Free Trial

This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading.

Electro-Sensors (ELSE) Competitors

Electro-Sensors logo

ELSE vs. WTS, BMI, ST, THR, TRNS, FEIM, JG, DSWL, NVNI, and AUID

Should you be buying Electro-Sensors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Electro-Sensors include Watts Water Technologies (WTS), Badger Meter (BMI), Sensata Technologies (ST), Thermon Group (THR), Transcat (TRNS), Frequency Electronics (FEIM), Aurora Mobile (JG), Deswell Industries (DSWL), Nvni Group (NVNI), and authID (AUID). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

Electro-Sensors vs. Its Competitors

Electro-Sensors (NASDAQ:ELSE) and Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and dividends.

In the previous week, Watts Water Technologies had 15 more articles in the media than Electro-Sensors. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Watts Water Technologies and 1 mentions for Electro-Sensors. Watts Water Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Electro-Sensors' score of 0.00 indicating that Watts Water Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Electro-Sensors Neutral
Watts Water Technologies Positive

Watts Water Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Electro-Sensors. Watts Water Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Electro-Sensors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Electro-Sensors$9.37M1.78$450K$0.1337.12
Watts Water Technologies$2.29B4.04$291.20M$9.3029.73

Watts Water Technologies has a net margin of 13.63% compared to Electro-Sensors' net margin of 4.54%. Watts Water Technologies' return on equity of 18.11% beat Electro-Sensors' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Electro-Sensors4.54% 3.04% 2.89%
Watts Water Technologies 13.63%18.11%12.87%

Electro-Sensors has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Watts Water Technologies has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Watts Water Technologies has a consensus price target of $245.50, suggesting a potential downside of 11.21%. Given Watts Water Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Watts Water Technologies is more favorable than Electro-Sensors.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Electro-Sensors
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Watts Water Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

11.7% of Electro-Sensors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of Watts Water Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 13.3% of Electro-Sensors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Watts Water Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Watts Water Technologies beats Electro-Sensors on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

Get Electro-Sensors News Delivered to You Automatically

Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ELSE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.

Subscribe Now
By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ELSE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Skip Chart

Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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

ELSE vs. The Competition

MetricElectro-SensorsINSTRU IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$16.65M$3.07B$30.32B$9.84B
Dividend YieldN/A1.00%3.17%4.04%
P/E Ratio37.1228.77418.8426.61
Price / Sales1.783.071,790.44176.46
Price / Cash29.8915.6636.4359.65
Price / Book1.163.559.406.59
Net Income$450K$91.11M$807.00M$266.12M

Electro-Sensors Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ELSE
Electro-Sensors
0.3831 of 5 stars
$4.83
+2.9%
N/A+20.6%$16.65M$9.37M37.1237
WTS
Watts Water Technologies
4.6243 of 5 stars
$283.63
+0.9%
$245.50
-13.4%
+42.2%$9.46B$2.25B30.504,800Positive News
BMI
Badger Meter
4.74 of 5 stars
$185.61
+0.3%
$238.40
+28.4%
-10.6%$5.47B$826.56M40.442,210News Coverage
Positive News
High Trading Volume
ST
Sensata Technologies
4.3328 of 5 stars
$33.14
+0.2%
$34.64
+4.5%
-14.4%$4.83B$3.93B44.1819,000News Coverage
Positive News
THR
Thermon Group
2.9002 of 5 stars
$26.64
+2.1%
N/A-14.3%$880.62M$498.21M16.861,568Positive News
TRNS
Transcat
3.9153 of 5 stars
$81.54
-10.6%
$112.20
+37.6%
-31.9%$759.95M$278.42M57.021,245High Trading Volume
FEIM
Frequency Electronics
1.2491 of 5 stars
$32.86
+6.7%
N/A+131.8%$319.73M$69.81M13.30200
JG
Aurora Mobile
1.6483 of 5 stars
$10.16
-0.7%
N/A+169.6%$60.96M$43.31M-63.50590News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
DSWL
Deswell Industries
2.5769 of 5 stars
$3.74
-3.4%
N/A+57.7%$59.62M$67.61M0.00990News Coverage
Positive News
High Trading Volume
NVNI
Nvni Group
N/A$0.60
-1.8%
N/A-52.8%$59.13M$35.84M0.00N/A
AUID
authID
0.7868 of 5 stars
$4.38
+1.9%
N/A-45.0%$58.87M$890K-2.8660Gap Up

Related Companies and Tools


This page (NASDAQ:ELSE) was last updated on 8/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
From Our Partners