Integer (ITGR) Competitors

Insulet (NASDAQ:PODD) and Integer (NYSE:ITGR) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk and community ranking.

Does the media prefer PODD or ITGR?

In the previous week, Insulet had 10 more articles in the media than Integer. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Insulet and 4 mentions for Integer. Integer's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Insulet's score of 0.69 indicating that Insulet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Insulet	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Integer	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PODD or ITGR more profitable?

Insulet has a net margin of 13.14% compared to Insulet's net margin of 6.01%. Integer's return on equity of 34.06% beat Insulet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Insulet	13.14%	34.06%	9.08%
Integer	6.01%	11.25%	5.69%

Which has more risk & volatility, PODD or ITGR?

Insulet has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Integer has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate PODD or ITGR?

Insulet presently has a consensus target price of $239.18, suggesting a potential upside of 34.98%. Integer has a consensus target price of $128.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.58%. Given Integer's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Insulet is more favorable than Integer.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Insulet	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Integer	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PODD or ITGR?

Insulet received 337 more outperform votes than Integer when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.08% of users gave Insulet an outperform vote while only 63.41% of users gave Integer an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Insulet	Outperform Votes 713 66.08%	Underperform Votes 366 33.92%
Integer	Outperform Votes 376 63.41%	Underperform Votes 217 36.59%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PODD or ITGR?

99.3% of Integer shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Insulet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Integer shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PODD or ITGR?

Insulet has higher revenue and earnings than Integer. Integer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Insulet, 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
Insulet	$1.70B	7.31	$206.30M	$3.30	53.69
Integer	$1.60B	2.54	$90.65M	$2.89	41.95

Summary

Insulet beats Integer on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.