Electro-Sensors (ELSE) Competitors

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ELSE vs. WTS, ST, BMI, THR, and TRNS

Should you buy Electro-Sensors stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Electro-Sensors with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Electro-Sensors include Watts Water Technologies (WTS), Sensata Technologies (ST), Badger Meter (BMI), Thermon Group (THR), and Transcat (TRNS). These companies are all part of the "instru - control" industry.

How does Electro-Sensors compare to Watts Water Technologies?

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

Watts Water Technologies has a net margin of 14.32% compared to Electro-Sensors' net margin of 2.42%. Watts Water Technologies' return on equity of 18.92% beat Electro-Sensors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Watts Water Technologies	14.32%	18.92%	13.48%
Electro-Sensors	2.42%	1.74%	1.64%

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Watts Water Technologies	$2.44B	4.05	$340.80M	$10.93	27.09
Electro-Sensors	$10.14M	2.66	$310K	$0.08	95.56

In the previous week, Watts Water Technologies had 5 more articles in the media than Electro-Sensors. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Watts Water Technologies and 5 mentions for Electro-Sensors. Electro-Sensors' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Watts Water Technologies' score of 0.58 indicating that Electro-Sensors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Watts Water Technologies	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Electro-Sensors	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Watts Water Technologies has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Electro-Sensors has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

Watts Water Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $329.44, indicating a potential upside of 11.28%. Given Watts Water Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Watts Water Technologies is more favorable than Electro-Sensors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Watts Water Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
Electro-Sensors	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

95.0% of Watts Water Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.7% of Electro-Sensors shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Watts Water Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Electro-Sensors shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Watts Water Technologies beats Electro-Sensors on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Electro-Sensors compare to Sensata Technologies?

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

Sensata Technologies has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Electro-Sensors has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

Sensata Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $44.60, suggesting a potential downside of 8.00%. Given Sensata Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sensata Technologies is more favorable than Electro-Sensors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sensata Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
Electro-Sensors	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

In the previous week, Sensata Technologies had 4 more articles in the media than Electro-Sensors. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Sensata Technologies and 5 mentions for Electro-Sensors. Electro-Sensors' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Sensata Technologies' score of 0.63 indicating that Electro-Sensors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sensata Technologies	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Electro-Sensors	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Sensata Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Electro-Sensors. Electro-Sensors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sensata 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
Sensata Technologies	$3.70B	1.90	$31.30M	$0.31	156.38
Electro-Sensors	$10.14M	2.66	$310K	$0.08	95.56

99.4% of Sensata Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.7% of Electro-Sensors shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Sensata Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Electro-Sensors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Electro-Sensors has a net margin of 2.42% compared to Sensata Technologies' net margin of 1.28%. Sensata Technologies' return on equity of 18.23% beat Electro-Sensors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sensata Technologies	1.28%	18.23%	7.34%
Electro-Sensors	2.42%	1.74%	1.64%

Summary

Sensata Technologies beats Electro-Sensors on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Electro-Sensors compare to Badger Meter?

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

Badger Meter has a net margin of 14.56% compared to Electro-Sensors' net margin of 2.42%. Badger Meter's return on equity of 18.76% beat Electro-Sensors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Badger Meter	14.56%	18.76%	13.53%
Electro-Sensors	2.42%	1.74%	1.64%

Badger Meter has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Electro-Sensors has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Badger Meter had 2 more articles in the media than Electro-Sensors. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Badger Meter and 5 mentions for Electro-Sensors. Electro-Sensors' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Badger Meter's score of 0.53 indicating that Electro-Sensors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Badger Meter	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Electro-Sensors	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Badger Meter has higher revenue and earnings than Electro-Sensors. Badger Meter is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Electro-Sensors, 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
Badger Meter	$916.66M	3.64	$141.63M	$4.43	25.78
Electro-Sensors	$10.14M	2.66	$310K	$0.08	95.56

Badger Meter presently has a consensus target price of $155.86, indicating a potential upside of 36.48%. Given Badger Meter's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Badger Meter is more favorable than Electro-Sensors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Badger Meter	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Electro-Sensors	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

89.0% of Badger Meter shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.7% of Electro-Sensors shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Badger Meter shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Electro-Sensors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Badger Meter beats Electro-Sensors on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Electro-Sensors compare to Thermon Group?

Electro-Sensors (NASDAQ:ELSE) and Thermon Group (NYSE:THR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and risk.

Electro-Sensors has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Thermon Group has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the broader market.

Thermon Group has higher revenue and earnings than Electro-Sensors. Thermon Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Electro-Sensors, 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
Electro-Sensors	$10.14M	2.66	$310K	$0.08	95.56
Thermon Group	$498.21M	4.30	$53.51M	$1.76	37.02

11.7% of Electro-Sensors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Thermon Group shares are held by institutional investors. 13.3% of Electro-Sensors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Thermon Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Thermon Group had 2 more articles in the media than Electro-Sensors. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Thermon Group and 5 mentions for Electro-Sensors. Electro-Sensors' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Thermon Group's score of 0.43 indicating that Electro-Sensors is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Electro-Sensors	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Thermon Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Thermon Group has a net margin of 11.26% compared to Electro-Sensors' net margin of 2.42%. Thermon Group's return on equity of 13.82% beat Electro-Sensors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Electro-Sensors	2.42%	1.74%	1.64%
Thermon Group	11.26%	13.82%	9.13%

Thermon Group has a consensus price target of $57.00, indicating a potential downside of 12.51%. Given Thermon Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Thermon Group is more favorable than Electro-Sensors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Electro-Sensors	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Thermon Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Summary

Thermon Group beats Electro-Sensors on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Electro-Sensors compare to Transcat?

