Roper Technologies (ROP) Competitors

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

Is ETN or ROP more profitable?

Roper Technologies has a net margin of 21.78% compared to Eaton's net margin of 15.32%. Eaton's return on equity of 21.97% beat Roper Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eaton	15.32%	21.97%	10.84%
Roper Technologies	21.78%	10.73%	6.45%

Does the media prefer ETN or ROP?

In the previous week, Eaton had 40 more articles in the media than Roper Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for Eaton and 17 mentions for Roper Technologies. Roper Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Eaton's score of 0.81 indicating that Roper Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eaton	38 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Roper Technologies	16 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ETN or ROP?

Eaton received 357 more outperform votes than Roper Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.55% of users gave Eaton an outperform vote while only 65.42% of users gave Roper Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Eaton	Outperform Votes 917 66.55%	Underperform Votes 461 33.45%
Roper Technologies	Outperform Votes 560 65.42%	Underperform Votes 296 34.58%

Which has better 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	$23.20B	6.09	$3.22B	$9.40	38.03
Roper Technologies	$6.18B	9.21	$1.38B	$13.67	38.83

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ETN or ROP?

83.0% of Eaton shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Roper Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Eaton shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Roper Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ETN or ROP a better dividend stock?

Eaton pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Roper Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Eaton pays out 40.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Roper Technologies pays out 24.1% 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.

Do analysts recommend ETN or ROP?

Eaton presently has a consensus target price of $368.89, suggesting a potential upside of 3.20%. Roper Technologies has a consensus target price of $624.38, suggesting a potential upside of 17.63%. Given Roper Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Roper Technologies is more favorable than Eaton.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eaton	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76
Roper Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has more risk and volatility, ETN or ROP?

Eaton has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Roper Technologies has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Roper Technologies beats Eaton on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.