Ouster (OUST) Competitors $21.98 -1.40 (-5.99%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.02 +0.04 (+0.18%) As of 08/1/2025 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock OUST vs. GTES, ZWS, CHX, WFRD, WHD, HAYW, ATS, HSAI, PSIX, and EPACShould you be buying Ouster stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ouster include Gates Industrial (GTES), Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor (ZWS), ChampionX (CHX), Weatherford International (WFRD), Cactus (WHD), Hayward (HAYW), ATS (ATS), Hesai Group (HSAI), Power Solutions International (PSIX), and Enerpac Tool Group (EPAC). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry. Ouster vs. Its Competitors Gates Industrial Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor ChampionX Weatherford International Cactus Hayward ATS Hesai Group Power Solutions International Enerpac Tool Group Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) and Ouster (NYSE:OUST) are both machinery companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations. Do analysts recommend GTES or OUST? Gates Industrial currently has a consensus price target of $26.44, suggesting a potential upside of 8.74%. Ouster has a consensus price target of $15.24, suggesting a potential downside of 30.66%. Given Gates Industrial's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Gates Industrial is more favorable than Ouster.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gates Industrial 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Ouster 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Which has better valuation & earnings, GTES or OUST? Gates Industrial has higher revenue and earnings than Ouster. Ouster is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gates Industrial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGates Industrial$3.41B1.84$194.90M$0.7831.18Ouster$117.79M10.03-$374.11M-$1.97-11.16 Is GTES or OUST more profitable? Gates Industrial has a net margin of 5.98% compared to Ouster's net margin of -106.50%. Gates Industrial's return on equity of 10.17% beat Ouster's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gates Industrial5.98% 10.17% 5.02% Ouster -106.50%-65.17%-37.02% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GTES or OUST? 98.5% of Gates Industrial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.5% of Ouster shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Gates Industrial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Ouster shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to GTES or OUST? In the previous week, Ouster had 1 more articles in the media than Gates Industrial. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Ouster and 21 mentions for Gates Industrial. Gates Industrial's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Ouster's score of -0.04 indicating that Gates Industrial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Gates Industrial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ouster 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, GTES or OUST? Gates Industrial has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ouster has a beta of 2.75, indicating that its stock price is 175% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryGates Industrial beats Ouster on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ouster News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for OUST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding OUST and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart OUST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricOusterGeneral industrial machinery, IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.18B$1.18B$29.13B$20.65BDividend YieldN/AN/A3.08%3.67%P/E Ratio-8.55N/A48.1329.03Price / Sales10.0310.031,544.8266.13Price / CashN/AN/A38.0722.84Price / Book5.305.307.414.43Net Income-$374.11M-$374.11M$782.10M$994.22M7 Day Performance-16.49%-16.49%-3.69%-3.39%1 Month Performance2.71%2.71%-0.16%-2.09%1 Year Performance86.90%86.90%52,681.95%10.09% Ouster Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OUSTOuster0.4474 of 5 stars$21.98-6.0%$15.24-30.7%+76.7%$1.18B$117.79M-8.55280Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownGTESGates Industrial3.7624 of 5 stars$24.25-1.9%$24.44+0.8%+37.1%$6.25B$3.41B29.5714,100Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastZWSZurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor1.6066 of 5 stars$37.02-1.4%$36.86-0.4%+43.3%$6.23B$1.57B37.392,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeShort Interest ↑CHXChampionX3.1651 of 5 stars$25.81flat$40.00+55.0%-22.0%$4.94B$3.63B17.097,100WFRDWeatherford International4.2676 of 5 stars$53.45-0.2%$96.63+80.8%-51.1%$3.88B$5.51B8.5519,000Short Interest ↑Gap DownWHDCactus4.0522 of 5 stars$43.46-0.2%$52.00+19.7%-36.0%$3.47B$1.13B15.471,600News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastHAYWHayward3.5158 of 5 stars$14.38-2.0%$17.13+19.1%+5.9%$3.11B$1.05B26.142,080Trending NewsEarnings ReportInsider TradeATSATS1.2214 of 5 stars$30.96-1.3%$30.50-1.5%+3.2%$3.02B$1.82B-162.937,500Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsHSAIHesai Group3.0358 of 5 stars$20.86-4.1%$24.43+17.1%+334.6%$2.74B$284.57M-695.331,142Positive NewsGap UpPSIXPower Solutions International0.8159 of 5 stars$87.84-2.4%$37.00-57.9%N/A$2.02B$516.17M24.88700Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeEPACEnerpac Tool Group4.0438 of 5 stars$37.09-3.3%$53.00+42.9%-4.6%$2.01B$589.51M22.752,000Dividend AnnouncementGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Gates Industrial Alternatives Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Cor Alternatives ChampionX Alternatives Weatherford International Alternatives Cactus Alternatives Hayward Alternatives ATS Alternatives Hesai Group Alternatives Power Solutions International Alternatives Enerpac Tool Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:OUST) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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