Electro-Sensors (NASDAQ:ELSE) and Transcat (NASDAQ:TRNS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk and media sentiment.

11.7% of Electro-Sensors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Transcat shares are held by institutional investors. 13.3% of Electro-Sensors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Transcat shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Transcat has a net margin of 2.47% compared to Electro-Sensors' net margin of 2.42%. Transcat's return on equity of 6.15% beat Electro-Sensors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Electro-Sensors	2.42%	1.74%	1.64%
Transcat	2.47%	6.15%	4.15%

Transcat has higher revenue and earnings than Electro-Sensors. Transcat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Electro-Sensors, 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
Electro-Sensors	$10.14M	2.66	$310K	$0.08	95.56
Transcat	$319.69M	2.19	$14.52M	$0.85	88.44

Electro-Sensors has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Transcat has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Electro-Sensors had 4 more articles in the media than Transcat. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Electro-Sensors and 1 mentions for Transcat. Transcat's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Electro-Sensors' score of 0.71 indicating that Transcat is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Electro-Sensors	Positive
Transcat	Very Positive

Transcat has a consensus price target of $105.33, suggesting a potential upside of 40.13%. Given Transcat's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Transcat is more favorable than Electro-Sensors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Electro-Sensors	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Transcat	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Summary

Transcat beats Electro-Sensors on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Electro-Sensors	INSTRU Industry	Computer Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$26.95M	$2.97B	$39.00B	$12.30B
Dividend Yield	N/A	1.03%	3.22%	5.26%
P/E Ratio	95.57	63.32	77.03	25.27
Price / Sales	2.66	3.50	626.59	72.94
Price / Cash	67.23	25.97	47.73	54.86
Price / Book	1.79	3.87	10.25	6.90
Net Income	$310K	$75.72M	$1.03B	$334.66M
7 Day Performance	-0.07%	-0.96%	-1.51%	0.12%
1 Month Performance	70.88%	14.31%	4.17%	-0.18%
1 Year Performance	101.18%	67.29%	161.58%	30.62%

Electro-Sensors Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ELSE Electro-Sensors	1.3474 of 5 stars	$7.65 +0.1%	N/A	+98.9%	$26.95M	$10.14M	95.57	37	News Coverage Earnings Report Analyst Upgrade Short Interest Decrease
WTS Watts Water Technologies	4.3429 of 5 stars	$299.39 -0.2%	$329.44 +10.0%	+21.2%	$10.00B	$2.44B	27.39	5,700	Insider Trade
ST Sensata Technologies	2.9045 of 5 stars	$48.19 +8.3%	$44.60 -7.5%	+78.2%	$6.47B	$3.70B	155.47	16,700	Analyst Upgrade
BMI Badger Meter	4.9369 of 5 stars	$116.01 +0.8%	$155.86 +34.3%	-53.4%	$3.36B	$916.66M	26.19	2,477
THR Thermon Group	2.3374 of 5 stars	$66.65 +3.0%	$57.00 -14.5%	+116.3%	$2.13B	$498.21M	37.87	1,568	News Coverage Upcoming Earnings Gap Down

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Electro-Sensors (ELSE) Competitors

ELSE vs. WTS, ST, BMI, THR, and TRNS

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Electro-Sensors (ELSE) Competitors

ELSE vs. WTS, ST, BMI, THR, and TRNS

How does Electro-Sensors compare to Watts Water Technologies?

Is WTS or ELSE more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, WTS or ELSE?

Does the media prefer WTS or ELSE?

Which has more risk & volatility, WTS or ELSE?

Do analysts prefer WTS or ELSE?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in WTS or ELSE?

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How does Electro-Sensors compare to Sensata Technologies?

Which has more volatility and risk, ST or ELSE?

Do analysts recommend ST or ELSE?

Does the media prefer ST or ELSE?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ST or ELSE?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ST or ELSE?

Is ST or ELSE more profitable?

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How does Electro-Sensors compare to Badger Meter?

Is BMI or ELSE more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, BMI or ELSE?

Does the media refer more to BMI or ELSE?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BMI or ELSE?

Do analysts recommend BMI or ELSE?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BMI or ELSE?

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How does Electro-Sensors compare to Thermon Group?

Which has more volatility and risk, ELSE or THR?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ELSE or THR?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ELSE or THR?

Does the media prefer ELSE or THR?

Is ELSE or THR more profitable?

Do analysts recommend ELSE or THR?

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How does Electro-Sensors compare to Transcat?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ELSE or TRNS?

Is ELSE or TRNS more profitable?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ELSE or TRNS?

Which has more volatility & risk, ELSE or TRNS?

Does the media favor ELSE or TRNS?

Do analysts prefer ELSE or TRNS?

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