DCI vs. FELE, LECO, DOV, FTV, GGG, IR, ITT, ITW, PH, and WTS
Should you be buying Donaldson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Donaldson include Franklin Electric (FELE), Lincoln Electric (LECO), Dover (DOV), Fortive (FTV), Graco (GGG), Ingersoll Rand (IR), ITT (ITT), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Parker-Hannifin (PH), and Watts Water Technologies (WTS).
Donaldson vs. Its Competitors
Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) and Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.
Donaldson has a net margin of 9.94% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 8.85%. Donaldson's return on equity of 28.86% beat Franklin Electric's return on equity.
Donaldson pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Donaldson pays out 40.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Electric pays out 27.7% 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. Donaldson has increased its dividend for 38 consecutive years and Franklin Electric has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years. Donaldson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Donaldson has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Donaldson had 4 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Donaldson and 6 mentions for Franklin Electric. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Donaldson's score of 0.93 indicating that Franklin Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
82.8% of Donaldson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Donaldson shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Donaldson presently has a consensus price target of $70.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.17%. Franklin Electric has a consensus price target of $94.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.92%. Given Franklin Electric's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Franklin Electric is more favorable than Donaldson.
Donaldson has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Electric. Donaldson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Donaldson beats Franklin Electric on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:DCI) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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