General Electric (GE) Competitors

Danaher (NYSE:DHR) and General Electric (NYSE:GE) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in DHR or GE?

79.1% of Danaher shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.8% of General Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.1% of Danaher shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of General Electric shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DHR or GE?

General Electric received 1080 more outperform votes than Danaher when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.40% of users gave General Electric an outperform vote while only 74.47% of users gave Danaher an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Danaher	Outperform Votes 1053 74.47%	Underperform Votes 361 25.53%
General Electric	Outperform Votes 2133 75.40%	Underperform Votes 696 24.60%

Do analysts prefer DHR or GE?

Danaher currently has a consensus price target of $278.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.59%. General Electric has a consensus price target of $211.31, indicating a potential upside of 1.14%. Given Danaher's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Danaher is more favorable than General Electric.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Danaher	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
General Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Which has more risk & volatility, DHR or GE?

Danaher has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Electric has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, DHR or GE?

General Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Danaher. General Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Danaher, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Danaher	$23.88B	6.30	$3.90B	$5.28	39.41
General Electric	$38.70B	5.79	$6.56B	$5.99	34.88

Is DHR or GE more profitable?

Danaher has a net margin of 16.33% compared to General Electric's net margin of 14.31%. General Electric's return on equity of 22.19% beat Danaher's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Danaher	16.33%	10.82%	6.90%
General Electric	14.31%	22.19%	3.66%

Is DHR or GE a better dividend stock?

Danaher pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. General Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Danaher pays out 20.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. General Electric pays out 18.7% 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. General Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor DHR or GE?

In the previous week, General Electric had 2 more articles in the media than Danaher. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for General Electric and 55 mentions for Danaher. Danaher's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat General Electric's score of 1.22 indicating that Danaher is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Danaher	47 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
General Electric	41 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

General Electric beats Danaher on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.