iRobot (IRBT) Competitors $8.85 +0.55 (+6.63%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends IRBT vs. NC, WHR, HELE, COOK, VIOT, RAY, SN, AOS, EOSE, and CMCOShould 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), Eos Energy Enterprises (EOSE), and Columbus McKinnon (CMCO). iRobot vs. NACCO Industries Whirlpool Helen of Troy Traeger Viomi Technology Raytech SharkNinja A. O. Smith Eos Energy Enterprises Columbus McKinnon NACCO Industries (NYSE:NC) and iRobot (NASDAQ:IRBT) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk and valuation. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in NC or IRBT? 49.1% of NACCO Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.4% of iRobot shares are held by institutional investors. 41.3% of NACCO Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of iRobot shares are held 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 MarketBeat Community prefer NC or IRBT? iRobot received 362 more outperform votes than NACCO Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.44% of users gave iRobot an outperform vote while only 63.87% of users gave NACCO Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNACCO IndustriesOutperform Votes19863.87% Underperform Votes11236.13% iRobotOutperform Votes56064.44% Underperform Votes30935.56% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NC or IRBT? NACCO Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioNACCO Industries$214.79M1.06-$39.59M-$2.32-13.46iRobot$890.58M0.30-$304.71M-$4.60-1.92 Which has more risk & volatility, NC or IRBT? NACCO Industries has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iRobot has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is NC or IRBT 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 NACCO Industries-7.94% 8.87% 6.13% iRobot -16.15%-100.79%-26.97% Does the media favor NC or IRBT? In the previous week, iRobot had 10 more articles in the media than NACCO Industries. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for iRobot and 1 mentions for NACCO Industries. NACCO Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat iRobot's score of -0.02 indicating that NACCO Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NACCO Industries 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive iRobot 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer NC or IRBT? iRobot has a consensus target price of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 46.89%. Given iRobot's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe iRobot is more favorable than NACCO Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NACCO Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00iRobot 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryNACCO Industries beats iRobot on 9 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$270.46M$4.02B$9.78B$9.14BDividend YieldN/A3.97%2.19%4.04%P/E Ratio-1.9212.4521.7217.33Price / Sales0.301.314.70136.43Price / CashN/A13.6218.4035.97Price / Book1.263.444.784.80Net Income-$304.71M$34.44M$403.01M$224.91M7 Day Performance-15.31%1.11%4.02%1.77%1 Month Performance1.84%-0.70%1.10%2.22%1 Year Performance-67.86%20.74%41.71%20.67% iRobot Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IRBTiRobot3.5458 of 5 stars$8.85+6.6%$13.00+46.9%-67.9%$319.34M$890.58M0.001,113Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeNCNACCO Industries2.0108 of 5 stars$30.85-0.5%N/A-13.6%$225.11M$224.05M-13.301,700News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownWHRWhirlpool3.3315 of 5 stars$120.65+2.2%$106.50-11.7%+16.1%$6.65B$17.56B11.9061,000Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHELEHelen of Troy2.8222 of 5 stars$62.65+1.1%$77.00+22.9%-43.9%$1.43B$1.93B10.481,927Short Interest ↓COOKTraeger2.8363 of 5 stars$2.22-2.2%$4.10+84.7%+15.8%$289.94M$598.91M-5.55880Short Interest ↓News CoverageVIOTViomi Technology1.4131 of 5 stars$1.33-10.7%N/A+63.8%$90.74M$2.23B11.081,470Short Interest ↑Gap DownRAYRaytechN/A$1.22-9.6%N/AN/A$21.49M$66.97M0.00N/AGap UpSNSharkNinja2.418 of 5 stars$105.06-2.8%$116.50+10.9%+129.8%$14.70B$5.12B41.203,019Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageAOSA. O. Smith4.7007 of 5 stars$68.47+1.3%$82.33+20.2%-10.3%$9.93B$3.89B18.0212,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionEOSEEos Energy Enterprises0.931 of 5 stars$4.63-6.7%$3.90-15.8%+577.9%$1.01B$14.96M-1.92250Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsCMCOColumbus McKinnon4.0395 of 5 stars$34.68+0.8%$51.50+48.5%+1.4%$994.97M$1.00B65.433,220Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NC Alternatives WHR Alternatives HELE Alternatives COOK Alternatives VIOT Alternatives RAY Alternatives SN Alternatives AOS Alternatives EOSE Alternatives CMCO 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 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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