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 AnalysisCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOwnershipShort InterestTrends ELSE vs. CLIR, SYPR, SMIT, DHR, ROP, AME, FTV, KEYS, 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), Fortive (FTV), Keysight Technologies (KEYS), 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 Fortive Keysight Technologies MKS Instruments Cognex ClearSign Technologies (NASDAQ:CLIR) and Electro-Sensors (NASDAQ:ELSE) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders believe in CLIR or ELSE? 24.0% of ClearSign Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.7% of Electro-Sensors shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.9% of ClearSign Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Electro-Sensors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer CLIR or ELSE? In the previous week, ClearSign Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Electro-Sensors. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for ClearSign Technologies and 2 mentions for Electro-Sensors. ClearSign Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Electro-Sensors' score of 0.00 indicating that ClearSign Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment ClearSign Technologies Positive Electro-Sensors Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CLIR or ELSE? ClearSign Technologies received 62 more outperform votes than Electro-Sensors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 41.42% of users gave ClearSign Technologies an outperform vote while only 30.93% of users gave Electro-Sensors an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformClearSign TechnologiesOutperform Votes15241.42% Underperform Votes21558.58% Electro-SensorsOutperform Votes9030.93% Underperform Votes20169.07% Is CLIR or ELSE 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 ClearSign Technologies-118.93% -50.44% -41.41% Electro-Sensors 4.74%3.17%3.01% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CLIR or ELSE? 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 RatioClearSign Technologies$4.28M9.58-$5.19M-$0.11-7.42Electro-Sensors$8.56M1.75$280K$0.1333.62 Do analysts rate CLIR or ELSE? ClearSign Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 635.29%. Given ClearSign Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ClearSign Technologies is more favorable than Electro-Sensors.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ClearSign Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Electro-Sensors 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more volatility and risk, CLIR or ELSE? ClearSign Technologies has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Electro-Sensors has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryClearSign Technologies beats Electro-Sensors on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$14.99M$18.56B$23.87B$8.07BDividend YieldN/A0.78%2.82%4.04%P/E Ratio33.6226.0841.8419.02Price / Sales1.754.562,479.43117.68Price / Cash43.4818.5034.6534.64Price / Book1.093.656.044.24Net Income$280,000.00$492.30M$734.45M$246.71M Electro-Sensors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ELSEElectro-Sensors0.2574 of 5 stars$4.37-1.1%N/A+7.8%$14.99M$8.56M33.6237Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑CLIRClearSign Technologies2.8728 of 5 stars$0.79+3.5%$6.00+664.2%-26.9%$39.44M$4.28M-7.1410Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageGap UpSYPRSypris Solutions1.2841 of 5 stars$1.66-9.8%N/A-16.3%$38.22M$141.47M-12.77680Analyst ForecastSMITSchmitt IndustriesN/A$0.02-14.3%N/A-41.6%$70,000.00$9.89M0.00160High Trading VolumeDHRDanaher4.9203 of 5 stars$205.60-1.0%$278.00+35.2%-18.5%$146.94B$23.88B38.9463,000Short Interest ↑Positive NewsROPRoper Technologies3.6303 of 5 stars$585.81+0.2%$623.60+6.5%+2.1%$62.91B$7.04B40.8516,800Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsAMEAMETEK4.1812 of 5 stars$186.31-1.6%$204.67+9.9%-0.9%$42.97B$6.94B31.4221,500Analyst UpgradePositive NewsFTVFortive4.6491 of 5 stars$79.00-0.7%$87.64+10.9%-12.5%$27.41B$6.23B33.4718,000Positive NewsKEYSKeysight Technologies4.1906 of 5 stars$155.85-2.3%$184.44+18.3%-1.5%$26.95B$5.02B44.5315,500Analyst DowngradeMKSIMKS Instruments4.9715 of 5 stars$85.63-6.7%$140.08+63.6%-38.1%$5.77B$3.59B30.5810,200Gap UpCGNXCognex4.808 of 5 stars$31.87-2.8%$44.83+40.7%-21.3%$5.41B$914.52M52.252,914Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑ Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ClearSign Technologies Competitors Sypris Solutions Competitors Schmitt Industries Competitors Danaher Competitors Roper Technologies Competitors AMETEK Competitors Fortive Competitors Keysight Technologies Competitors MKS Instruments Competitors Cognex Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ELSE) was last updated on 3/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile'Trump Orders ‘National Digital Asset Stockpile’ THIS could be the coin they choose…Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredA brutally honest economic warning for 2025 (see proof)New York Times best-selling financial author and world-renowned economist Addison Wiggin (a man who’s worked s...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredAlert: DOGE goes liveElon will most likely be at the helm of it all. 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