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Emerson Electric (EMR) Competitors

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$131.83 -1.94 (-1.45%)
(As of 11:46 AM ET)

EMR vs. ETN, ROP, AME, ROK, GNRC, AYI, ENPH, BDC, FELE, and ENS

Should you be buying Emerson Electric stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Emerson Electric include Eaton (ETN), Roper Technologies (ROP), AMETEK (AME), Rockwell Automation (ROK), Generac (GNRC), Acuity Brands (AYI), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Belden (BDC), Franklin Electric (FELE), and EnerSys (ENS). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry.

Emerson Electric vs.

Eaton (NYSE:ETN) and Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) are both large-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk and media sentiment.

Eaton has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Emerson Electric has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Eaton currently has a consensus target price of $357.83, suggesting a potential downside of 3.34%. Emerson Electric has a consensus target price of $131.11, suggesting a potential downside of 0.55%. Given Emerson Electric's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Emerson Electric is more favorable than Eaton.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Eaton
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.76
Emerson Electric
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.61

83.0% of Eaton shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of Emerson Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Eaton shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Emerson Electric shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Eaton pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Emerson Electric pays an annual dividend of $2.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Eaton pays out 40.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Emerson Electric pays out 61.7% 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. Emerson Electric has increased its dividend for 68 consecutive years. Emerson Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Eaton had 16 more articles in the media than Emerson Electric. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Eaton and 29 mentions for Emerson Electric. Eaton's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Emerson Electric's score of 1.31 indicating that Eaton is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Eaton
37 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Emerson Electric
21 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Eaton has higher revenue and earnings than Emerson Electric. Emerson Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eaton, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Eaton$23.20B6.31$3.22B$9.4039.38
Emerson Electric$17.49B4.30$1.97B$3.4238.55

Eaton has a net margin of 15.32% compared to Emerson Electric's net margin of 11.25%. Eaton's return on equity of 21.97% beat Emerson Electric's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Eaton15.32% 21.97% 10.84%
Emerson Electric 11.25%11.73%6.90%

Eaton received 194 more outperform votes than Emerson Electric when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.52% of users gave Eaton an outperform vote while only 58.23% of users gave Emerson Electric an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
EatonOutperform Votes
912
66.52%
Underperform Votes
459
33.48%
Emerson ElectricOutperform Votes
718
58.23%
Underperform Votes
515
41.77%

Summary

Eaton beats Emerson Electric on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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EMR vs. The Competition

MetricEmerson ElectricElectronic, electrical equipment & components, except computer equipment IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$75.17B$93.63B$9.90B$20.43B
Dividend Yield1.59%1.41%1.89%3.44%
P/E Ratio38.5517.0618.5636.62
Price / Sales4.302.805.1519.07
Price / Cash14.9820.0217.2418.69
Price / Book2.743.964.945.73
Net Income$1.97B$2.70B$403.34M$983.96M
7 Day Performance-0.89%0.66%2.70%0.64%
1 Month Performance21.55%-3.74%8.49%6.62%
1 Year Performance46.28%4.86%31.98%24.56%

Emerson Electric Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EMR
Emerson Electric
4.7265 of 5 stars
$131.83
-1.5%
$131.11
-0.5%
+48.4%$75.17B$17.49B38.5573,000Analyst Downgrade
Short Interest ↑
Positive News
ETN
Eaton
4.5553 of 5 stars
$373.71
-0.5%
$357.83
-4.2%
+61.5%$147.69B$24.61B39.8294,000Positive News
ROP
Roper Technologies
3.0419 of 5 stars
$565.24
-0.2%
$620.80
+9.8%
+5.2%$60.61B$6.18B41.4416,800Positive News
AME
AMETEK
4.4714 of 5 stars
$195.20
+0.4%
$199.29
+2.1%
+24.5%$45.15B$6.60B33.8621,500Positive News
ROK
Rockwell Automation
4.8026 of 5 stars
$296.67
+0.5%
$287.13
-3.2%
+5.6%$33.49B$8.26B35.6427,000
GNRC
Generac
4.079 of 5 stars
$188.03
-0.1%
$174.58
-7.2%
+53.3%$11.19B$4.02B39.058,600Short Interest ↑
Positive News
AYI
Acuity Brands
4.2681 of 5 stars
$323.06
+0.7%
$324.00
+0.3%
+76.1%$9.97B$3.84B23.9713,200Short Interest ↓
Positive News
ENPH
Enphase Energy
4.5857 of 5 stars
$71.35
-1.4%
$101.13
+41.7%
-29.5%$9.64B$2.29B162.163,157Short Interest ↑
BDC
Belden
4.5341 of 5 stars
$124.41
+1.6%
$122.75
-1.3%
+81.0%$5.02B$2.35B28.478,000
FELE
Franklin Electric
4.1217 of 5 stars
$108.27
0.0%
$101.67
-6.1%
+19.6%$4.95B$2.07B27.426,400News Coverage
Positive News
ENS
EnerSys
3.8426 of 5 stars
$98.15
+1.5%
$118.00
+20.2%
+6.3%$3.91B$3.58B13.6910,797Short Interest ↑

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