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$120.67 -1.45 (-1.19%)
(As of 12/20/2024 04:33 PM ET)

ESAB vs. SYM, NVT, BWXT, SPXC, MOG.B, CHX, WFRD, WHD, HAYW, and ATS

Should you be buying ESAB stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ESAB include Symbotic (SYM), nVent Electric (NVT), BWX Technologies (BWXT), SPX Technologies (SPXC), Moog (MOG.B), ChampionX (CHX), Weatherford International (WFRD), Cactus (WHD), Hayward (HAYW), and ATS (ATS). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.

ESAB vs.

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ESAB$2.76B2.64$205.29M$4.2728.26
Symbotic$1.79B7.88-$13.49M-$0.06-399.83

91.1% of ESAB shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of ESAB shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 38.3% of Symbotic shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Symbotic received 34 more outperform votes than ESAB when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.00% of users gave Symbotic an outperform vote while only 46.67% of users gave ESAB an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
ESABOutperform Votes
21
46.67%
Underperform Votes
24
53.33%
SymboticOutperform Votes
55
50.00%
Underperform Votes
55
50.00%

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
ESAB9.47% 17.27% 7.65%
Symbotic -0.32%6.49%1.41%

ESAB currently has a consensus target price of $133.43, suggesting a potential upside of 10.57%. Symbotic has a consensus target price of $42.54, suggesting a potential upside of 77.32%. Given Symbotic's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Symbotic is more favorable than ESAB.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ESAB
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Symbotic
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

In the previous week, Symbotic had 52 more articles in the media than ESAB. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for Symbotic and 5 mentions for ESAB. ESAB's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Symbotic's score of 0.11 indicating that ESAB is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ESAB
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Symbotic
9 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
40 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

ESAB has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Symbotic has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ESAB and Symbotic tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ESAB vs. The Competition

MetricESABGeneral industrial machinery, IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$7.29B$3.78B$9.22B$19.19B
Dividend Yield0.25%0.82%2.07%3.57%
P/E Ratio28.2614.8721.0841.22
Price / Sales2.644.924.8517.59
Price / Cash22.39177.7019.2621.28
Price / Book4.417.344.245.32
Net Income$205.29M$22.86M$398.18M$989.67M
7 Day Performance-5.45%3.55%-4.64%-3.45%
1 Month Performance-4.09%17.26%-1.86%-3.74%
1 Year Performance39.37%0.31%15.47%12.06%

ESAB Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ESAB
ESAB
3.7366 of 5 stars
$120.67
-1.2%
$133.43
+10.6%
+39.9%$7.29B$2.76B28.269,000Dividend Announcement
Positive News
High Trading Volume
SYM
Symbotic
3.6396 of 5 stars
$27.15
+1.0%
$42.54
+56.7%
-53.1%$15.95B$1.82B-452.501,650
NVT
nVent Electric
4.4327 of 5 stars
$75.61
+0.8%
$85.50
+13.1%
+20.5%$12.46B$3.26B22.2311,300Dividend Increase
Positive News
BWXT
BWX Technologies
3.9625 of 5 stars
$122.58
+1.4%
$122.43
-0.1%
+48.7%$11.21B$2.50B40.047,800Positive News
SPXC
SPX Technologies
2.603 of 5 stars
$157.80
+1.5%
$164.00
+3.9%
+45.0%$7.32B$1.74B41.814,100
MOG.B
Moog
N/A$210.74
-2.4%
N/A+44.9%$6.74B$3.61B32.8814,000News Coverage
CHX
ChampionX
4.4371 of 5 stars
$28.46
-0.1%
$41.33
+45.2%
-15.7%$5.42B$3.67B17.707,100Dividend Announcement
Positive News
WFRD
Weatherford International
4.8742 of 5 stars
$73.95
-2.8%
$140.50
+90.0%
-30.1%$5.37B$5.14B10.6918,500Analyst Forecast
WHD
Cactus
2.756 of 5 stars
$63.12
-0.1%
$56.40
-10.6%
+27.4%$5.02B$1.10B22.641,600Positive News
HAYW
Hayward
3.6021 of 5 stars
$16.19
-0.4%
$16.80
+3.8%
+17.2%$3.49B$1.00B38.691,875
ATS
ATS
1.0103 of 5 stars
$31.04
-1.1%
$30.50
-1.7%
-29.9%$3.04B$2.85B32.707,000

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This page (NYSE:ESAB) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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