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FELE vs. LECO, AIN, DCI, DOV, GGG, IEX, ITT, ITW, KMT, and WTS

Should you be buying Franklin Electric stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Franklin Electric include Lincoln Electric (LECO), Albany International (AIN), Donaldson (DCI), Dover (DOV), Graco (GGG), IDEX (IEX), ITT (ITT), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Kennametal (KMT), and Watts Water Technologies (WTS).

Franklin Electric vs. Its Competitors

Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO) and Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Lincoln Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Electric. Franklin Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lincoln Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lincoln Electric$4.01B3.32$466.11M$8.9027.11
Franklin Electric$2.02B2.05$180.31M$3.8724.12

In the previous week, Lincoln Electric had 5 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Lincoln Electric and 24 mentions for Franklin Electric. Lincoln Electric's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Franklin Electric's score of 0.51 indicating that Lincoln Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lincoln Electric
13 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Franklin Electric
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Lincoln Electric pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Lincoln Electric pays out 33.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Electric pays out 27.4% 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. Lincoln Electric has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years and Franklin Electric has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years.

Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

79.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Lincoln Electric has a net margin of 12.27% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 8.71%. Lincoln Electric's return on equity of 39.79% beat Franklin Electric's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lincoln Electric12.27% 39.79% 14.74%
Franklin Electric 8.71%14.05%9.47%

Lincoln Electric currently has a consensus price target of $231.40, indicating a potential downside of 4.11%. Franklin Electric has a consensus price target of $107.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.65%. Given Franklin Electric's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Franklin Electric is more favorable than Lincoln Electric.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lincoln Electric
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
Franklin Electric
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

Lincoln Electric beats Franklin Electric on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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

MetricFranklin ElectricMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$4.19B$24.18B$7.58B$9.57B
Dividend Yield1.13%0.98%4.57%4.18%
P/E Ratio24.1218.6824.9625.14
Price / Sales2.0523.4798.3497.17
Price / Cash18.1920.0328.0758.58
Price / Book3.283.754.295.59
Net Income$180.31M$702.35M$797.27M$265.48M
7 Day Performance0.19%-0.14%1.02%1.22%
1 Month Performance1.47%2.30%1.88%0.39%
1 Year Performance-5.09%-5.00%33.59%23.47%

Franklin Electric Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FELE
Franklin Electric
4.6903 of 5 stars
$93.33
-0.8%
$107.00
+14.6%
-2.7%$4.19B$2.06B24.126,300Dividend Announcement
LECO
Lincoln Electric
3.8201 of 5 stars
$226.95
-0.3%
$222.60
-1.9%
+29.0%$12.67B$4.01B27.9812,000Analyst Revision
AIN
Albany International
3.8854 of 5 stars
$72.40
+0.2%
$79.00
+9.1%
-29.9%$2.19B$1.23B29.195,400
DCI
Donaldson
3.7487 of 5 stars
$72.03
+0.1%
$70.00
-2.8%
+1.6%$8.39B$3.65B24.1714,000Positive News
DOV
Dover
4.742 of 5 stars
$184.91
-0.9%
$213.92
+15.7%
+0.8%$25.35B$7.75B11.1524,000
GGG
Graco
4.294 of 5 stars
$84.53
-0.1%
$94.50
+11.8%
+6.1%$14.01B$2.11B29.984,300
IEX
IDEX
4.9771 of 5 stars
$184.56
-0.6%
$218.13
+18.2%
-16.8%$13.94B$3.27B29.259,000Analyst Revision
ITT
ITT
4.2299 of 5 stars
$162.38
+0.5%
$173.25
+6.7%
+29.3%$12.78B$3.63B25.8211,700Trending News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Revision
ITW
Illinois Tool Works
4.5665 of 5 stars
$259.95
-0.7%
$255.67
-1.6%
+8.3%$76.17B$15.90B22.8644,000Positive News
Dividend Increase
KMT
Kennametal
3.1856 of 5 stars
$25.31
-0.2%
$25.40
+0.4%
-17.3%$1.93B$1.99B18.218,447Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
WTS
Watts Water Technologies
4.1487 of 5 stars
$252.24
-0.2%
$234.20
-7.2%
+34.6%$8.42B$2.25B28.894,800Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement

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This page (NASDAQ:FELE) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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