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ITRI vs. WWD, GDDY, WTS, COHR, CGNX, BMI, OSIS, DAKT, MLAB, and VPG

Should 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), Daktronics (DAKT), Mesa Laboratories (MLAB), and Vishay Precision Group (VPG).

Itron vs. Its Competitors

Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) and Itron (NASDAQ:ITRI) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.

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%

In the previous week, Woodward had 5 more articles in the media than Itron. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Woodward and 19 mentions for Itron. Woodward's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Itron's score of 0.81 indicating that Woodward is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Woodward
16 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Itron
11 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 Ratio
Woodward$3.43B4.36$372.97M$6.3239.45
Itron$2.44B2.31$239.10M$5.8521.11

Woodward has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Itron has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Woodward currently has a consensus target price of $253.11, suggesting a potential upside of 1.53%. Itron has a consensus target price of $136.25, suggesting a potential upside of 10.34%. Given Itron's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Itron is more favorable than Woodward.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Woodward
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.55
Itron
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.92

Summary

Woodward beats Itron on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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ITRI vs. The Competition

MetricItronELEC TEST EQUIPTMENT IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$5.65B$14.48B$30.02B$9.84B
Dividend YieldN/A0.68%3.06%4.02%
P/E Ratio21.1126.9656.2626.60
Price / Sales2.3119.241,419.83121.37
Price / Cash17.4027.7235.7359.36
Price / Book3.453.529.506.67
Net Income$239.10M$510.76M$806.27M$265.59M
7 Day Performance0.06%1.39%3.35%3.42%
1 Month Performance-9.41%3.97%0.68%1.09%
1 Year Performance23.10%3.27%23,930.51%23.85%

Itron Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ITRI
Itron
4.7188 of 5 stars
$123.48
-0.4%
$136.25
+10.3%
+21.8%$5.65B$2.44B21.115,788Insider Trade
WWD
Woodward
4.1475 of 5 stars
$246.00
-0.8%
$253.11
+2.9%
+50.3%$14.87B$3.32B38.929,300Positive News
GDDY
GoDaddy
4.9444 of 5 stars
$145.94
-0.8%
$202.43
+38.7%
-10.2%$20.36B$4.57B26.065,518Positive News
WTS
Watts Water Technologies
4.5191 of 5 stars
$280.75
+0.1%
$245.50
-12.6%
+48.4%$9.36B$2.25B30.194,800Positive News
COHR
Coherent
4.0875 of 5 stars
$90.53
+0.7%
$110.07
+21.6%
+14.1%$14.01B$5.81B-167.6530,216
CGNX
Cognex
4.626 of 5 stars
$44.02
-1.7%
$42.31
-3.9%
+12.7%$7.52B$914.52M62.002,914Positive News
BMI
Badger Meter
4.6674 of 5 stars
$185.23
-2.1%
$238.40
+28.7%
-7.9%$5.58B$826.56M40.352,210News Coverage
Positive News
OSIS
OSI Systems
3.5956 of 5 stars
$225.19
-1.5%
$229.17
+1.8%
+56.9%$3.84B$1.71B25.886,681Positive News
Earnings Report
Analyst Revision
DAKT
Daktronics
4.5953 of 5 stars
$16.88
-0.1%
$26.00
+54.0%
+12.5%$830.14M$756.48M-38.362,702Upcoming Earnings
MLAB
Mesa Laboratories
3.3779 of 5 stars
$72.06
-1.2%
$113.50
+57.5%
-51.2%$401.39M$240.98M-514.71680
VPG
Vishay Precision Group
1.4511 of 5 stars
$28.40
-0.9%
$28.50
+0.4%
+7.3%$380.71M$306.52M-315.522,200

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This page (NASDAQ:ITRI) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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