Franklin Electric (FELE) Competitors $98.92 -0.55 (-0.55%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$98.92 0.00 (-0.01%) As of 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FELE vs. LECO, NDSN, DCI, DOV, GGG, IEX, ITT, ITW, KMT, and WTSShould you be buying Franklin Electric stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Franklin Electric include Lincoln Electric (LECO), Nordson (NDSN), 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 Nordson Donaldson Dover Graco IDEX ITT Illinois Tool Works Kennametal Watts Water Technologies Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) and Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership. Does the media prefer FELE or LECO? In the previous week, Lincoln Electric had 13 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Lincoln Electric and 3 mentions for Franklin Electric. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Lincoln Electric's score of 1.47 indicating that Franklin Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Franklin Electric 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Lincoln Electric 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is FELE or LECO more profitable? 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 Franklin Electric8.71% 14.05% 9.47% Lincoln Electric 12.27%39.79%14.74% Is FELE or LECO a better dividend stock? Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Lincoln Electric pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Franklin Electric pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lincoln Electric pays out 33.7% 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. Franklin Electric has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years and Lincoln Electric has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years. Do analysts rate FELE or LECO? Franklin Electric currently has a consensus price target of $107.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.17%. Lincoln Electric has a consensus price target of $231.40, suggesting a potential downside of 5.76%. Given Franklin Electric's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Franklin Electric is more favorable than Lincoln Electric.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Franklin Electric 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Lincoln Electric 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Which has higher valuation & earnings, FELE or LECO? 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 RatioFranklin Electric$2.02B2.18$180.31M$3.8725.56Lincoln Electric$4.01B3.38$466.11M$8.9027.59 Which has more risk & volatility, FELE or LECO? Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FELE or LECO? 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryLincoln Electric beats Franklin Electric on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?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. 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 FELE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFranklin ElectricMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.40B$24.37B$7.70B$9.84BDividend Yield1.07%0.95%4.55%4.02%P/E Ratio25.5620.3926.1226.60Price / Sales2.18130.97101.31121.37Price / Cash19.1020.7928.6259.36Price / Book3.483.994.136.67Net Income$180.31M$702.35M$796.90M$265.59M7 Day Performance3.30%3.36%1.27%3.42%1 Month Performance5.92%6.40%0.50%1.09%1 Year Performance-3.26%6.32%28.07%23.85% Franklin Electric Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FELEFranklin Electric4.5827 of 5 stars$98.92-0.6%$107.00+8.2%-2.7%$4.40B$2.02B25.566,300Positive NewsLECOLincoln Electric4.2239 of 5 stars$238.10+0.3%$231.40-2.8%+26.7%$13.14B$4.01B26.7512,000Positive NewsNDSNNordson4.7713 of 5 stars$214.10+0.3%$254.86+19.0%-11.8%$12.10B$2.69B27.528,000Dividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDCIDonaldson3.7621 of 5 stars$74.12+1.0%$70.00-5.6%+10.4%$8.64B$3.59B24.8714,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastDOVDover4.9451 of 5 stars$177.08+0.3%$213.92+20.8%+0.2%$24.28B$7.83B10.6824,000Positive NewsGGGGraco3.4806 of 5 stars$84.86+0.5%$94.50+11.4%+6.6%$14.06B$2.17B30.094,300Positive NewsIEXIDEX4.9688 of 5 stars$164.04-0.4%$201.71+23.0%-18.4%$12.35B$3.27B26.509,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionITTITT4.3116 of 5 stars$166.49+0.7%$179.22+7.6%+27.0%$12.99B$3.63B26.1811,700Positive NewsITWIllinois Tool Works4.5392 of 5 stars$259.45+0.3%$259.330.0%+7.1%$75.63B$15.90B22.7444,000Positive NewsKMTKennametal3.5571 of 5 stars$20.83-0.9%$24.00+15.2%-16.0%$1.58B$1.97B17.368,124Positive NewsWTSWatts Water Technologies4.5191 of 5 stars$274.28+1.2%$245.50-10.5%+48.4%$9.15B$2.29B29.494,800Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lincoln Electric Competitors Nordson Competitors Donaldson Competitors Dover Competitors Graco Competitors IDEX Competitors ITT Competitors Illinois Tool Works Competitors Kennametal Competitors Watts Water Technologies 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:FELE) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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