MDT vs. DXCM, ISRG, ABT, JNJ, NVST, SYK, TMO, BSX, BDX, and IDXX
Should you be buying Medtronic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Medtronic include DexCom (DXCM), Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Envista (NVST), Stryker (SYK), Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO), Boston Scientific (BSX), Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX), and IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector.
Medtronic vs. Its Competitors
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) and DexCom (NASDAQ:DXCM) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.
In the previous week, Medtronic had 29 more articles in the media than DexCom. MarketBeat recorded 64 mentions for Medtronic and 35 mentions for DexCom. DexCom's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Medtronic's score of 1.20 indicating that DexCom is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
82.1% of Medtronic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of DexCom shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Medtronic shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of DexCom shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Medtronic has a net margin of 13.90% compared to DexCom's net margin of 13.29%. DexCom's return on equity of 30.41% beat Medtronic's return on equity.
Medtronic has higher revenue and earnings than DexCom. Medtronic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DexCom, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Medtronic currently has a consensus target price of $98.19, indicating a potential upside of 5.88%. DexCom has a consensus target price of $99.89, indicating a potential upside of 23.60%. Given DexCom's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe DexCom is more favorable than Medtronic.
Medtronic has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DexCom has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
DexCom beats Medtronic on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NYSE:MDT) was last updated on 8/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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