Donaldson (DCI) Competitors $70.87 -1.10 (-1.53%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$70.86 -0.01 (-0.01%) As of 08/1/2025 04:32 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock DCI vs. FELE, LECO, DOV, GGG, IR, ITT, ITW, PH, TKR, and WTSShould you be buying Donaldson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Donaldson include Franklin Electric (FELE), Lincoln Electric (LECO), Dover (DOV), Graco (GGG), Ingersoll Rand (IR), ITT (ITT), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Timken (TKR), and Watts Water Technologies (WTS). Donaldson vs. Its Competitors Franklin Electric Lincoln Electric Dover Graco Ingersoll Rand ITT Illinois Tool Works Parker-Hannifin Timken Watts Water Technologies Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) and Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FELE or DCI? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFranklin Electric$2.06B2.06$180.31M$3.8724.07Donaldson$3.59B2.30$414M$2.9823.78 Is FELE or DCI a better dividend stock? Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Donaldson pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Franklin Electric pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Donaldson pays out 40.3% 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. Franklin Electric has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years and Donaldson has raised its dividend for 38 consecutive years. Donaldson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FELE or DCI? 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of Donaldson shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Donaldson shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is FELE or DCI more profitable? Donaldson has a net margin of 9.94% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 8.71%. Donaldson's return on equity of 28.86% beat Franklin Electric's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Franklin Electric8.71% 14.05% 9.47% Donaldson 9.94%28.86%14.63% Does the media favor FELE or DCI? In the previous week, Franklin Electric had 23 more articles in the media than Donaldson. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Franklin Electric and 12 mentions for Donaldson. Donaldson's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Franklin Electric's score of 0.52 indicating that Donaldson is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Franklin Electric 5 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Donaldson 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer FELE or DCI? Franklin Electric presently has a consensus target price of $107.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.87%. Donaldson has a consensus target price of $70.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.23%. Given Franklin Electric's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Franklin Electric is more favorable than Donaldson.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Franklin Electric 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Donaldson 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more volatility and risk, FELE or DCI? Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Donaldson has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDonaldson beats Franklin Electric on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Donaldson News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DCI 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 DCI 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 NYSE 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 DCI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDonaldsonPOLLUTION CNTRL IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.39B$1.88B$7.60B$20.68BDividend Yield1.67%1.49%4.56%3.67%P/E Ratio23.7811.6725.2229.07Price / Sales2.302.5498.6366.27Price / Cash16.7546.1827.7622.84Price / Book5.734.154.344.43Net Income$414M$76.38M$792.92M$994.22M7 Day Performance-1.34%-2.15%-1.89%-3.35%1 Month Performance-0.44%7.75%2.30%-2.06%1 Year Performance-1.95%14.88%29.36%10.15% Donaldson Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DCIDonaldson3.731 of 5 stars$70.87-1.5%$70.00-1.2%-3.7%$8.39B$3.59B23.7814,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementFELEFranklin Electric4.7359 of 5 stars$90.32-0.6%$94.00+4.1%-9.0%$4.12B$2.02B23.646,300Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLECOLincoln Electric3.691 of 5 stars$218.22-1.7%$222.60+2.0%+21.3%$12.18B$4.01B26.9112,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastDOVDover4.7808 of 5 stars$186.99-0.7%$208.58+11.5%-2.3%$25.64B$7.73B11.2624,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionGGGGraco4.2735 of 5 stars$86.25-0.6%$93.00+7.8%+0.2%$14.42B$2.15B30.484,300Analyst RevisionIRIngersoll Rand4.4518 of 5 stars$83.95-1.9%$100.92+20.2%-17.7%$33.87B$7.28B41.5621,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionGap DownITTITT4.2104 of 5 stars$156.80-1.5%$173.25+10.5%+17.8%$12.34B$3.63B24.9311,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap DownITWIllinois Tool Works4.6079 of 5 stars$254.59-0.2%$255.67+0.4%+4.0%$74.60B$15.90B22.3944,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst DowngradePHParker-Hannifin4.6538 of 5 stars$711.82-1.5%$739.59+3.9%+33.2%$90.96B$19.93B27.4161,120Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsTKRTimken4.0549 of 5 stars$78.59-0.7%$79.00+0.5%-13.1%$5.50B$4.57B16.9419,000News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionGap DownWTSWatts Water Technologies4.132 of 5 stars$248.72-1.0%$234.20-5.8%+27.7%$8.30B$2.25B28.494,800News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FELE Competitors LECO Competitors DOV Competitors GGG Competitors IR Competitors ITT Competitors ITW Competitors PH Competitors TKR Competitors WTS Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:DCI) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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