ESCO Technologies (ESE) Competitors $133.78 -1.53 (-1.13%) (As of 05:15 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends ESE vs. NDSN, SWK, ITT, LECO, WWD, RBC, MLI, CR, GTLS, and DCIShould you be buying ESCO Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ESCO Technologies include Nordson (NDSN), Stanley Black & Decker (SWK), ITT (ITT), Lincoln Electric (LECO), Woodward (WWD), RBC Bearings (RBC), Mueller Industries (MLI), Crane (CR), Chart Industries (GTLS), and Donaldson (DCI). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. ESCO Technologies vs. Nordson Stanley Black & Decker ITT Lincoln Electric Woodward RBC Bearings Mueller Industries Crane Chart Industries Donaldson ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) and Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability. Is ESE or NDSN more profitable? Nordson has a net margin of 17.37% compared to ESCO Technologies' net margin of 9.92%. Nordson's return on equity of 19.87% beat ESCO Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ESCO Technologies9.92% 9.09% 6.00% Nordson 17.37%19.87%10.38% Which has better earnings & valuation, ESE or NDSN? Nordson has higher revenue and earnings than ESCO Technologies. Nordson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ESCO Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioESCO Technologies$1.03B3.36$101.88M$3.9433.95Nordson$2.69B4.44$487.49M$8.1125.81 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ESE or NDSN? 95.7% of ESCO Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.1% of Nordson shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of ESCO Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Nordson shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, ESE or NDSN? ESCO Technologies has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nordson has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is ESE or NDSN a better dividend stock? ESCO Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Nordson pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. ESCO Technologies pays out 8.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nordson pays out 38.5% 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. Nordson has raised its dividend for 62 consecutive years. Nordson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts recommend ESE or NDSN? ESCO Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $147.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.26%. Nordson has a consensus price target of $279.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.30%. Given Nordson's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nordson is more favorable than ESCO Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ESCO Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Nordson 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the media refer more to ESE or NDSN? In the previous week, Nordson had 21 more articles in the media than ESCO Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Nordson and 2 mentions for ESCO Technologies. ESCO Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Nordson's score of 0.34 indicating that ESCO Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ESCO Technologies 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Nordson 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ESE or NDSN? Nordson received 40 more outperform votes than ESCO Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.60% of users gave Nordson an outperform vote while only 58.89% of users gave ESCO Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformESCO TechnologiesOutperform Votes41458.89% Underperform Votes28941.11% NordsonOutperform Votes45461.60% Underperform Votes28338.40% SummaryNordson beats ESCO Technologies on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 ESE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricESCO TechnologiesCommunications equipment IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.45B$897.20M$9.21B$19.24BDividend Yield0.24%1.97%2.15%3.66%P/E Ratio33.9512.9520.8741.17Price / Sales3.3674.424.7617.37Price / Cash22.7116.9219.2421.28Price / Book2.783.264.245.31Net Income$101.88M-$22.50M$396.72M$989.88M7 Day Performance-4.66%4.06%-4.95%-3.14%1 Month Performance-10.18%11.34%-2.99%-4.68%1 Year Performance15.33%52.37%15.28%11.56% ESCO Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ESEESCO Technologies3.6347 of 5 stars$133.78-1.1%$147.50+10.3%+16.7%$3.45B$1.03B33.953,281Positive NewsNDSNNordson4.7406 of 5 stars$225.87-0.3%$279.00+23.5%-19.8%$12.92B$2.69B27.927,900Dividend AnnouncementSWKStanley Black & Decker4.8429 of 5 stars$83.24+0.5%$102.29+22.9%-16.5%$12.83B$15.38B-60.4450,500ITTITT4.3819 of 5 stars$151.73+0.7%$166.75+9.9%+20.7%$12.37B$3.53B25.7210,600LECOLincoln Electric3.8807 of 5 stars$202.81-0.5%$225.17+11.0%-13.1%$11.44B$4.05B24.3212,000WWDWoodward4.7837 of 5 stars$175.14+0.0%$187.44+7.0%+24.9%$10.36B$3.32B29.199,300RBCRBC Bearings1.779 of 5 stars$325.42-0.7%$324.67-0.2%+8.7%$10.22B$1.56B47.825,302Positive NewsMLIMueller Industries4.1649 of 5 stars$83.94+1.8%$105.00+25.1%+69.4%$9.55B$3.58B16.024,509CRCrane3.3442 of 5 stars$164.12-0.5%$167.00+1.8%+31.7%$9.39B$2.28B36.3411,000GTLSChart Industries2.503 of 5 stars$203.71+3.0%$181.42-10.9%+37.5%$8.72B$4.07B58.5111,637Analyst ForecastPositive NewsDCIDonaldson4.3302 of 5 stars$72.54+0.6%$74.00+2.0%+3.7%$8.66B$3.59B20.9714,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NDSN Competitors SWK Competitors ITT Competitors LECO Competitors WWD Competitors RBC Competitors MLI Competitors CR Competitors GTLS Competitors DCI Competitors 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:ESE) was last updated on 12/23/2024 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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