General Electric (GE) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, GE or DHR?

General Electric has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Danaher has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, GE or DHR?

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
General Electric	$69.95B	2.75	$9.48B	$5.69	31.20
Danaher	$23.89B	6.98	$4.76B	$5.24	44.04

Does the media favor GE or DHR?

In the previous week, General Electric had 7 more articles in the media than Danaher. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for General Electric and 30 mentions for Danaher. Danaher's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat General Electric's score of 1.02 indicating that Danaher is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
General Electric	25 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Danaher	22 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend GE or DHR?

General Electric currently has a consensus price target of $200.93, indicating a potential upside of 13.17%. Danaher has a consensus price target of $287.16, indicating a potential upside of 24.44%. Given Danaher's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Danaher is more favorable than General Electric.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
General Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93
Danaher	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74

Is GE or DHR a better dividend stock?

General Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Danaher pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. General Electric pays out 19.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Danaher pays out 20.6% 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 MarketBeat Community prefer GE or DHR?

General Electric received 1082 more outperform votes than Danaher when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.35% of users gave General Electric an outperform vote while only 74.59% of users gave Danaher an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
General Electric	Outperform Votes 2124 75.35%	Underperform Votes 695 24.65%
Danaher	Outperform Votes 1042 74.59%	Underperform Votes 355 25.41%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in GE or DHR?

74.8% of General Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.1% of Danaher shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of General Electric shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of Danaher shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GE or DHR more profitable?

Danaher has a net margin of 16.39% compared to General Electric's net margin of 11.48%. General Electric's return on equity of 18.93% beat Danaher's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
General Electric	11.48%	18.93%	3.20%
Danaher	16.39%	10.62%	6.76%

Summary

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