Chart Industries (GTLS) Competitors

Dover (NYSE:DOV) and Chart Industries (NYSE:GTLS) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Does the media prefer DOV or GTLS?

In the previous week, Dover had 25 more articles in the media than Chart Industries. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Dover and 22 mentions for Chart Industries. Chart Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Dover's score of 0.65 indicating that Chart Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dover	27 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chart Industries	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is DOV or GTLS more profitable?

Dover has a net margin of 32.95% compared to Chart Industries' net margin of 4.30%. Dover's return on equity of 21.03% beat Chart Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dover	32.95%	21.03%	10.22%
Chart Industries	4.30%	13.25%	4.24%

Do analysts prefer DOV or GTLS?

Dover currently has a consensus target price of $218.18, suggesting a potential upside of 34.13%. Chart Industries has a consensus target price of $201.83, suggesting a potential upside of 61.87%. Given Chart Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Chart Industries is more favorable than Dover.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dover	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Chart Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DOV or GTLS?

Dover received 247 more outperform votes than Chart Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.07% of users gave Chart Industries an outperform vote while only 61.19% of users gave Dover an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dover	Outperform Votes 749 61.19%	Underperform Votes 475 38.81%
Chart Industries	Outperform Votes 502 63.07%	Underperform Votes 294 36.93%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DOV or GTLS?

Dover has higher revenue and earnings than Chart Industries. Dover is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chart Industries, 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
Dover	$7.75B	2.88	$2.70B	$19.45	8.36
Chart Industries	$4.16B	1.37	$47.30M	$4.11	30.34

Which has more risk and volatility, DOV or GTLS?

Dover has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chart Industries has a beta of 1.87, meaning that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in DOV or GTLS?

84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Dover shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Chart Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Dover beats Chart Industries on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.