Chart Industries (GTLS) Competitors

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

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DOV or GTLS?

Dover received 246 more outperform votes than Chart Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.85% of users gave Chart Industries an outperform vote while only 61.51% of users gave Dover an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dover	Outperform Votes 740 61.51%	Underperform Votes 463 38.49%
Chart Industries	Outperform Votes 494 62.85%	Underperform Votes 292 37.15%

Is DOV or GTLS more profitable?

Dover has a net margin of 18.63% compared to Chart Industries' net margin of 4.30%. Dover's return on equity of 23.61% beat Chart Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dover	18.63%	23.61%	10.82%
Chart Industries	4.30%	13.25%	4.24%

Which has more volatility and risk, DOV or GTLS?

Dover has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chart Industries has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor DOV or GTLS?

In the previous week, Dover had 22 more articles in the media than Chart Industries. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Dover and 8 mentions for Chart Industries. Chart Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Dover's score of -0.03 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Chart Industries	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer DOV or GTLS?

Dover presently has a consensus price target of $208.40, indicating a potential upside of 5.18%. Chart Industries has a consensus price target of $178.82, indicating a potential upside of 6.09%. 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)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Which has better valuation and earnings, 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	$8.44B	3.22	$1.06B	$11.18	17.72
Chart Industries	$3.35B	2.15	$47.30M	$3.45	48.86

Summary

Dover beats Chart Industries on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.