Gates Industrial (GTES) Competitors

Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ:ZBRA) and Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Does the media favor ZBRA or GTES?

In the previous week, Zebra Technologies had 14 more articles in the media than Gates Industrial. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Zebra Technologies and 11 mentions for Gates Industrial. Gates Industrial's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Zebra Technologies' score of 0.10 indicating that Gates Industrial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Zebra Technologies	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Gates Industrial	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, ZBRA or GTES?

Zebra Technologies has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gates Industrial has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ZBRA or GTES?

Zebra Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Gates Industrial. Gates Industrial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zebra Technologies, 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
Zebra Technologies	$4.98B	3.22	$528M	$10.18	30.56
Gates Industrial	$3.41B	1.67	$194.90M	$0.73	30.53

Is ZBRA or GTES more profitable?

Zebra Technologies has a net margin of 10.60% compared to Gates Industrial's net margin of 5.72%. Zebra Technologies' return on equity of 18.34% beat Gates Industrial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zebra Technologies	10.60%	18.34%	8.12%
Gates Industrial	5.72%	9.75%	4.80%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ZBRA or GTES?

91.0% of Zebra Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Gates Industrial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Zebra Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Gates Industrial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ZBRA or GTES?

Zebra Technologies received 281 more outperform votes than Gates Industrial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.60% of users gave Zebra Technologies an outperform vote while only 55.04% of users gave Gates Industrial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Zebra Technologies	Outperform Votes 505 63.60%	Underperform Votes 289 36.40%
Gates Industrial	Outperform Votes 224 55.04%	Underperform Votes 183 44.96%

Do analysts rate ZBRA or GTES?

Zebra Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $381.42, indicating a potential upside of 22.62%. Gates Industrial has a consensus target price of $23.90, indicating a potential upside of 7.25%. Given Zebra Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Zebra Technologies is more favorable than Gates Industrial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Zebra Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
Gates Industrial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Summary

Zebra Technologies beats Gates Industrial on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.