Analyzing Qiagen (NYSE:QGEN) and Stevanato Group (NYSE:STVN)

Stevanato Group (NYSE:STVN) and Qiagen (NYSE:QGEN) are both mid-cap healthcare companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

70.0% of Qiagen shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Stevanato Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Qiagen shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Stevanato Group and Qiagen’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stevanato Group	10.99%	10.43%	6.16%
Qiagen	19.49%	14.47%	8.34%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Stevanato Group and Qiagen”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Stevanato Group	$1.34 billion	4.88	$158.21 million	€0.56	38.61
Qiagen	$2.10 billion	4.29	$424.88 million	$1.95	22.44

Qiagen has higher revenue and earnings than Stevanato Group. Qiagen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stevanato Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Stevanato Group has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Qiagen has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Stevanato Group and Qiagen, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stevanato Group	0	3	2	2	2.86
Qiagen	0	9	4	1	2.43

Qiagen has a consensus target price of $43.51, indicating a potential downside of 0.58%. Given Qiagen’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Qiagen is more favorable than Stevanato Group.

Summary

Qiagen beats Stevanato Group on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Stevanato Group

Stevanato Group S.p.A. engages in the design, production, and distribution of products and processes to provide integrated solutions for bio-pharma and healthcare industries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, South America, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Biopharmaceutical and Diagnostic Solutions; and Engineering. Its principal products include containment solutions, drug delivery systems, medical devices, diagnostic, analytical services, visual inspection machines, assembling and packaging machines, and glass forming machines. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Piombino Dese, Italy. Stevanato Group S.p.A. is a subsidiary of Stevanato Holding S.R.L.

About Qiagen

QIAGEN NV is a holding company, which engages in the provision of Sample to Insight solutions that enable customers to gain valuable molecular insights from samples containing the building blocks of life. The company sample technologies isolate and process DNA, RNA, and proteins from blood, tissue, and other materials. The firm assay technologies make these biomolecules visible and ready for analysis. Its bioinformatics software and knowledge bases interpret data to report relevant, actionable insights. The company was founded by Detlev H. Riesner and Metin Colpan on April 29, 1996, and is headquartered in Venlo, the Netherlands.