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Gorman-Rupp (GRC) Competitors

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$37.23
+0.28 (+0.76%)
(As of 11/1/2024 ET)

GRC vs. KAI, JBT, MWA, ESE, NPO, B, AIN, SXI, KMT, and TNC

Should you be buying Gorman-Rupp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gorman-Rupp include Kadant (KAI), John Bean Technologies (JBT), Mueller Water Products (MWA), ESCO Technologies (ESE), Enpro (NPO), Barnes Group (B), Albany International (AIN), Standex International (SXI), Kennametal (KMT), and Tennant (TNC). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.

Gorman-Rupp vs.

Kadant (NYSE:KAI) and Gorman-Rupp (NYSE:GRC) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

Kadant received 10 more outperform votes than Gorman-Rupp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.55% of users gave Gorman-Rupp an outperform vote while only 58.04% of users gave Kadant an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
KadantOutperform Votes
314
58.04%
Underperform Votes
227
41.96%
Gorman-RuppOutperform Votes
304
62.55%
Underperform Votes
182
37.45%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kadant$957.67M4.21$116.07M$9.7735.15
Gorman-Rupp$659.51M1.48$34.95M$1.4525.68

96.1% of Kadant shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.3% of Gorman-Rupp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Kadant shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Gorman-Rupp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Kadant has a net margin of 11.12% compared to Gorman-Rupp's net margin of 5.80%. Kadant's return on equity of 15.41% beat Gorman-Rupp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kadant11.12% 15.41% 9.11%
Gorman-Rupp 5.80%12.32%4.96%

Kadant has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gorman-Rupp has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Kadant had 25 more articles in the media than Gorman-Rupp. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Kadant and 4 mentions for Gorman-Rupp. Kadant's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Gorman-Rupp's score of 0.06 indicating that Kadant is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Kadant
8 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Gorman-Rupp
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Kadant currently has a consensus target price of $330.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.90%. Given Kadant's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kadant is more favorable than Gorman-Rupp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kadant
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Gorman-Rupp
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A

Kadant pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Gorman-Rupp pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Kadant pays out 13.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gorman-Rupp pays out 49.7% 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. Kadant has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Gorman-Rupp has increased its dividend for 51 consecutive years. Gorman-Rupp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Kadant beats Gorman-Rupp on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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GRC vs. The Competition

MetricGorman-RuppPumps & pumping equipment IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$976.54M$11.26B$9.76B$19.27B
Dividend Yield1.85%1.33%2.02%3.54%
P/E Ratio25.6828.9520.9941.53
Price / Sales1.483.099.2414.66
Price / Cash15.1120.7019.4920.85
Price / Book2.663.323.985.39
Net Income$34.95M$329.12M$460.54M$985.39M
7 Day Performance-0.35%-2.05%-0.14%-0.70%
1 Month Performance-4.59%-3.76%-1.60%-0.97%
1 Year Performance22.87%16.77%33.61%25.06%

Gorman-Rupp Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GRC
Gorman-Rupp
3.1637 of 5 stars
$37.23
+0.8%
N/A+25.0%$976.54M$659.51M25.681,450Dividend Increase
KAI
Kadant
1.7963 of 5 stars
$316.45
-0.5%
$330.00
+4.3%
+45.9%$3.72B$1.01B32.563,100Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
JBT
John Bean Technologies
1.5815 of 5 stars
$114.41
-3.1%
$121.00
+5.8%
+10.8%$3.64B$1.69B21.235,100
MWA
Mueller Water Products
3.9985 of 5 stars
$21.69
-0.8%
$21.60
-0.4%
+78.1%$3.38B$1.27B27.813,200Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Downgrade
ESE
ESCO Technologies
3.6585 of 5 stars
$130.00
+0.9%
$147.50
+13.5%
+32.1%$3.35B$1.00B33.683,195Short Interest ↑
NPO
Enpro
3.1868 of 5 stars
$148.86
-0.3%
N/A+26.5%$3.12B$1.03B73.693,500Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
B
Barnes Group
2.5359 of 5 stars
$46.90
+0.4%
$47.67
+1.6%
+124.3%$2.38B$1.59B-40.436,500Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
High Trading Volume
AIN
Albany International
4.1064 of 5 stars
$71.11
-0.5%
$89.50
+25.9%
-15.4%$2.22B$1.25B20.325,600Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
SXI
Standex International
4.21 of 5 stars
$176.94
-0.3%
$200.33
+13.2%
+25.6%$2.08B$720.64M28.773,700Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
KMT
Kennametal
1.4979 of 5 stars
$25.01
-0.8%
$24.33
-2.7%
+11.9%$1.95B$2.05B18.268,447Upcoming Earnings
TNC
Tennant
4.699 of 5 stars
$90.55
+0.5%
$106.00
+17.1%
+4.9%$1.72B$1.26B15.644,457Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Downgrade
News Coverage

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