Solventum (SOLV) Competitors $73.08 -1.42 (-1.90%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$72.50 -0.58 (-0.80%) As of 07:27 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SOLV vs. GEHC, PHG, ZBH, SNN, PEN, GKOS, STVN, BLCO, INSP, and NARIShould 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 (SNN), Penumbra (PEN), 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. Solventum vs. GE HealthCare Technologies Koninklijke Philips Zimmer Biomet Smith & Nephew Penumbra Glaukos Stevanato Group Bausch + Lomb Inspire Medical Systems Inari Medical GE HealthCare Technologies (NASDAQ:GEHC) and Solventum (NYSE:SOLV) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer GEHC or SOLV? In the previous week, GE HealthCare Technologies had 9 more articles in the media than Solventum. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for GE HealthCare Technologies and 11 mentions for Solventum. GE HealthCare Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Solventum's score of 0.95 indicating that GE HealthCare Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment GE HealthCare Technologies 13 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Solventum 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GEHC or SOLV? 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend GEHC or SOLV? GE HealthCare Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $97.67, indicating a potential upside of 7.67%. Solventum has a consensus price target of $68.29, indicating a potential downside of 6.03%. Given GE HealthCare Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe GE HealthCare Technologies is more favorable than Solventum.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score GE HealthCare Technologies 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69Solventum 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the MarketBeat Community favor GEHC or SOLV? GE HealthCare Technologies received 23 more outperform votes than Solventum when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.00% of users gave GE HealthCare Technologies an outperform vote while only 5.56% of users gave Solventum an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGE HealthCare TechnologiesOutperform Votes2460.00% Underperform Votes1640.00% SolventumOutperform Votes15.56%Underperform Votes1794.44% Is GEHC or SOLV more profitable? GE HealthCare Technologies has a net margin of 10.13% compared to Solventum's net margin of 0.00%. GE HealthCare Technologies' return on equity of 25.74% beat Solventum's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets GE HealthCare Technologies10.13% 25.74% 6.29% Solventum N/A N/A N/A Which has better valuation & earnings, GEHC or SOLV? GE HealthCare Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Solventum. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGE HealthCare Technologies$19.67B2.11$1.99B$4.3320.95SolventumN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A SummaryGE HealthCare Technologies beats Solventum on 14 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Solventum News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SOLV 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 SOLV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSolventumSurgical & medical instruments IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$12.52B$4.58B$5.80B$20.06BDividend YieldN/A39.91%4.78%3.65%P/E RatioN/A30.4926.3234.91Price / SalesN/A49.75452.0815.74Price / CashN/A51.2344.0420.85Price / BookN/A6.567.644.93Net IncomeN/A$90.13M$3.18B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.85%-2.14%-1.66%-0.92%1 Month Performance-1.72%-2.13%0.41%-1.26%1 Year PerformanceN/A15.32%17.47%14.15% Solventum Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SOLVSolventum0.399 of 5 stars$73.08-1.9%$68.29-6.6%N/A$12.62BN/A0.0022,000Upcoming EarningsGEHCGE HealthCare Technologies3.2537 of 5 stars$92.21-1.4%$97.67+5.9%+6.6%$42.13B$19.55B25.3351,000Positive NewsPHGKoninklijke Philips3.0759 of 5 stars$28.16-1.6%N/A+24.2%$26.47B$19.66B-67.0469,656Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsZBHZimmer Biomet4.7576 of 5 stars$100.52+0.6%$124.15+23.5%-17.1%$20.01B$7.68B22.5918,000Positive NewsSNNSmith & Nephew2.4815 of 5 stars$25.72+0.0%N/A-9.8%$11.24B$5.55B0.0018,452Upcoming EarningsPENPenumbra4.4579 of 5 stars$267.83-1.9%$261.36-2.4%+12.7%$10.28B$1.06B311.434,200Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGKOSGlaukos4.3976 of 5 stars$153.06+4.6%$151.08-1.3%+71.4%$8.44B$314.71M-50.68780Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeNews CoverageGap DownSTVNStevanato Group1.236 of 5 stars€19.49+2.2%N/A-32.5%$5.90B$1.17B41.475,635Positive NewsBLCOBausch + Lomb3.7366 of 5 stars$16.44-1.2%$20.25+23.2%+9.1%$5.79B$4.15B-15.6513,300Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageINSPInspire Medical Systems4.8316 of 5 stars$184.73-1.3%$228.82+23.9%-7.0%$5.54B$624.80M172.651,011Insider TradeNARIInari Medical1.6759 of 5 stars$79.93flat$68.00-14.9%+37.6%$4.68B$493.63M-59.211,300 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GEHC Alternatives PHG Alternatives ZBH Alternatives SNN Alternatives PEN Alternatives GKOS Alternatives STVN Alternatives BLCO Alternatives INSP Alternatives NARI Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:SOLV) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere’s how you could profit from Elon’s NVIDIA partnership"Elon's #1 AI Stock" SET TO SOAR Forget ChatGPT! 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