Notice: 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 InterestTrends ELSE vs. CLIR, SYPR, SMIT, DHR, ROP, AME, KEYS, FTV, CGNX, and MKSIShould you be buying Electro-Sensors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Electro-Sensors include ClearSign Technologies (CLIR), Sypris Solutions (SYPR), Schmitt Industries (SMIT), Danaher (DHR), Roper Technologies (ROP), AMETEK (AME), Keysight Technologies (KEYS), Fortive (FTV), Cognex (CGNX), and MKS Instruments (MKSI). These companies are all part of the "process control instruments" industry. Electro-Sensors vs. ClearSign Technologies Sypris Solutions Schmitt Industries Danaher Roper Technologies AMETEK Keysight Technologies Fortive Cognex MKS Instruments Electro-Sensors (NASDAQ:ELSE) and ClearSign Technologies (NASDAQ:CLIR) 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 media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ELSE or CLIR? ClearSign Technologies received 62 more outperform votes than Electro-Sensors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 41.30% of users gave ClearSign Technologies an outperform vote while only 30.82% of users gave Electro-Sensors an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformElectro-SensorsOutperform Votes9030.82% Underperform Votes20269.18% ClearSign TechnologiesOutperform Votes15241.30% Underperform Votes21658.70% Do analysts prefer ELSE or CLIR? ClearSign Technologies has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 668.25%. Given ClearSign Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ClearSign 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) 0.00ClearSign Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media prefer ELSE or CLIR? In the previous week, ClearSign Technologies had 4 more articles in the media than Electro-Sensors. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for ClearSign Technologies and 2 mentions for Electro-Sensors. ClearSign Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Electro-Sensors' score of 0.00 indicating that ClearSign Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Electro-Sensors Neutral ClearSign Technologies Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, ELSE or CLIR? Electro-Sensors has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ClearSign Technologies has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ELSE or CLIR? 11.7% of Electro-Sensors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.0% of ClearSign Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 13.3% of Electro-Sensors shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of ClearSign Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is ELSE or CLIR more profitable? Electro-Sensors has a net margin of 4.74% compared to ClearSign Technologies' net margin of -118.93%. Electro-Sensors' return on equity of 3.17% beat ClearSign Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Electro-Sensors4.74% 3.17% 3.01% ClearSign Technologies -118.93%-50.44%-41.41% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ELSE or CLIR? Electro-Sensors has higher revenue and earnings than ClearSign Technologies. ClearSign 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$8.56M1.79$280K$0.1334.31ClearSign Technologies$4.28M9.17-$5.19M-$0.11-7.10 SummaryClearSign Technologies beats Electro-Sensors on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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-SensorsProcess control instruments IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$15.30M$19.03B$23.81B$8.14BDividend YieldN/A0.83%2.80%4.10%P/E Ratio34.3124.7842.7319.23Price / Sales1.794.612,370.0190.04Price / Cash43.4818.5034.5934.64Price / Book1.113.676.234.38Net Income$280,000.00$492.30M$733.24M$246.90M Electro-Sensors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ELSEElectro-Sensors0.2389 of 5 stars$4.46-0.9%N/A+13.9%$15.30M$8.56M34.3137Analyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumeCLIRClearSign Technologies2.8135 of 5 stars$0.77-9.4%$6.00+679.2%-20.4%$38.68M$4.28M-7.0010Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Gap DownSYPRSypris Solutions1.2802 of 5 stars$1.52-3.2%N/A-13.7%$34.99M$141.47M-11.69680Analyst ForecastSMITSchmitt IndustriesN/A$0.02flatN/AN/A$69,000.00$9.89M0.00160DHRDanaher4.9133 of 5 stars$205.02-3.3%$278.00+35.6%-14.7%$146.53B$23.88B38.8363,000Short Interest ↑Positive NewsROPRoper Technologies2.939 of 5 stars$576.45-2.0%$623.60+8.2%+5.2%$61.90B$7.04B40.2015,800Positive NewsAMEAMETEK4.2059 of 5 stars$179.38-2.5%$204.67+14.1%-1.5%$41.37B$6.94B30.2521,500Positive NewsKEYSKeysight Technologies4.2336 of 5 stars$153.06-1.8%$184.44+20.5%+3.0%$26.46B$5.02B43.7315,500FTVFortive4.6654 of 5 stars$74.91-2.2%$87.64+17.0%-12.5%$25.49B$6.23B31.7418,000Positive NewsCGNXCognex4.7997 of 5 stars$33.64-1.0%$44.83+33.3%-21.1%$5.71B$914.52M55.152,914Short Interest ↑MKSIMKS Instruments4.9908 of 5 stars$78.95-7.0%$140.08+77.4%-26.6%$5.32B$3.59B28.2010,200Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ClearSign Technologies Competitors Sypris Solutions Competitors Schmitt Industries Competitors Danaher Competitors Roper Technologies Competitors AMETEK Competitors Keysight Technologies Competitors Fortive Competitors Cognex Competitors MKS Instruments 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 3/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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