ESCO Technologies (ESE) Competitors $148.82 +0.29 (+0.20%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends ESE vs. GGG, NDSN, SWK, ITT, LECO, CR, WWD, RBC, MLI, and DCIShould you be buying ESCO Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ESCO Technologies include Graco (GGG), Nordson (NDSN), Stanley Black & Decker (SWK), ITT (ITT), Lincoln Electric (LECO), Crane (CR), Woodward (WWD), RBC Bearings (RBC), Mueller Industries (MLI), and Donaldson (DCI). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. ESCO Technologies vs. Graco Nordson Stanley Black & Decker ITT Lincoln Electric Crane Woodward RBC Bearings Mueller Industries Donaldson Graco (NYSE:GGG) and ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability. Do analysts prefer GGG or ESE? Graco currently has a consensus price target of $89.25, suggesting a potential downside of 2.03%. ESCO Technologies has a consensus price target of $147.50, suggesting a potential downside of 0.88%. Given ESCO Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ESCO Technologies is more favorable than Graco.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Graco 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40ESCO Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has higher valuation & earnings, GGG or ESE? Graco has higher revenue and earnings than ESCO Technologies. Graco 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 RatioGraco$2.20B7.01$506.51M$2.8332.19ESCO Technologies$1.03B3.73$101.88M$3.9437.77 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GGG or ESE? 93.9% of Graco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of ESCO Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Graco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of ESCO Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is GGG or ESE a better dividend stock? Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. ESCO Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Graco pays out 36.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ESCO Technologies pays out 8.1% 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. Graco has raised its dividend for 28 consecutive years. Graco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is GGG or ESE more profitable? Graco has a net margin of 22.87% compared to ESCO Technologies' net margin of 9.92%. Graco's return on equity of 21.24% beat ESCO Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Graco22.87% 21.24% 17.74% ESCO Technologies 9.92%9.09%6.00% Which has more volatility and risk, GGG or ESE? Graco has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ESCO Technologies has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GGG or ESE? ESCO Technologies received 25 more outperform votes than Graco when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.63% of users gave Graco an outperform vote while only 58.92% of users gave ESCO Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGracoOutperform Votes38860.63% Underperform Votes25239.38% ESCO TechnologiesOutperform Votes41358.92% Underperform Votes28841.08% Does the media favor GGG or ESE? In the previous week, Graco had 4 more articles in the media than ESCO Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Graco and 14 mentions for ESCO Technologies. ESCO Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Graco's score of 0.55 indicating that ESCO Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Graco 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ESCO Technologies 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryGraco beats ESCO Technologies on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Genesis Gold GroupTrump Wins… But Elon Says Get Ready to BraceTrump's back in the White House, ready to hit the gas on America's comeback. He's taking on the economy with a heavy hand—building up infrastructure, slapping tariffs on imports, and going all-in on U.S. jobs. 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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$3.83B$886.94M$10.19B$20.15BDividend Yield0.22%1.96%2.03%3.50%P/E Ratio37.7725.6123.1044.53Price / Sales3.7374.385.9717.75Price / Cash23.0419.3920.3021.28Price / Book3.102.784.224.71Net Income$101.88M-$21.48M$415.30M$986.85M7 Day Performance3.13%7.60%2.31%3.76%1 Month Performance16.64%6.97%6.00%4.65%1 Year Performance41.94%53.52%32.41%27.69% ESCO Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ESEESCO Technologies1.8136 of 5 stars$148.82+0.2%$147.50-0.9%+41.9%$3.83B$1.03B37.773,195Dividend AnnouncementGGGGraco3.7874 of 5 stars$90.08+0.5%$89.25-0.9%+12.8%$15.21B$2.20B31.664,000NDSNNordson4.4172 of 5 stars$259.98+1.3%$299.00+15.0%+12.2%$14.87B$2.63B31.327,900Positive NewsSWKStanley Black & Decker4.8078 of 5 stars$88.51+1.0%$102.29+15.6%-0.5%$13.64B$15.78B-63.9950,500Analyst RevisionITTITT4.1046 of 5 stars$157.19+1.1%$161.88+3.0%+45.6%$12.81B$3.28B26.5310,600Analyst RevisionLECOLincoln Electric3.8116 of 5 stars$211.05+1.2%$220.00+4.2%+9.9%$11.91B$4.19B24.8812,000CRCrane3.675 of 5 stars$184.49+0.7%$167.00-9.5%+71.3%$10.56B$2.28B40.3411,000WWDWoodward3.0241 of 5 stars$174.12+0.9%$174.67+0.3%+33.2%$10.39B$2.91B28.858,800Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeRBCRBC Bearings1.6009 of 5 stars$329.61+1.6%$324.67-1.5%+39.5%$10.35B$1.56B47.425,302Analyst ForecastNews CoverageMLIMueller Industries1.8673 of 5 stars$85.81-6.4%N/A+115.1%$9.76B$3.42B16.734,509Insider TradePositive NewsGap DownDCIDonaldson4.1241 of 5 stars$76.54+0.7%$69.67-9.0%+28.7%$9.17B$3.59B22.4914,000Dividend AnnouncementPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GGG Competitors NDSN Competitors SWK Competitors ITT Competitors LECO Competitors CR Competitors WWD Competitors RBC Competitors MLI 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 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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