Head-To-Head Comparison: Baxter International (NYSE:BAX) versus GN Store Nord (OTCMKTS:GNNDY)

Baxter International (NYSE:BAX) and GN Store Nord (OTCMKTS:GNNDY) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Baxter International and GN Store Nord, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baxter International	2	9	2	0	2.00
GN Store Nord	1	3	2	0	2.17

Baxter International currently has a consensus target price of $19.80, indicating a potential upside of 8.99%. Given Baxter International’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Baxter International is more favorable than GN Store Nord.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Baxter International and GN Store Nord”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Baxter International	$11.24 billion	0.83	-$957.00 million	($1.85)	-9.82
GN Store Nord	$2.54 billion	0.91	$98.86 million	$2.06	22.33

GN Store Nord has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Baxter International. Baxter International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GN Store Nord, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Baxter International has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GN Store Nord has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Baxter International and GN Store Nord’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baxter International	-8.51%	16.95%	5.62%
GN Store Nord	3.97%	6.31%	2.29%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

90.2% of Baxter International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Baxter International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

GN Store Nord beats Baxter International on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Baxter International

Baxter International Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops and provides a portfolio of healthcare products worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Medical Products and Therapies, Healthcare Systems and Technologies, Pharmaceuticals, and Kidney Care. The company offers sterile intravenous (IV) solutions; infusion systems and devices; parenteral nutrition therapies; generic injectable pharmaceuticals; surgical hemostat and sealant products, advanced surgical equipment; smart bed systems; patient monitoring and diagnostic technologies; and respiratory health devices, as well as advanced equipment for the surgical space, including surgical video technologies, precision positioning devices, and other accessories. It also provides administrative sets; adhesion prevention products; inhaled anesthesia; drug compounding; chronic and acute dialysis therapies and services, including peritoneal dialysis (PD), hemodialysis (HD), continuous renal replacement therapies (CRRT), and other organ support therapies. The company’s products are used in hospitals, kidney dialysis centers, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, ambulatory surgery centers, doctors’ offices, and patients at home under physician supervision. The company sells its products through direct sales force, as well as through independent distributors, drug wholesalers, and specialty pharmacy or other alternate site providers in approximately 100 countries. It has an agreement with Celerity Pharmaceutical, LLC to develop acute care generic injectable premix and oncolytic products; and a collaborative research agreement with Miromatrix Medical Inc. aiming to advance care for patients with acute liver failure. Baxter International Inc. was incorporated in 1931 and is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois.

About GN Store Nord

GN Store Nord A/S provides hearing, audio, video, and gaming solutions in Denmark, rest of Europe, North America, and internationally. The company operates through GN Hearing and GN Audio segments. The GN Hearing segment produces and sells hearing instruments and products. The GN Audio segment supplies headsets, video cameras, and speakerphones for professional use and consumer products. It offers its products under the ReSound, Jabra, Beltone, Interton, Danavox, BlueParrott, FalCom, and SteelSeries brands. GN Store Nord A/S was founded in 1869 and is based in Ballerup, Denmark.