Head to Head Survey: Solventum (SOLV) and Its Peers

Solventum (NYSE:SOLVGet Free Report) is one of 238 public companies in the “Surgical & medical instruments” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Solventum to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Solventum and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Solventum N/A N/A N/A
Solventum Competitors -546.70% -173.81% -26.43%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Solventum and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Solventum 1 9 1 0 2.00
Solventum Competitors 2076 5195 9451 289 2.47

Solventum currently has a consensus target price of $79.86, indicating a potential upside of 7.46%. As a group, “Surgical & medical instruments” companies have a potential upside of 31.83%. Given Solventum’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Solventum has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Solventum and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross Revenue Net Income Price/Earnings Ratio
Solventum $8.25 billion N/A 27.02
Solventum Competitors $988.05 million $56.11 million 3.16

Solventum has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its peers. Solventum 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.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

47.5% of shares of all “Surgical & medical instruments” companies are owned by institutional investors. 15.2% of shares of all “Surgical & medical instruments” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Solventum peers beat Solventum on 6 of the 11 factors compared.

About Solventum

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Solventum Corporation, a healthcare company, engages in the developing, manufacturing, and commercializing a portfolio of solutions to address critical customer and patient needs. It operates through four segments: Medsurg, Dental Solutions, Health Information Systems, and Purification and Filtration. The Medsurg segment is a provider of solutions including advanced wound care, I.V. site management, sterilization assurance, temperature management, surgical supplies, stethoscopes, and medical electrodes. The Dental Solutions segment provides a comprehensive suite of dental and orthodontic products including brackets, aligners, restorative cements, and bonding agents. The Health Information Systems provides software solutions including computer-assisted, physician documentation, direct-to-bill and coding automation, classification methodologies, speech, recognition, and data visualization platforms. The Purification and Filtration segment provides purification and filtration technologies including filters, purifiers, cartridges, and membranes. The company was incorporated in 2023 and is based in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

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