Teleflex (TFX) Competitors

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

Is DXCM or TFX more profitable?

DexCom has a net margin of 17.22% compared to Teleflex's net margin of 7.85%. DexCom's return on equity of 31.40% beat Teleflex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DexCom	17.22%	31.40%	10.58%
Teleflex	7.85%	14.19%	8.53%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DXCM or TFX?

97.8% of DexCom shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of Teleflex shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of DexCom shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Teleflex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DXCM or TFX?

DexCom has higher revenue and earnings than Teleflex. Teleflex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DexCom, 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
DexCom	$3.95B	7.91	$541.50M	$1.67	47.93
Teleflex	$3.03B	2.73	$356.33M	$5.03	35.42

Does the media refer more to DXCM or TFX?

In the previous week, DexCom had 4 more articles in the media than Teleflex. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for DexCom and 11 mentions for Teleflex. DexCom's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Teleflex's score of 0.52 indicating that DexCom is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DexCom	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Teleflex	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DXCM or TFX?

DexCom received 449 more outperform votes than Teleflex when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.72% of users gave DexCom an outperform vote while only 59.19% of users gave Teleflex an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DexCom	Outperform Votes 974 71.72%	Underperform Votes 384 28.28%
Teleflex	Outperform Votes 525 59.19%	Underperform Votes 362 40.81%

Do analysts prefer DXCM or TFX?

DexCom currently has a consensus price target of $98.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.44%. Teleflex has a consensus price target of $252.50, indicating a potential upside of 41.73%. Given Teleflex's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Teleflex is more favorable than DexCom.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DexCom	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72
Teleflex	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Which has more volatility & risk, DXCM or TFX?

DexCom has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teleflex has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

DexCom beats Teleflex on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.