This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Electro-Sensors (ELSE) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ELSE vs. WTS, BMI, ST, THR, TRNS, FEIM, PHUN, QMCO, VEEA, and YTRAShould 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), Phunware (PHUN), Quantum (QMCO), Veea (VEEA), and Yatra Online (YTRA). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector. Electro-Sensors vs. Its Competitors Watts Water Technologies Badger Meter Sensata Technologies Thermon Group Transcat Frequency Electronics Phunware Quantum Veea Yatra Online Electro-Sensors (NASDAQ:ELSE) and Watts Water Technologies (NYSE:WTS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership. Which has more risk & volatility, ELSE or WTS? 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 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend ELSE or WTS? Watts Water Technologies has a consensus price target of $231.20, suggesting a potential downside of 7.89%. 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) 0.00Watts Water Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Is ELSE or WTS more profitable? Watts Water Technologies has a net margin of 13.07% compared to Electro-Sensors' net margin of 3.96%. Watts Water Technologies' return on equity of 17.59% beat Electro-Sensors' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Electro-Sensors3.96% 2.62% 2.50% Watts Water Technologies 13.07%17.59%12.34% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ELSE or WTS? 11.7% of Electro-Sensors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of Watts Water Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.3% of Electro-Sensors shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Watts Water Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ELSE or WTS? 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 RatioElectro-Sensors$9.37M1.70$450K$0.1335.46Watts Water Technologies$2.25B3.72$291.20M$8.7328.75 Does the media prefer ELSE or WTS? In the previous week, Watts Water Technologies had 15 more articles in the media than Electro-Sensors. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Watts Water Technologies and 0 mentions for Electro-Sensors. Watts Water Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.85 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 SummaryWatts 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?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 ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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 Export to ExcelMetricElectro-SensorsINSTRU IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$15.90M$3.15B$28.65B$9.41BDividend YieldN/A0.97%3.06%4.04%P/E Ratio41.9128.5633.6119.78Price / Sales1.703.141,809.5294.56Price / Cash29.3718.7138.0958.18Price / Book1.104.057.625.65Net Income$450K$91.13M$779.61M$257.97M Electro-Sensors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ELSEElectro-SensorsN/A$4.61-0.6%N/A+17.6%$15.90M$9.37M41.9137Gap DownWTSWatts Water Technologies3.9512 of 5 stars$248.73-1.6%$231.20-7.0%+27.9%$8.30B$2.24B28.484,800BMIBadger Meter3.2835 of 5 stars$239.340.0%$236.60-1.1%+28.0%$7.05B$852.49M52.722,210Upcoming EarningsSTSensata Technologies4.7854 of 5 stars$31.52-0.3%$35.33+12.1%-18.8%$4.61B$3.84B38.9119,000News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastTHRThermon Group2.6594 of 5 stars$27.70-1.3%N/A-14.7%$920.67M$498.21M17.641,568News CoverageTRNSTranscat2.4134 of 5 stars$84.33-2.5%$112.20+33.1%-40.6%$789.69M$278.42M54.311,245FEIMFrequency Electronics1.5353 of 5 stars$19.13-5.7%N/A+128.4%$185.09M$69.81M7.74200News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumePHUNPhunware1.8691 of 5 stars$3.16-1.6%$6.67+111.0%-31.7%$63.74M$3.19M-3.90120News CoveragePositive NewsQMCOQuantum3.3648 of 5 stars$8.79+0.9%$19.00+116.3%+20.7%$61.09M$311.60M0.00900Positive NewsGap UpVEEAVeeaN/A$1.66flatN/AN/A$60.55M$139.25K0.0050News CoverageGap UpYTRAYatra Online1.9261 of 5 stars$0.96-1.1%$3.00+213.5%-27.5%$60.40M$93.14M-95.701,268 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Watts Water Technologies Competitors Badger Meter Competitors Sensata Technologies Competitors Thermon Group Competitors Transcat Competitors Frequency Electronics Competitors Phunware Competitors Quantum Competitors Veea Competitors Yatra Online Competitors 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 (NASDAQ:ELSE) was last updated on 7/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Could Be the Most Profitable Season of Your LifeInstitutional money is pouring in. 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