Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Electro-Sensors (ELSE) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesShort InterestTrends ELSE vs. CLIR, SYPR, SMIT, DHR, ROP, AME, KEYS, FTV, MKSI, and CGNXShould you be buying Electro-Sensors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Electro-Sensors include ClearSign Technologies (CLIR), Sypris Solutions (SYPR), Schmitt Industries (SMIT), Danaher (DHR), Roper Technologies (ROP), AMETEK (AME), Keysight Technologies (KEYS), Fortive (FTV), MKS Instruments (MKSI), and Cognex (CGNX). These companies are all part of the "process control instruments" industry. Electro-Sensors vs. ClearSign Technologies Sypris Solutions Schmitt Industries Danaher Roper Technologies AMETEK Keysight Technologies Fortive MKS Instruments Cognex Electro-Sensors (NASDAQ:ELSE) and ClearSign Technologies (NASDAQ:CLIR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ELSE or CLIR? ClearSign Technologies received 62 more outperform votes than Electro-Sensors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 42.34% of users gave ClearSign Technologies an outperform vote while only 31.69% of users gave Electro-Sensors an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformElectro-SensorsOutperform Votes9031.69% Underperform Votes19468.31% ClearSign TechnologiesOutperform Votes15242.34% Underperform Votes20757.66% Is ELSE or CLIR more profitable? Electro-Sensors has a net margin of 4.74% compared to ClearSign Technologies' net margin of -118.93%. Electro-Sensors' return on equity of 3.17% beat ClearSign Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Electro-Sensors4.74% 3.17% 3.01% ClearSign Technologies -118.93%-50.44%-41.41% Do analysts prefer ELSE or CLIR? ClearSign Technologies has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 355.93%. Given ClearSign Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ClearSign Technologies is more favorable than Electro-Sensors.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Electro-Sensors 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00ClearSign Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor ELSE or CLIR? In the previous week, ClearSign Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Electro-Sensors. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for ClearSign Technologies and 0 mentions for Electro-Sensors. Electro-Sensors' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat ClearSign Technologies' score of -0.10 indicating that Electro-Sensors is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Electro-Sensors Neutral ClearSign Technologies Neutral Do insiders & institutionals believe in ELSE or CLIR? 11.7% of Electro-Sensors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.0% of ClearSign Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 13.3% of Electro-Sensors shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of ClearSign Technologies shares are held 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. Which has more volatility and risk, ELSE or CLIR? Electro-Sensors has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ClearSign Technologies has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ELSE or CLIR? Electro-Sensors has higher revenue and earnings than ClearSign Technologies. ClearSign Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Electro-Sensors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioElectro-Sensors$8.56M2.03$280K$0.1338.99ClearSign Technologies$2.40M27.54-$5.19M-$0.11-11.96 SummaryClearSign Technologies beats Electro-Sensors on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Electro-Sensors News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ELSE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ELSE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricElectro-SensorsProcess control instruments IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$17.63M$21.07B$27.10B$9.23BDividend YieldN/A0.71%2.71%3.98%P/E Ratio38.9950.69236.8417.54Price / Sales2.036.743,301.8083.35Price / Cash47.7718.4636.0437.67Price / Book1.264.718.664.76Net Income$280,000.00$404.86M$671.24M$224.45M Electro-Sensors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ELSEElectro-SensorsN/A$5.07-1.4%N/A+24.8%$17.63M$8.56M38.9937Analyst ForecastCLIRClearSign Technologies2.7915 of 5 stars$1.11-4.3%$6.00+440.5%+17.1%$55.76M$4.28M-10.0910Analyst ForecastGap UpSYPRSypris Solutions0.9912 of 5 stars$1.96-9.3%N/A+2.8%$45.12M$141.47M-15.08680Analyst ForecastGap UpSMITSchmitt IndustriesN/A$0.02+19.9%N/AN/A$82,000.00$9.89M0.00160Gap UpDHRDanaher4.8891 of 5 stars$239.83+2.0%$286.80+19.6%+5.8%$173.22B$23.74B45.7763,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsROPRoper Technologies3.8269 of 5 stars$508.00+1.1%$623.33+22.7%-3.5%$54.47B$6.78B37.1615,800News CoveragePositive NewsAMEAMETEK4.5966 of 5 stars$176.48+0.2%$202.50+14.7%+15.3%$40.82B$6.91B30.7521,500Positive NewsKEYSKeysight Technologies4.6802 of 5 stars$161.16-0.1%$180.80+12.2%+11.6%$27.91B$4.98B46.0514,900Analyst UpgradePositive NewsFTVFortive4.4055 of 5 stars$76.14+1.1%$86.64+13.8%+8.0%$26.42B$6.20B30.3318,000MKSIMKS Instruments4.8201 of 5 stars$109.73+0.6%$141.75+29.2%+7.3%$7.38B$3.54B243.846,400Analyst RevisionNews CoverageCGNXCognex4.9253 of 5 stars$37.19+0.5%$47.83+28.6%+4.7%$6.38B$881.50M71.522,992Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ClearSign Technologies Competitors Sypris Solutions Competitors Schmitt Industries Competitors Danaher Competitors Roper Technologies Competitors AMETEK Competitors Keysight Technologies Competitors Fortive Competitors MKS Instruments Competitors Cognex Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ELSE) was last updated on 1/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI was wrong. 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