Roper Technologies (ROP) Competitors

Eaton (NYSE:ETN) and Roper Technologies (NYSE:ROP) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ETN or ROP?

83.0% of Eaton shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Roper Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Eaton shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Roper Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer ETN or ROP?

Eaton currently has a consensus price target of $357.68, suggesting a potential upside of 19.18%. Roper Technologies has a consensus price target of $623.60, suggesting a potential upside of 7.69%. Given Eaton's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Eaton is more favorable than Roper Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eaton	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Roper Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is ETN or ROP more profitable?

Roper Technologies has a net margin of 22.01% compared to Eaton's net margin of 15.25%. Eaton's return on equity of 22.62% beat Roper Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eaton	15.25%	22.62%	11.10%
Roper Technologies	22.01%	10.79%	6.45%

Does the media favor ETN or ROP?

In the previous week, Eaton had 10 more articles in the media than Roper Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for Eaton and 41 mentions for Roper Technologies. Eaton's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Roper Technologies' score of 1.08 indicating that Eaton is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eaton	41 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Roper Technologies	27 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ETN or ROP?

Eaton has higher revenue and earnings than Roper Technologies. Eaton is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Roper 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
Eaton	$24.88B	4.73	$3.79B	$9.50	31.59
Roper Technologies	$7.04B	8.83	$1.55B	$14.34	40.38

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ETN or ROP?

Eaton received 358 more outperform votes than Roper Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.28% of users gave Eaton an outperform vote while only 65.43% of users gave Roper Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Eaton	Outperform Votes 922 66.28%	Underperform Votes 469 33.72%
Roper Technologies	Outperform Votes 564 65.43%	Underperform Votes 298 34.57%

Which has more volatility and risk, ETN or ROP?

Eaton has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Roper Technologies has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ETN or ROP a better dividend stock?

Eaton pays an annual dividend of $4.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Roper Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Eaton pays out 43.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Roper Technologies pays out 23.0% 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.

Summary

Eaton beats Roper Technologies on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.