ESAB (ESAB) Competitors

Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) and ESAB (NYSE:ESAB) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Is SYM or ESAB more profitable?

ESAB has a net margin of 9.47% compared to Symbotic's net margin of -0.32%. ESAB's return on equity of 17.27% beat Symbotic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Symbotic	-0.32%	6.54%	1.41%
ESAB	9.47%	17.27%	7.65%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SYM or ESAB?

Symbotic received 32 more outperform votes than ESAB when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.98% of users gave Symbotic an outperform vote while only 45.45% of users gave ESAB an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Symbotic	Outperform Votes 52 50.98%	Underperform Votes 50 49.02%
ESAB	Outperform Votes 20 45.45%	Underperform Votes 24 54.55%

Which has more volatility and risk, SYM or ESAB?

Symbotic has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ESAB has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, SYM or ESAB?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Symbotic	$1.82B	11.67	-$23.87M	-$0.06	-605.17
ESAB	$2.76B	2.67	$205.29M	$4.27	28.57

Does the media favor SYM or ESAB?

In the previous week, Symbotic had 32 more articles in the media than ESAB. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Symbotic and 14 mentions for ESAB. Symbotic's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat ESAB's score of 0.27 indicating that Symbotic is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Symbotic	14 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ESAB	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SYM or ESAB?

91.1% of ESAB shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.3% of Symbotic shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of ESAB shares are owned 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.

Do analysts rate SYM or ESAB?

Symbotic presently has a consensus price target of $44.31, indicating a potential upside of 22.03%. ESAB has a consensus price target of $124.14, indicating a potential upside of 1.75%. Given Symbotic's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Symbotic is more favorable than ESAB.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Symbotic	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
ESAB	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Summary

Symbotic beats ESAB on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.