Eaton (ETN) Competitors $338.12 +2.48 (+0.74%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends ETN vs. EMR, ROP, AME, ROK, GNRC, AYI, ENPH, BDC, FELE, and ENSShould you be buying Eaton stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eaton include Emerson Electric (EMR), 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. Eaton vs. Emerson Electric Roper Technologies AMETEK Rockwell Automation Generac Acuity Brands Enphase Energy Belden Franklin Electric EnerSys Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) and Eaton (NYSE:ETN) are both large-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Which has more risk & volatility, EMR or ETN? Emerson Electric has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eaton has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is EMR or ETN more profitable? 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 Emerson Electric11.25% 11.73% 6.90% Eaton 15.32%21.97%10.84% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of EMR or ETN? 74.3% of Emerson Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Eaton shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Emerson Electric shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Eaton shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to EMR or ETN? In the previous week, Eaton had 18 more articles in the media than Emerson Electric. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Eaton and 4 mentions for Emerson Electric. Eaton's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Emerson Electric's score of 0.67 indicating that Eaton is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Emerson Electric 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Eaton 9 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation and earnings, EMR or ETN? Eaton has higher revenue and earnings than Emerson Electric. Eaton is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Emerson Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEmerson Electric$17.49B4.04$1.97B$3.4236.28Eaton$24.61B5.43$3.22B$9.4035.97 Do analysts recommend EMR or ETN? Emerson Electric presently has a consensus target price of $134.58, indicating a potential upside of 8.45%. Eaton has a consensus target price of $367.83, indicating a potential upside of 8.79%. Given Eaton's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Eaton is more favorable than Emerson Electric.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Emerson Electric 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63Eaton 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.76 Does the MarketBeat Community favor EMR or ETN? Eaton received 193 more outperform votes than Emerson Electric when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.52% of users gave Eaton an outperform vote while only 58.29% of users gave Emerson Electric an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEmerson ElectricOutperform Votes72158.29% Underperform Votes51641.71% EatonOutperform Votes91466.52% Underperform Votes46033.48% Is EMR or ETN a better dividend stock? Emerson Electric pays an annual dividend of $2.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Eaton pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Emerson Electric pays out 61.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eaton pays out 40.0% 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. SummaryEaton beats Emerson Electric on 16 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 ETN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEatonindustrial & commercial machinery & equipment IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$133.63B$22.32B$9.22B$19.19BDividend Yield1.06%0.48%2.07%3.57%P/E Ratio35.9721.7821.0841.22Price / Sales5.4313.644.8517.59Price / Cash31.5326.3219.2621.28Price / Book7.083.584.245.32Net Income$3.22B$546.32M$398.18M$989.67M7 Day Performance-5.03%-7.33%-4.64%-3.45%1 Month Performance-8.88%-3.99%-1.86%-3.74%1 Year Performance42.49%5.95%15.47%12.06% Eaton Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ETNEaton4.2573 of 5 stars$338.12+0.7%$367.83+8.8%+44.5%$133.63B$24.61B35.9794,000Insider TradeHigh Trading VolumeEMREmerson Electric4.4489 of 5 stars$130.13-0.1%$134.58+3.4%+31.1%$74.11B$17.49B38.0773,000ROPRoper Technologies4.1145 of 5 stars$544.24+0.1%$615.20+13.0%-1.8%$58.36B$6.18B39.7716,800Positive NewsAMEAMETEK4.8146 of 5 stars$189.94+1.4%$202.50+6.6%+13.3%$43.93B$6.91B32.6421,500Positive NewsROKRockwell Automation4.8999 of 5 stars$295.76-0.5%$301.17+1.8%-4.5%$33.39B$8.26B35.8927,000Positive NewsGNRCGenerac4.6751 of 5 stars$166.74-0.3%$175.30+5.1%+22.9%$9.92B$4.12B34.638,600Positive NewsAYIAcuity Brands3.9295 of 5 stars$319.14+0.4%$324.00+1.5%+49.3%$9.85B$3.84B23.6413,200Positive NewsENPHEnphase Energy4.648 of 5 stars$71.54-3.1%$101.13+41.4%-44.2%$9.67B$1.25B167.823,157Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageBDCBelden4.5018 of 5 stars$123.18+1.8%$122.75-0.3%+50.7%$4.97B$2.35B28.148,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsFELEFranklin Electric4.4835 of 5 stars$105.27+0.2%$101.67-3.4%+3.1%$4.81B$2.01B26.706,400Positive NewsENSEnerSys4.7996 of 5 stars$93.11-0.2%$118.00+26.7%-6.8%$3.71B$3.51B13.2110,797Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Emerson Electric Alternatives Roper Technologies Alternatives AMETEK Alternatives Rockwell Automation Alternatives Generac Alternatives Acuity Brands Alternatives Enphase Energy Alternatives Belden Alternatives Franklin Electric Alternatives EnerSys Alternatives 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:ETN) was last updated on 12/21/2024 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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