijke Philips is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GE HealthCare Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKoninklijke Philips$18.02B1.24-$503.27M-$0.84-28.38GE HealthCare Technologies$19.67B1.67$1.99B$4.3316.63 Do insiders and institutionals believe in PHG or GEHC? 13.7% of Koninklijke Philips shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.1% of GE HealthCare Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of GE HealthCare Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor PHG or GEHC? In the previous week, GE HealthCare Technologies had 23 more articles in the media than Koninklijke Philips. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for GE HealthCare Technologies and 12 mentions for Koninklijke Philips. GE HealthCare Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Koninklijke Philips' score of 0.58 indicating that GE HealthCare Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Koninklijke Philips 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive GE HealthCare Technologies 26 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is PHG or GEHC a better dividend stock? Koninklijke Philips pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. GE HealthCare Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Koninklijke Philips pays out -89.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GE HealthCare Technologies pays out 3.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Koninklijke Philips is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PHG or GEHC? Koninklijke Philips received 354 more outperform votes than GE HealthCare Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.90% of users gave GE HealthCare Technologies an outperform vote while only 56.80% of users gave Koninklijke Philips an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKoninklijke PhilipsOutperform Votes38056.80% Underperform Votes28943.20% GE HealthCare TechnologiesOutperform Votes2661.90% Underperform Votes1638.10% SummaryGE HealthCare Technologies beats Koninklijke Philips on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Koninklijke Philips News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PHG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PHG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKoninklijke PhilipsX IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$22.40B$11.63B$5.55B$18.86BDividend Yield3.56%1.87%5.35%3.78%P/E Ratio-28.3718.0022.9431.44Price / Sales1.247.56361.5825.45Price / Cash8.0811.9038.1617.54Price / Book1.722.006.494.36Net Income-$503.27M$344.53M$3.21B$1.02B7 Day Performance-7.24%-8.97%-6.28%-5.41%1 Month Performance-9.65%-13.38%-0.55%-5.81%1 Year Performance16.72%-7.56%6.18%-0.43% Koninklijke Philips Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PHGKoninklijke Philips3.6156 of 5 stars$23.84-4.0%N/A+24.8%$22.40B$18.02B-28.3778,200Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumeGEHCGE HealthCare Technologies4.1116 of 5 stars$80.71+0.9%$98.75+22.4%-9.9%$36.91B$19.67B18.6450,000Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsGap DownZBHZimmer Biomet4.6856 of 5 stars$113.33+1.2%$124.15+9.5%-12.4%$22.56B$7.68B25.4718,000Ex-DividendPositive NewsSOLVSolventum1.4283 of 5 stars$76.02+1.7%$79.86+5.0%+14.4%$13.15B$8.25B27.6422,000Gap DownSNNSmith & Nephew2.7926 of 5 stars$28.39+1.2%$27.00-4.9%+15.9%$12.41B$5.81B13.1420,100Positive NewsPENPenumbra4.3248 of 5 stars$267.84+0.1%$294.47+9.9%+31.6%$10.32B$1.19B787.773,900Insider TradeGap DownSTVNStevanato Group1.6973 of 5 stars€20.37+0.4%N/A-31.8%$6.17B$1.10B43.344,650Positive NewsGKOSGlaukos3.9453 of 5 stars$98.49-3.4%$163.25+65.8%+11.8%$5.57B$383.48M-34.32780Positive NewsGap DownBLCOBausch + Lomb3.8283 of 5 stars$14.50+2.6%$19.18+32.3%-12.7%$5.11B$4.79B-15.9312,500Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeINSPInspire Medical Systems4.8507 of 5 stars$159.60+1.5%$226.70+42.0%-22.1%$4.75B$802.80M92.261,246News CoveragePositive NewsNARIInari Medical1.0068 of 5 stars$79.97flat$68.00-15.0%N/A$4.68B$493.63M-59.24800 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GEHC Alternatives ZBH Alternatives SOLV Alternatives SNN Alternatives PEN Alternatives STVN Alternatives GKOS Alternatives BLCO Alternatives INSP Alternatives NARI Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PHG) was last updated on 4/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAmerica’s Retirement Accounts Are at Risk—Here’s WhyWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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