iRobot (IRBT) Competitors $8.74 -0.77 (-8.07%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.78 +0.03 (+0.37%) As of 02/21/2025 07:55 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends IRBT vs. NC, WHR, HELE, COOK, VIOT, RAY, SN, AOS, MRC, and KALUShould you be buying iRobot stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of iRobot include NACCO Industries (NC), Whirlpool (WHR), Helen of Troy (HELE), Traeger (COOK), Viomi Technology (VIOT), Raytech (RAY), SharkNinja (SN), A. O. Smith (AOS), MRC Global (MRC), and Kaiser Aluminum (KALU). iRobot vs. NACCO Industries Whirlpool Helen of Troy Traeger Viomi Technology Raytech SharkNinja A. O. Smith MRC Global Kaiser Aluminum iRobot (NASDAQ:IRBT) and NACCO Industries (NYSE:NC) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, dividends and institutional ownership. Is IRBT or NC more profitable? NACCO Industries has a net margin of -7.94% compared to iRobot's net margin of -16.15%. NACCO Industries' return on equity of 8.87% beat iRobot's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets iRobot-16.15% -100.79% -26.97% NACCO Industries -7.94%8.87%6.13% Which has more volatility and risk, IRBT or NC? iRobot has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NACCO Industries has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, IRBT or NC? NACCO Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than iRobot. NACCO Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than iRobot, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioiRobot$890.58M0.30-$304.71M-$4.60-1.90NACCO Industries$214.79M1.12-$39.59M-$2.32-14.22 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IRBT or NC? iRobot received 362 more outperform votes than NACCO Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.22% of users gave iRobot an outperform vote while only 63.87% of users gave NACCO Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformiRobotOutperform Votes56064.22% Underperform Votes31235.78% NACCO IndustriesOutperform Votes19863.87% Underperform Votes11236.13% Do analysts prefer IRBT or NC? iRobot presently has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 48.69%. Given iRobot's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe iRobot is more favorable than NACCO Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score iRobot 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00NACCO Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media favor IRBT or NC? In the previous week, NACCO Industries had 1 more articles in the media than iRobot. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for NACCO Industries and 3 mentions for iRobot. NACCO Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat iRobot's score of 0.39 indicating that NACCO Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment iRobot 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral NACCO Industries 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of IRBT or NC? 77.4% of iRobot shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.1% of NACCO Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of iRobot shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.3% of NACCO Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryNACCO Industries beats iRobot on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get iRobot News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IRBT 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 IRBT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetriciRobotHousehold appliances IndustryIndustrial SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$267.19M$3.67B$9.05B$8.98BDividend YieldN/A4.31%2.09%3.85%P/E Ratio-1.9010.2716.7818.82Price / Sales0.301.154.1380.61Price / CashN/A13.3422.2537.47Price / Book1.242.874.494.64Net Income-$304.71M$12.85M$424.79M$245.69M7 Day Performance-7.87%-4.38%-2.83%-2.66%1 Month Performance10.53%-0.58%-5.46%-2.15%1 Year Performance-26.96%25.00%29.53%12.90% iRobot Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IRBTiRobot3.3928 of 5 stars$8.74-8.1%$13.00+48.7%-27.4%$267.19M$890.58M-1.901,113NCNACCO Industries2.279 of 5 stars$31.95+0.3%N/A-4.1%$233.24M$214.79M-13.771,700Dividend AnnouncementNews CoverageWHRWhirlpool2.7137 of 5 stars$103.98+2.4%$112.80+8.5%-4.7%$5.73B$16.61B-17.7459,000Dividend AnnouncementHELEHelen of Troy2.8502 of 5 stars$56.53-0.2%$77.00+36.2%-52.6%$1.29B$2.01B11.401,927COOKTraeger2.9347 of 5 stars$2.47+0.4%$4.10+66.0%+7.6%$322.58M$605.88M-6.17880Gap UpVIOTViomi TechnologyN/A$1.52flatN/A+117.0%$103.69M$351.19M0.001,470RAYRaytechN/A$1.24+6.0%N/AN/A$21.84M$8.56M0.00N/APositive NewsGap UpSNSharkNinja2.812 of 5 stars$110.32-3.6%$122.50+11.0%+91.3%$15.44B$4.25B43.263,019AOSA. O. Smith4.8237 of 5 stars$66.22+0.3%$80.86+22.1%-17.8%$9.60B$3.82B18.2412,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMRCMRC Global4.3381 of 5 stars$13.45+2.8%$16.00+18.9%+3.2%$1.15B$3.41B15.462,800Positive NewsKALUKaiser Aluminum3.82 of 5 stars$70.25-2.8%$90.00+28.1%+8.7%$1.13B$3.09B24.314,000Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NC Alternatives WHR Alternatives HELE Alternatives COOK Alternatives VIOT Alternatives RAY Alternatives SN Alternatives AOS Alternatives MRC Alternatives KALU Alternatives 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:IRBT) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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