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ITRI vs. COHR, BMI, CGNX, OSIS, MLAB, DAKT, FARO, VPG, TER, and TRNS

Should you be buying Itron stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Itron include Coherent (COHR), Badger Meter (BMI), Cognex (CGNX), OSI Systems (OSIS), Mesa Laboratories (MLAB), Daktronics (DAKT), FARO Technologies (FARO), Vishay Precision Group (VPG), Teradyne (TER), and Transcat (TRNS).

Itron vs.

Itron (NASDAQ:ITRI) and Coherent (NYSE:COHR) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Itron received 24 more outperform votes than Coherent when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.91% of users gave Itron an outperform vote while only 62.68% of users gave Coherent an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
ItronOutperform Votes
590
64.91%
Underperform Votes
319
35.09%
CoherentOutperform Votes
566
62.68%
Underperform Votes
337
37.32%

Itron currently has a consensus target price of $127.64, indicating a potential upside of 26.57%. Coherent has a consensus target price of $113.00, indicating a potential upside of 109.47%. Given Coherent's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Coherent is more favorable than Itron.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Itron
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73
Coherent
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

96.2% of Itron shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of Coherent shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Itron shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Coherent shares are owned 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.

In the previous week, Coherent had 2 more articles in the media than Itron. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Coherent and 17 mentions for Itron. Itron's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Coherent's score of 0.29 indicating that Itron is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Itron
13 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Coherent
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
13 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Itron has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Coherent. Coherent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Itron, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Itron$2.44B1.88$96.92M$5.1819.47
Coherent$5.31B1.58-$156.15M-$0.41-131.57

Itron has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coherent has a beta of 1.88, meaning that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Itron has a net margin of 9.37% compared to Coherent's net margin of 1.28%. Itron's return on equity of 19.03% beat Coherent's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Itron9.37% 19.03% 8.53%
Coherent 1.28%8.29%3.25%

Summary

Itron beats Coherent on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ITRI vs. The Competition

MetricItronInstruments to measure electricity IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$4.60B$3.83B$21.72B$7.50B
Dividend YieldN/A0.51%2.84%4.05%
P/E Ratio20.6618.8839.6118.08
Price / Sales1.882.181,979.3186.83
Price / Cash20.8417.8734.5934.64
Price / Book3.452.955.723.99
Net Income$96.92M$135.28M$733.91M$247.18M
7 Day Performance-2.87%-5.78%-3.21%-4.25%
1 Month Performance-4.66%-11.33%49,978.72%-6.87%
1 Year Performance10.20%-19.69%52,540.21%-3.73%

Itron Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ITRI
Itron
4.4835 of 5 stars
$95.61
-5.2%
$127.64
+33.5%
+12.6%$4.31B$2.44B19.365,480Positive News
Gap Down
COHR
Coherent
4.1142 of 5 stars
$64.96
-1.2%
$113.00
+74.0%
-9.5%$10.07B$5.31B-158.4323,700Analyst Upgrade
Gap Down
BMI
Badger Meter
4.4041 of 5 stars
$190.36
+0.1%
$225.20
+18.3%
+17.5%$5.60B$826.56M45.002,140Positive News
Gap Down
CGNX
Cognex
4.7892 of 5 stars
$29.83
-0.6%
$44.83
+50.3%
-33.9%$5.05B$914.52M48.902,914Gap Down
High Trading Volume
OSIS
OSI Systems
3.6453 of 5 stars
$194.34
+0.5%
$212.00
+9.1%
+29.0%$3.26B$1.65B25.016,300Short Interest ↑
MLAB
Mesa Laboratories
2.4044 of 5 stars
$118.66
-0.8%
$140.00
+18.0%
+8.6%$644.80M$237.75M-2.57680Gap Down
DAKT
Daktronics
4.7466 of 5 stars
$12.18
+1.2%
$26.00
+113.5%
+22.2%$637.47M$799.81M48.722,480Short Interest ↑
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
FARO
FARO Technologies
3.3011 of 5 stars
$27.30
-0.7%
$35.00
+28.2%
+18.1%$518.21M$342.43M-78.001,490Positive News
VPG
Vishay Precision Group
3.5229 of 5 stars
$24.13
+0.2%
$28.50
+18.1%
-38.5%$319.89M$306.52M32.612,700Gap Down
TER
Teradyne
4.9824 of 5 stars
$82.60
-0.2%
$121.44
+47.0%
-31.0%$13.36B$2.82B24.806,500Short Interest ↓
Positive News
Gap Down
TRNS
Transcat
2.4618 of 5 stars
$74.45
+1.5%
$111.50
+49.8%
-32.4%$693.06M$272.20M40.24920Positive News
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This page (NASDAQ:ITRI) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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