Itron (ITRI) Competitors $123.18 -1.36 (-1.09%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$123.14 -0.04 (-0.03%) As of 08/1/2025 04:58 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ITRI vs. WWD, GDDY, WTS, COHR, CGNX, BMI, OSIS, FARO, DAKT, and MLABShould you be buying Itron stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Itron include Woodward (WWD), GoDaddy (GDDY), Watts Water Technologies (WTS), Coherent (COHR), Cognex (CGNX), Badger Meter (BMI), OSI Systems (OSIS), FARO Technologies (FARO), Daktronics (DAKT), and Mesa Laboratories (MLAB). Itron vs. Its Competitors Woodward GoDaddy Watts Water Technologies Coherent Cognex Badger Meter OSI Systems FARO Technologies Daktronics Mesa Laboratories Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) and Itron (NASDAQ:ITRI) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability. Do analysts prefer WWD or ITRI? Woodward presently has a consensus target price of $242.13, suggesting a potential downside of 6.62%. Itron has a consensus target price of $134.58, suggesting a potential upside of 9.26%. Given Itron's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Itron is more favorable than Woodward.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Woodward 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56Itron 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.85 Does the media prefer WWD or ITRI? In the previous week, Woodward had 8 more articles in the media than Itron. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Woodward and 27 mentions for Itron. Woodward's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Itron's score of 0.48 indicating that Woodward is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Woodward 12 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Itron 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in WWD or ITRI? 81.2% of Woodward shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Itron shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Woodward shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Itron shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation and earnings, WWD or ITRI? Woodward has higher revenue and earnings than Itron. Itron is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Woodward, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWoodward$3.32B4.63$372.97M$6.3241.03Itron$2.44B2.30$239.10M$5.4822.48 Which has more risk & volatility, WWD or ITRI? Woodward has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Itron has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is WWD or ITRI more profitable? Woodward has a net margin of 11.32% compared to Itron's net margin of 11.05%. Itron's return on equity of 19.69% beat Woodward's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Woodward11.32% 16.57% 8.53% Itron 11.05%19.69%8.39% SummaryWoodward beats Itron on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Itron News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ITRI 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 ITRI 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 ITRI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricItronELEC TEST EQUIPTMENT IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.68B$14.29B$29.20B$9.51BDividend YieldN/A0.71%3.08%4.09%P/E Ratio21.0625.6848.0923.80Price / Sales2.3021.171,544.9766.58Price / Cash17.4626.5438.0757.96Price / Book3.443.387.415.55Net Income$239.10M$510.76M$782.10M$259.03M7 Day Performance-9.41%0.27%-3.65%-4.59%1 Month Performance-8.13%0.72%-0.11%4.46%1 Year Performance21.78%3.75%52,642.35%18.03% Itron Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ITRIItron4.2568 of 5 stars$123.18-1.1%$134.58+9.3%+14.0%$5.68B$2.44B21.065,788Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeWWDWoodward4.0637 of 5 stars$258.50+0.5%$232.25-10.2%+67.4%$15.27B$3.32B41.769,300Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Gap DownGDDYGoDaddy4.6127 of 5 stars$166.02+0.0%$214.86+29.4%+10.7%$23.65B$4.57B31.935,518Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsWTSWatts Water Technologies4.132 of 5 stars$252.24-0.2%$234.20-7.2%+27.7%$8.44B$2.25B28.894,800News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsCOHRCoherent3.037 of 5 stars$104.30+4.2%$105.07+0.7%+56.8%$15.57B$4.71B-453.4826,157Analyst DowngradeGap DownCGNXCognex4.4038 of 5 stars$34.63+1.6%$40.25+16.2%+3.6%$5.72B$914.52M50.932,914Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionBMIBadger Meter4.6592 of 5 stars$193.16+0.1%$238.40+23.4%-10.4%$5.69B$826.56M42.082,210High Trading VolumeOSISOSI Systems3.4546 of 5 stars$224.07-0.9%$228.33+1.9%+51.8%$3.80B$1.54B27.266,681Positive NewsFAROFARO Technologies2.2408 of 5 stars$43.99flat$35.50-19.3%N/A$849.89M$342.43M-879.801,232Upcoming EarningsDAKTDaktronics4.3665 of 5 stars$16.86+1.3%$26.00+54.2%+10.2%$817.74M$756.48M-38.322,702MLABMesa Laboratories2.4034 of 5 stars$77.26+2.2%$130.00+68.3%-32.5%$416.02M$240.98M-208.81680Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Woodward Competitors GoDaddy Competitors Watts Water Technologies Competitors Coherent Competitors Cognex Competitors Badger Meter Competitors OSI Systems Competitors FARO Technologies Competitors Daktronics Competitors Mesa Laboratories 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:ITRI) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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