Nordson (NDSN) Competitors $252.56 +2.70 (+1.08%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends NDSN vs. AIMC, TAYD, EKSO, IR, XYL, DOV, SNA, PNR, IEX, and GGGShould you be buying Nordson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nordson include Altra Industrial Motion (AIMC), Taylor Devices (TAYD), Ekso Bionics (EKSO), Ingersoll Rand (IR), Xylem (XYL), Dover (DOV), Snap-on (SNA), Pentair (PNR), IDEX (IEX), and Graco (GGG). Nordson vs. Altra Industrial Motion Taylor Devices Ekso Bionics Ingersoll Rand Xylem Dover Snap-on Pentair IDEX Graco Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) and Altra Industrial Motion (NASDAQ:AIMC) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NDSN or AIMC? 72.1% of Nordson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.5% of Altra Industrial Motion shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Nordson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Altra Industrial Motion shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is NDSN or AIMC a better dividend stock? Nordson pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Altra Industrial Motion pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Nordson pays out 38.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Altra Industrial Motion pays out 18.6% 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. Nordson has raised its dividend for 62 consecutive years. Nordson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media favor NDSN or AIMC? In the previous week, Nordson had 4 more articles in the media than Altra Industrial Motion. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Nordson and 0 mentions for Altra Industrial Motion. Nordson's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Altra Industrial Motion's score of 0.83 indicating that Nordson is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Nordson Positive Altra Industrial Motion Positive Which has more volatility & risk, NDSN or AIMC? Nordson has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altra Industrial Motion has a beta of 2.14, suggesting that its share price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor NDSN or AIMC? Altra Industrial Motion received 6 more outperform votes than Nordson when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.56% of users gave Nordson an outperform vote while only 56.23% of users gave Altra Industrial Motion an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNordsonOutperform Votes45061.56% Underperform Votes28138.44% Altra Industrial MotionOutperform Votes45656.23% Underperform Votes35543.77% Is NDSN or AIMC more profitable? Nordson has a net margin of 17.75% compared to Altra Industrial Motion's net margin of 6.53%. Nordson's return on equity of 19.80% beat Altra Industrial Motion's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nordson17.75% 19.80% 10.40% Altra Industrial Motion 6.53%10.93%5.68% Which has better valuation & earnings, NDSN or AIMC? Nordson has higher revenue and earnings than Altra Industrial Motion. Nordson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Altra Industrial Motion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNordson$2.63B5.49$487.49M$8.2130.76Altra Industrial Motion$1.95B2.08$127M$1.9431.95 Do analysts rate NDSN or AIMC? Nordson presently has a consensus target price of $299.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.39%. Given Nordson's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Nordson is more favorable than Altra Industrial Motion.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Nordson 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Altra Industrial Motion 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryNordson beats Altra Industrial Motion on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Wyatt Investment ResearchMy #1 Pre IPO Trade for 2025 – NAME and TICKEROne tiny company... Could quickly become "the next SpaceX." It plans to go public on the NASDAQ. And today you can buy Pre-IPO shares for less than $4.00. Get urgent details inside this free report...The Next SpaceX Pre-IPO Get Nordson News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NDSN 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 NDSN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNordsonGeneral industrial machinery, IndustryIndustrial SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$14.29B$4.19B$9.57B$8.81BDividend Yield1.25%0.77%2.02%4.06%P/E Ratio30.7615.9322.3117.77Price / Sales5.495.037.4775.18Price / Cash22.5415.7216.9432.53Price / Book5.542.914.274.68Net Income$487.49M$10.45M$413.78M$226.08M7 Day Performance-1.56%1.66%2.74%-1.04%1 Month Performance-0.31%-2.36%8.21%1.04%1 Year Performance8.19%4.11%30.03%26.28% Nordson Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NDSNNordson4.405 of 5 stars$252.56+1.1%$299.00+18.4%+8.0%$14.29B$2.63B30.767,900Positive NewsAIMCAltra Industrial MotionN/A$61.98flatN/AN/A$4.05B$1.95B31.959,300TAYDTaylor Devices0.2791 of 5 stars$44.36-0.6%N/A+99.4%$139.25M$44.58M15.30120Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageEKSOEkso Bionics3.0287 of 5 stars$0.72+1.4%$5.50+665.0%-50.8%$15.82M$18.28M-1.1160Analyst ForecastGap UpIRIngersoll Rand4.0372 of 5 stars$103.13+0.7%$103.83+0.7%+46.4%$41.56B$6.88B50.3118,000Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓XYLXylem4.8532 of 5 stars$122.84+0.5%$149.64+21.8%+22.6%$29.70B$7.36B35.922,300Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsDOVDover4.7355 of 5 stars$198.13-0.3%$208.40+5.2%+43.3%$27.26B$8.47B17.7225,000Short Interest ↓SNASnap-on4.2987 of 5 stars$357.85+0.9%$345.40-3.5%+30.0%$18.63B$4.73B18.422,700PNRPentair4.4945 of 5 stars$104.17-0.6%$105.13+0.9%+65.8%$17.31B$4.10B26.0410,500Analyst RevisionPositive NewsIEXIDEX4.4496 of 5 stars$223.11-0.2%$241.14+8.1%+14.0%$16.89B$3.27B34.548,800Positive NewsGGGGraco3.748 of 5 stars$88.54+0.8%$89.25+0.8%+9.8%$14.83B$2.13B31.284,000Insider TradeAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AIMC Competitors TAYD Competitors EKSO Competitors IR Competitors XYL Competitors DOV Competitors SNA Competitors PNR Competitors IEX Competitors GGG Competitors 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:NDSN) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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