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Lincoln Electric (LECO) Competitors

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$186.15 +1.36 (+0.74%)
As of 01/3/2025 05:22 PM Eastern

LECO vs. IR, XYL, DOV, SNA, PNR, IEX, GGG, SWK, NDSN, and ITT

Should you be buying Lincoln Electric stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lincoln Electric include Ingersoll Rand (IR), Xylem (XYL), Dover (DOV), Snap-on (SNA), Pentair (PNR), IDEX (IEX), Graco (GGG), Stanley Black & Decker (SWK), Nordson (NDSN), and ITT (ITT). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.

Lincoln Electric vs.

Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO) and Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) are both large-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Lincoln Electric had 1 more articles in the media than Ingersoll Rand. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Lincoln Electric and 2 mentions for Ingersoll Rand. Lincoln Electric's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Ingersoll Rand's score of 0.56 indicating that Lincoln Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lincoln Electric
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Ingersoll Rand
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

79.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned 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.

Lincoln Electric has a net margin of 11.93% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 11.72%. Lincoln Electric's return on equity of 40.03% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lincoln Electric11.93% 40.03% 15.24%
Ingersoll Rand 11.72%13.01%7.77%

Lincoln Electric presently has a consensus price target of $225.17, indicating a potential upside of 20.96%. Ingersoll Rand has a consensus price target of $107.67, indicating a potential upside of 16.41%. Given Lincoln Electric's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Lincoln Electric is more favorable than Ingersoll Rand.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lincoln Electric
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Ingersoll Rand
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.54

Ingersoll Rand has higher revenue and earnings than Lincoln Electric. Lincoln Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ingersoll Rand, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lincoln Electric$4.05B2.60$545.25M$8.3822.21
Ingersoll Rand$7.16B5.21$778.70M$2.0545.12

Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Lincoln Electric pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Lincoln Electric pays out 35.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ingersoll Rand pays out 3.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Lincoln Electric has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years. Lincoln Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Ingersoll Rand received 279 more outperform votes than Lincoln Electric when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.59% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 59.55% of users gave Lincoln Electric an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Lincoln ElectricOutperform Votes
449
59.55%
Underperform Votes
305
40.45%
Ingersoll RandOutperform Votes
728
61.59%
Underperform Votes
454
38.41%

Summary

Ingersoll Rand beats Lincoln Electric on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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LECO vs. The Competition

MetricLincoln ElectricMetalworking machinery & equipment IndustryIndustrial SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$10.50B$6.48B$9.20B$9.05B
Dividend Yield1.60%0.98%2.14%4.15%
P/E Ratio22.2121.2020.8717.28
Price / Sales2.602.055.23121.14
Price / Cash18.3716.8519.2737.87
Price / Book8.143.424.675.17
Net Income$545.25M$176.41M$397.46M$226.85M
7 Day Performance-1.95%-0.16%2.04%3.04%
1 Month Performance-13.85%-12.85%-2.50%4.43%
1 Year Performance-12.27%9.13%30.05%21.83%

Lincoln Electric Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LECO
Lincoln Electric
3.8825 of 5 stars
$186.15
+0.7%
$225.17
+21.0%
-11.2%$10.50B$4.05B22.2112,000Ex-Dividend
IR
Ingersoll Rand
4.1083 of 5 stars
$90.96
-0.7%
$107.67
+18.4%
+23.8%$36.66B$7.16B44.3718,000
XYL
Xylem
4.9841 of 5 stars
$116.54
-0.8%
$152.20
+30.6%
+5.0%$28.31B$8.42B34.082,300
DOV
Dover
4.9033 of 5 stars
$187.56
-0.4%
$213.91
+14.0%
+26.7%$25.73B$8.47B16.7825,000
SNA
Snap-on
4.6206 of 5 stars
$341.41
-0.6%
$345.40
+1.2%
+18.8%$17.93B$4.71B17.572,700Positive News
PNR
Pentair
4.3565 of 5 stars
$100.62
-0.5%
$109.38
+8.7%
+48.0%$16.63B$4.09B25.1610,500
IEX
IDEX
4.6003 of 5 stars
$209.88
-0.6%
$243.14
+15.8%
-2.5%$15.89B$3.27B32.498,800Analyst Revision
News Coverage
GGG
Graco
4.4875 of 5 stars
$84.15
+0.0%
$92.40
+9.8%
+1.2%$14.21B$2.13B29.744,000Analyst Forecast
SWK
Stanley Black & Decker
4.9733 of 5 stars
$80.13
-0.6%
$103.25
+28.9%
-14.2%$12.35B$15.38B-58.4950,500
NDSN
Nordson
4.5641 of 5 stars
$209.12
-1.0%
$279.00
+33.4%
-17.5%$11.92B$2.69B25.797,900
ITT
ITT
4.4106 of 5 stars
$142.31
-0.8%
$166.75
+17.2%
+25.6%$11.60B$3.28B24.2810,600

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This page (NASDAQ:LECO) was last updated on 1/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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