Danaher (DHR) Competitors $233.10 +2.26 (+0.98%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends DHR vs. GE, MMM, CSL, ROP, AME, KEYS, FTV, MKSI, CGNX, and STShould you be buying Danaher stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Danaher include General Electric (GE), 3M (MMM), Carlisle Companies (CSL), Roper Technologies (ROP), AMETEK (AME), Keysight Technologies (KEYS), Fortive (FTV), MKS Instruments (MKSI), Cognex (CGNX), and Sensata Technologies (ST). Danaher vs. General Electric 3M Carlisle Companies Roper Technologies AMETEK Keysight Technologies Fortive MKS Instruments Cognex Sensata Technologies General Electric (NYSE:GE) and Danaher (NYSE:DHR) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation. Is GE or DHR more profitable? Danaher has a net margin of 16.39% compared to General Electric's net margin of 11.48%. General Electric's return on equity of 18.93% beat Danaher's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets General Electric11.48% 18.93% 3.20% Danaher 16.39%10.62%6.76% Does the media favor GE or DHR? In the previous week, General Electric had 14 more articles in the media than Danaher. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for General Electric and 30 mentions for Danaher. Danaher's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat General Electric's score of 1.10 indicating that Danaher is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment General Electric 30 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Danaher 23 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GE or DHR? General Electric received 1082 more outperform votes than Danaher when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.35% of users gave General Electric an outperform vote while only 74.59% of users gave Danaher an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGeneral ElectricOutperform Votes212475.35% Underperform Votes69524.65% DanaherOutperform Votes104274.59% Underperform Votes35525.41% Which has better valuation and earnings, GE or DHR? General Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Danaher. General Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Danaher, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGeneral Electric$69.95B2.75$9.48B$5.6931.28Danaher$23.89B7.05$4.76B$5.2444.48 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GE or DHR? 74.8% of General Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.1% of Danaher shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of General Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of Danaher shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is GE or DHR a better dividend stock? General Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Danaher pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. General Electric pays out 19.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Danaher pays out 20.6% 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. General Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts rate GE or DHR? General Electric presently has a consensus target price of $200.93, indicating a potential upside of 12.90%. Danaher has a consensus target price of $287.16, indicating a potential upside of 23.19%. Given Danaher's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Danaher is more favorable than General Electric.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score General Electric 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.93Danaher 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.74 Which has more risk and volatility, GE or DHR? General Electric has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Danaher has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryGeneral Electric beats Danaher on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Priority GoldJD Vance Predicts: Wall Street vs. Trump & Your MoneyTrump's back in the White House, but Wall Street is pissed. Here's the deal: Wall Street's about to purposely crash the bond market to sabotage Trump's comeback.Get your free guide NOW before it's too late. Get Danaher News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DHR 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 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 DHR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDanaherProcess control instruments IndustryMulti-Sector SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$168.36B$20.39B$17.45B$19.87BDividend Yield0.47%0.73%2.93%3.52%P/E Ratio44.4846.7112.7942.95Price / Sales7.054.923.3419.16Price / Cash21.7516.4712.9417.86Price / Book3.223.562.255.52Net Income$4.76B$432.15M$898.08M$986.45M7 Day Performance-2.65%-0.23%-1.13%0.45%1 Month Performance-14.38%-0.46%-7.43%1.05%1 Year Performance7.01%12.33%-5.55%24.67% Danaher Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DHRDanaher4.9345 of 5 stars$233.10+1.0%$287.16+23.2%+10.5%$168.36B$23.89B44.4863,000Analyst DowngradePositive NewsGEGeneral Electric4.8406 of 5 stars$177.98+0.2%$200.93+12.9%+48.2%$192.17B$67.95B31.28125,000Insider TradePositive NewsMMM3M4.8571 of 5 stars$127.83-0.3%$144.87+13.3%+34.6%$69.81B$32.68B16.1485,000Positive NewsCSLCarlisle Companies3.9964 of 5 stars$431.86-0.7%$472.00+9.3%+57.4%$19.58B$4.59B15.2811,000Analyst RevisionROPRoper Technologies3.82 of 5 stars$549.45+0.3%$620.80+13.0%+4.7%$58.76B$6.18B30.6516,800Positive NewsAMEAMETEK4.4177 of 5 stars$193.33-0.1%$197.86+2.3%+24.9%$44.72B$6.60B33.6821,500Analyst RevisionPositive NewsKEYSKeysight Technologies4.3938 of 5 stars$165.48+8.8%$177.30+7.1%+22.7%$26.40B$4.98B47.2814,900Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeNews CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeFTVFortive4.8928 of 5 stars$75.75+1.7%$87.82+15.9%+11.9%$25.85B$6.07B30.1818,000Analyst ForecastMKSIMKS Instruments4.9567 of 5 stars$108.350.0%$141.09+30.2%+40.1%$7.29B$3.62B240.7810,200Analyst ForecastCGNXCognex4.7648 of 5 stars$39.05-0.5%$47.91+22.7%+4.9%$6.70B$837.55M75.102,992Positive NewsSTSensata Technologies4.8515 of 5 stars$30.73-0.8%$41.00+33.4%-4.9%$4.63B$4.05B-56.9119,400Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GE Alternatives MMM Alternatives CSL Alternatives ROP Alternatives AME Alternatives KEYS Alternatives FTV Alternatives MKSI Alternatives CGNX Alternatives ST Alternatives 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 (NYSE:DHR) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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