Eaton (ETN) Competitors $357.17 -1.32 (-0.37%) Closing price 07/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$357.01 -0.16 (-0.04%) As of 07/8/2025 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ETN vs. AIT, AOS, APH, AZZ, DE, ENS, HUBB, IR, NVT, and PHShould you be buying Eaton stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eaton include Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), A. O. Smith (AOS), Amphenol (APH), AZZ (AZZ), Deere & Company (DE), Enersys (ENS), Hubbell (HUBB), Ingersoll Rand (IR), nVent Electric (NVT), and Parker-Hannifin (PH). Eaton vs. Its Competitors Applied Industrial Technologies A. O. Smith Amphenol AZZ Deere & Company Enersys Hubbell Ingersoll Rand nVent Electric Parker-Hannifin Eaton (NYSE:ETN) and Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Is ETN or AIT a better dividend stock? Eaton pays an annual dividend of $4.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Eaton pays out 42.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.5% 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. Applied Industrial Technologies has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Which has higher valuation and earnings, ETN or AIT? Eaton has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Industrial Technologies. Applied Industrial Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eaton, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEaton$24.88B5.62$3.79B$9.9136.04Applied Industrial Technologies$4.48B2.11$385.76M$9.9624.87 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ETN or AIT? 83.0% of Eaton shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Eaton shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is ETN or AIT more profitable? Eaton has a net margin of 15.55% compared to Applied Industrial Technologies' net margin of 8.64%. Eaton's return on equity of 23.41% beat Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Eaton15.55% 23.41% 11.31% Applied Industrial Technologies 8.64%22.01%12.83% Does the media refer more to ETN or AIT? In the previous week, Eaton had 44 more articles in the media than Applied Industrial Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Eaton and 8 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies. Eaton's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Applied Industrial Technologies' score of 1.29 indicating that Eaton is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Eaton 46 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Applied Industrial Technologies 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend ETN or AIT? Eaton currently has a consensus target price of $369.74, indicating a potential upside of 3.52%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus target price of $285.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.07%. Given Applied Industrial Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Applied Industrial Technologies is more favorable than Eaton.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Eaton 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70Applied Industrial Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility and risk, ETN or AIT? Eaton has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryEaton beats Applied Industrial Technologies on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Eaton News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ETN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ETN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 ExcelMetricEatonMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$140.28B$24.17B$7.50B$20.52BDividend Yield1.16%1.02%4.54%3.76%P/E Ratio36.0420.1524.7727.79Price / Sales5.6227.49114.2140.48Price / Cash27.0619.3027.3122.26Price / Book7.623.714.354.58Net Income$3.79B$701.94M$790.28M$982.91M7 Day Performance-0.33%1.44%1.52%0.41%1 Month Performance9.69%5.27%4.59%3.59%1 Year Performance12.07%-9.14%31.94%14.47% Eaton Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ETNEaton4.186 of 5 stars$357.17-0.4%$369.74+3.5%+12.0%$140.28B$24.88B36.0494,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.5551 of 5 stars$231.93+0.1%$285.00+22.9%+31.3%$8.83B$4.48B23.296,500Positive NewsAOSA. O. Smith4.9232 of 5 stars$65.75+0.2%$75.29+14.5%-15.6%$9.34B$3.82B18.3712,700Dividend AnnouncementAPHAmphenol4.3853 of 5 stars$98.69+1.0%$88.00-10.8%+43.4%$119.38B$16.78B47.91125,000Positive NewsAZZAZZ3.351 of 5 stars$94.57-0.5%$104.00+10.0%+29.5%$2.83B$1.58B59.483,684DEDeere & Company4.6152 of 5 stars$507.66-0.8%$515.19+1.5%+43.3%$137.49B$51.72B24.5675,800Positive NewsENSEnersys4.6765 of 5 stars$85.79-1.1%$117.50+37.0%-12.5%$3.36B$3.62B9.5210,858Positive NewsHUBBHubbell4.0295 of 5 stars$408.05+0.4%$459.25+12.5%+9.5%$21.78B$5.59B27.6116,300Positive NewsIRIngersoll Rand3.9825 of 5 stars$83.20-1.3%$97.80+17.5%-5.4%$33.57B$7.24B41.1917,000News CoveragePositive NewsNVTnVent Electric4.2833 of 5 stars$73.30-0.1%$70.67-3.6%-3.0%$12.07B$3.01B20.9412,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPHParker-Hannifin4.5075 of 5 stars$697.46-0.4%$719.71+3.2%+39.0%$89.12B$19.79B26.8655,100Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Applied Industrial Technologies Alternatives A. O. 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