Zimmer Biomet (ZBH) Competitors

GE HealthCare Technologies (NASDAQ:GEHC) and Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, community ranking, profitability, valuation and risk.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GEHC or ZBH?

GE HealthCare Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Zimmer Biomet. Zimmer Biomet 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GE HealthCare Technologies	$19.55B	1.98	$1.57B	$3.64	23.28
Zimmer Biomet	$7.39B	2.95	$1.02B	$5.26	20.85

Is GEHC or ZBH more profitable?

Zimmer Biomet has a net margin of 14.27% compared to GE HealthCare Technologies' net margin of 8.56%. GE HealthCare Technologies' return on equity of 25.19% beat Zimmer Biomet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GE HealthCare Technologies	8.56%	25.19%	5.93%
Zimmer Biomet	14.27%	12.95%	7.55%

Which has more volatility and risk, GEHC or ZBH?

GE HealthCare Technologies has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zimmer Biomet has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GEHC or ZBH?

Zimmer Biomet received 878 more outperform votes than GE HealthCare Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.16% of users gave Zimmer Biomet an outperform vote while only 57.89% of users gave GE HealthCare Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
GE HealthCare Technologies	Outperform Votes 22 57.89%	Underperform Votes 16 42.11%
Zimmer Biomet	Outperform Votes 900 67.16%	Underperform Votes 440 32.84%

Is GEHC or ZBH a better dividend stock?

GE HealthCare Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Zimmer Biomet pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. GE HealthCare Technologies pays out 3.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Zimmer Biomet pays out 18.3% 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.

Does the media prefer GEHC or ZBH?

In the previous week, Zimmer Biomet had 1 more articles in the media than GE HealthCare Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Zimmer Biomet and 12 mentions for GE HealthCare Technologies. GE HealthCare Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Zimmer Biomet's score of 0.85 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	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Zimmer Biomet	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate GEHC or ZBH?

GE HealthCare Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $96.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.29%. Zimmer Biomet has a consensus price target of $123.33, indicating a potential upside of 12.47%. Given GE HealthCare Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe GE HealthCare Technologies is more favorable than Zimmer Biomet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GE HealthCare Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Zimmer Biomet	2 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GEHC or ZBH?

82.1% of GE HealthCare Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.9% of Zimmer Biomet shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of GE HealthCare Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Zimmer Biomet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

GE HealthCare Technologies beats Zimmer Biomet on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.