AME vs. ETN, EMR, ROP, ROK, ENPH, GNRC, AYI, WIRE, FELE, and ENS
Should you be buying AMETEK stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AMETEK include Eaton (ETN), Emerson Electric (EMR), Roper Technologies (ROP), Rockwell Automation (ROK), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Generac (GNRC), Acuity Brands (AYI), Encore Wire (WIRE), Franklin Electric (FELE), and EnerSys (ENS). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry.
AMETEK (NYSE:AME) and Eaton (NYSE:ETN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
Eaton has higher revenue and earnings than AMETEK. AMETEK is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eaton, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
AMETEK has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eaton has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.
AMETEK pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Eaton pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. AMETEK pays out 19.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eaton pays out 44.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
In the previous week, Eaton had 10 more articles in the media than AMETEK. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Eaton and 4 mentions for AMETEK. AMETEK's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Eaton's score of 1.09 indicating that AMETEK is being referred to more favorably in the media.
AMETEK has a net margin of 19.57% compared to Eaton's net margin of 14.38%. Eaton's return on equity of 20.69% beat AMETEK's return on equity.
Eaton received 309 more outperform votes than AMETEK when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.22% of users gave AMETEK an outperform vote while only 66.59% of users gave Eaton an outperform vote.
AMETEK currently has a consensus target price of $181.64, suggesting a potential upside of 7.11%. Eaton has a consensus target price of $314.27, suggesting a potential downside of 5.58%. Given AMETEK's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe AMETEK is more favorable than Eaton.
87.4% of AMETEK shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Eaton shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of AMETEK shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Eaton shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
AMETEK beats Eaton on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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