Danaher (DHR) Competitors $228.55 +2.39 (+1.06%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM 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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, GE or DHR? General Electric has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Danaher has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend GE or DHR? General Electric currently has a consensus target price of $201.93, suggesting a potential upside of 19.93%. Danaher has a consensus target price of $288.21, suggesting a potential upside of 26.10%. 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79 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 0.7%. 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 institutionals & insiders believe in GE or DHR? 74.8% of General Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.1% of Danaher shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of General Electric shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of Danaher shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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$69.95B2.60$9.48B$5.6929.59Danaher$23.74B6.95$4.76B$5.2443.62 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GE or DHR? General Electric received 1080 more outperform votes than Danaher when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.35% of users gave General Electric an outperform vote while only 74.54% of users gave Danaher an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGeneral ElectricOutperform Votes212575.35% Underperform Votes69524.65% DanaherOutperform Votes104574.54% Underperform Votes35725.46% 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 prefer GE or DHR? In the previous week, General Electric had 4 more articles in the media than Danaher. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for General Electric and 15 mentions for Danaher. General Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Danaher's score of 0.69 indicating that General Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment General Electric 11 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Danaher 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryGeneral Electric beats Danaher on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Banyan Hill PublishingDid You See Trump’s Bombshell Exec. Order 001?Biden broke it... Now Trump is going to fix it. Starting with "Exec. Order 001." I put all the details together for you here — but please hurry. 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$165.08B$19.78B$16.09B$19.19BDividend Yield0.47%0.73%3.12%3.58%P/E Ratio43.6246.1312.0541.22Price / Sales6.954.625.1017.58Price / Cash22.2217.0713.0721.28Price / Book3.163.762.205.32Net Income$4.76B$406.10M$882.38M$989.67M7 Day Performance-2.70%-0.12%-3.10%-3.45%1 Month Performance-2.65%3.78%-3.82%-3.73%1 Year Performance-0.78%3.83%-11.23%12.06% Danaher Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DHRDanaher4.9036 of 5 stars$228.55+1.1%$288.21+26.1%+0.8%$165.08B$23.74B43.6263,000Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeGEGeneral Electric4.9153 of 5 stars$166.62+0.4%$201.93+21.2%+36.5%$180.33B$69.95B29.49125,000Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsMMM3M4.6582 of 5 stars$129.61-0.2%$144.87+11.8%+24.7%$70.58B$32.64B16.4085,000Positive NewsCSLCarlisle Companies4.6599 of 5 stars$419.08-0.2%$472.00+12.6%+22.3%$19.00B$5.01B14.8611,000Analyst ForecastROPRoper Technologies4.1145 of 5 stars$543.11-0.1%$615.20+13.3%-1.8%$58.24B$6.18B39.7716,800Positive NewsAMEAMETEK4.8146 of 5 stars$190.08+1.4%$202.50+6.5%+13.3%$43.97B$6.91B32.6421,500Positive NewsKEYSKeysight Technologies4.8374 of 5 stars$171.69+3.1%$180.80+5.3%+4.2%$29.80B$4.98B47.5714,900Analyst RevisionFTVFortive4.779 of 5 stars$76.67-0.2%$86.73+13.1%+4.0%$26.60B$6.20B30.5518,000Analyst ForecastMKSIMKS Instruments4.9544 of 5 stars$112.43-0.1%$141.00+25.4%+9.0%$7.57B$3.54B250.1110,200CGNXCognex4.6502 of 5 stars$37.69+1.6%$47.91+27.1%-12.5%$6.46B$837.55M71.312,992Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageSTSensata Technologies4.6792 of 5 stars$30.37flat$41.00+35.0%-25.3%$4.54B$4.05B-56.2419,400 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 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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