Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. IRTC scored 31.3, MEDP scored 76.6 — MEDP leads.
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IRTC
iRhythm Holdings, Inc.
Medical Devices · Quality-Growth
31.3
$106.70 · $3.5B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
45.3
MEDP leads
MEDP
Medpace Holdings, Inc.
Diagnostics & Research · Quality-Growth
76.6
$612.05 · $17.1B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthIRTC+26.2%
Strongest balance sheetMEDP0.33
Highest qualityMEDP87 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
IRTC
stronger →← stronger
MEDP
22
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
87
92
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
88
15
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
58
MEDP is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
IRTC
MEDP
$39mC-
FCF
$707mC+
+26.2%A-
Rev
+24.7%A-
3.91D
D/E
0.33B
4.3xB
P/S
—
—
PEG
2.87C
—
P/E
35.9xC+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
IRTC
MEDP
432% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
26% above
>60%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~20%/yr
-85%
1-yr DCF upside
-37%
-81%
5-yr DCF upside
-21%
-73%
10-yr DCF upside
+10%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
IRTC
Why this score
Diluting shareholders
MEDP
Why this score
Durable high returns
The companies
IRTCiRhythm Holdings, Inc.
Medical Devices · $106.70 · beta 1.46
Why now
Medical Devices · market cap $3.5b. Down 50% from 52-week high of $212.00 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +26% — in hypergrowth territory. 14 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $173.93 (implying +63% upside).
Moat
Turnaround / out-of-favor name — GAAP-unprofitable for now, so the durability case is forward-looking: it rests on a recovery (margin normalization, a cyclical upturn or restructuring) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than on current reported results.
Risk
D/E 3.91 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Currently unprofitable (margin -1.7%) — path to GAAP profitability is the core thesis risk. Down 50% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
MEDPMedpace Holdings, Inc.
Diagnostics & Research · $612.05 · beta 1.18
Why now
Diagnostics & Research · market cap $17.1b. 10% off the 52-week high of $677.90. Revenue growing +25%, comfortably above the S&P median. 13 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $595.92 (implying -3% upside).
Moat
Net margin 18% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. FCF converts 144% of net income, helped by cash released from working capital ($120m) that doesn't repeat every year.
Risk
Trailing P/E 36x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where IRTC and MEDP diverge
On the headline score the gap is 45.3 points in favor of MEDP. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
QualityIRTC 21.5 · MEDP 87.4MEDP +65.9
ValueIRTC 15.5 · MEDP 58.4MEDP +42.9
GrowthIRTC 91.8 · MEDP 88.3IRTC +3.5
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is MEDP or IRTC the better stock?
MEDP scores higher: MEDP 76.6, IRTC 31.3 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do MEDP and IRTC differ most?
The widest gap is quality, where MEDP leads by 66 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are MEDP and IRTC scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.