Teleflex (TFX) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, STE or TFX?

STERIS has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teleflex has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in STE or TFX?

94.7% of STERIS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of Teleflex shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of STERIS shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Teleflex shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is STE or TFX more profitable?

STERIS has a net margin of 8.66% compared to Teleflex's net margin of 7.85%. Teleflex's return on equity of 14.19% beat STERIS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
STERIS	8.66%	13.91%	8.64%
Teleflex	7.85%	14.19%	8.53%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor STE or TFX?

Teleflex received 188 more outperform votes than STERIS when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.19% of users gave STERIS an outperform vote while only 58.64% of users gave Teleflex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
STERIS	Outperform Votes 338 59.19%	Underperform Votes 233 40.81%
Teleflex	Outperform Votes 526 58.64%	Underperform Votes 371 41.36%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, STE or TFX?

STERIS has higher revenue and earnings than Teleflex. STERIS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Teleflex, 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
STERIS	$5.40B	4.03	$378.24M	$4.71	47.04
Teleflex	$3.05B	2.12	$356.33M	$1.42	98.13

Does the media refer more to STE or TFX?

In the previous week, STERIS had 4 more articles in the media than Teleflex. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for STERIS and 16 mentions for Teleflex. STERIS's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Teleflex's score of 0.81 indicating that STERIS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
STERIS	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Teleflex	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is STE or TFX a better dividend stock?

STERIS pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Teleflex pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. STERIS pays out 48.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Teleflex pays out 95.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. STERIS has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. STERIS is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer STE or TFX?

STERIS currently has a consensus target price of $258.75, indicating a potential upside of 16.78%. Teleflex has a consensus target price of $182.63, indicating a potential upside of 31.05%. Given Teleflex's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Teleflex is more favorable than STERIS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
STERIS	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Teleflex	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09

Summary

STERIS beats Teleflex on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.