DHR vs. HON, MMM, MKL, CSL, ITT, IEP, FSS, IAC, GFF, and WOR
Should you be buying Danaher stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Danaher include Honeywell International (HON), 3M (MMM), Markel Group (MKL), Carlisle Companies (CSL), ITT (ITT), Icahn Enterprises (IEP), Federal Signal (FSS), IAC (IAC), Griffon (GFF), and Worthington Enterprises (WOR). These companies are all part of the "multi-sector conglomerates" sector.
Danaher (NYSE:DHR) and Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) are both large-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, risk and profitability.
In the previous week, Danaher had 8 more articles in the media than Honeywell International. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Danaher and 48 mentions for Honeywell International. Honeywell International's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Danaher's score of 0.39 indicating that Honeywell International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Honeywell International has higher revenue and earnings than Danaher. Honeywell International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Danaher, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Danaher pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Honeywell International pays an annual dividend of $4.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Danaher pays out 18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Honeywell International pays out 50.1% 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.
Danaher has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Honeywell International has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
79.1% of Danaher shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Honeywell International shares are held by institutional investors. 10.9% of Danaher shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Honeywell International shares are held 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.
Honeywell International received 156 more outperform votes than Danaher when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.63% of users gave Honeywell International an outperform vote while only 74.73% of users gave Danaher an outperform vote.
Danaher has a net margin of 16.78% compared to Honeywell International's net margin of 15.52%. Honeywell International's return on equity of 35.88% beat Danaher's return on equity.
Danaher presently has a consensus target price of $267.31, suggesting a potential upside of 9.16%. Honeywell International has a consensus target price of $215.71, suggesting a potential upside of 10.88%. Given Honeywell International's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Honeywell International is more favorable than Danaher.
Summary
Honeywell International beats Danaher on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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