SOLV vs. GEHC, PHG, ZBH, SNN, PEN, STVN, GKOS, BLCO, NARI, and IRTC
Should you be buying Solventum stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Solventum include GE HealthCare Technologies (GEHC), Koninklijke Philips (PHG), Zimmer Biomet (ZBH), Smith & Nephew SNATS (SNN), Penumbra (PEN), Stevanato Group (STVN), Glaukos (GKOS), Bausch + Lomb (BLCO), Inari Medical (NARI), and iRhythm Technologies (IRTC). These companies are all part of the "medical equipment" industry.
Solventum vs. Its Competitors
Solventum (NYSE:SOLV) and GE HealthCare Technologies (NASDAQ:GEHC) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.
Solventum has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GE HealthCare Technologies has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.
82.1% of GE HealthCare Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Solventum shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of GE HealthCare Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
GE HealthCare Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Solventum. GE HealthCare Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Solventum, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, GE HealthCare Technologies had 6 more articles in the media than Solventum. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for GE HealthCare Technologies and 9 mentions for Solventum. GE HealthCare Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Solventum's score of 0.87 indicating that GE HealthCare Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Solventum currently has a consensus target price of $84.38, suggesting a potential upside of 15.45%. GE HealthCare Technologies has a consensus target price of $88.55, suggesting a potential upside of 17.22%. Given GE HealthCare Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GE HealthCare Technologies is more favorable than Solventum.
GE HealthCare Technologies has a net margin of 11.02% compared to Solventum's net margin of 4.55%. Solventum's return on equity of 31.01% beat GE HealthCare Technologies' return on equity.
Summary
GE HealthCare Technologies beats Solventum on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:SOLV) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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