Utah Medical Products (UTMD) & Its Rivals Head to Head Contrast

Utah Medical Products (NASDAQ:UTMD) is one of 511 public companies in the “Healthcare Equipment & Supplies” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Utah Medical Products to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Utah Medical Products and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Utah Medical Products	$38.52 million	$11.29 million	22.02
Utah Medical Products Competitors	$1.90 billion	$135.83 million	5.86

Utah Medical Products’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Utah Medical Products. Utah Medical Products is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Utah Medical Products pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Utah Medical Products pays out 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Healthcare Equipment & Supplies” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.1% and pay out 47.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Utah Medical Products has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares Utah Medical Products and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Utah Medical Products	30.48%	8.83%	8.59%
Utah Medical Products Competitors	-304.20%	-315.07%	-22.11%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Utah Medical Products and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Utah Medical Products	0	1	0	0	2.00
Utah Medical Products Competitors	4291	10579	18364	831	2.46

As a group, “Healthcare Equipment & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 21.00%. Given Utah Medical Products’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Utah Medical Products has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

69.6% of Utah Medical Products shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.5% of shares of all “Healthcare Equipment & Supplies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of Utah Medical Products shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of shares of all “Healthcare Equipment & Supplies” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Utah Medical Products has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Utah Medical Products’ peers have a beta of 2.57, suggesting that their average stock price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Utah Medical Products peers beat Utah Medical Products on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

Utah Medical Products Company Profile

Utah Medical Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:UTMD) develops, manufactures and distributes medical devices used primarily in hospital and clinical settings. The company focuses on specialized products for women’s health, childbirth, neonatal care, electrosurgery, gastroenterology and related medical applications. Its product portfolio includes fetal monitoring electrodes and catheters, intrauterine pressure monitoring devices, vacuum-assisted delivery systems, neonatal respiratory and care products, electrosurgical accessories, and other disposable and specialty medical instruments.