Franklin Electric (FELE) Competitors $95.41 -0.76 (-0.79%) As of 02:08 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FELE vs. NDSN, DCI, DOV, GGG, IEX, IR, ITT, ITW, KMT, and WTSShould you be buying Franklin Electric stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Franklin Electric include Nordson (NDSN), Donaldson (DCI), Dover (DOV), Graco (GGG), IDEX (IEX), Ingersoll Rand (IR), ITT (ITT), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Kennametal (KMT), and Watts Water Technologies (WTS). Franklin Electric vs. Its Competitors Nordson Donaldson Dover Graco IDEX Ingersoll Rand ITT Illinois Tool Works Kennametal Watts Water Technologies Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) and Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and risk. Do analysts recommend FELE or NDSN? Franklin Electric currently has a consensus target price of $107.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.17%. Nordson has a consensus target price of $255.75, suggesting a potential upside of 13.42%. Given Nordson's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nordson is more favorable than Franklin 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) 2.00Nordson 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55 Is FELE or NDSN more profitable? Nordson has a net margin of 16.34% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 8.71%. Nordson's return on equity of 19.45% beat Franklin Electric's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Franklin Electric8.71% 14.05% 9.47% Nordson 16.34%19.45%9.55% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FELE or NDSN? 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.1% of Nordson shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Nordson shares are owned by 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 FELE or NDSN a better dividend stock? Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Nordson pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Franklin Electric pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nordson pays out 41.2% 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 raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years and Nordson has raised its dividend for 62 consecutive years. Nordson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FELE or NDSN? Nordson has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Electric. Franklin Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nordson, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFranklin Electric$2.02B2.10$180.31M$3.8724.65Nordson$2.78B4.55$467.28M$7.9628.33 Which has more volatility & risk, FELE or NDSN? Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nordson has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor FELE or NDSN? In the previous week, Nordson had 6 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Nordson and 5 mentions for Franklin Electric. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Nordson's score of 1.48 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 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Nordson 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryNordson beats Franklin Electric on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Franklin Electric News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FELE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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$4.24B$24.21B$7.81B$10.40BDividend Yield1.12%0.93%4.56%4.63%P/E Ratio24.6219.55306.1726.77Price / Sales2.10146.68222.96161.41Price / Cash18.2521.2828.8660.63Price / Book3.444.164.746.40Net Income$180.31M$702.35M$800.31M$271.62M7 Day Performance0.82%3.07%1.35%2.89%1 Month Performance-2.31%5.62%2.66%9.66%1 Year Performance-8.17%1.95%26.17%31.48% Franklin Electric Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FELEFranklin Electric4.8356 of 5 stars$95.40-0.8%$107.00+12.2%-5.2%$4.24B$2.02B24.626,300Positive NewsNDSNNordson4.7597 of 5 stars$225.92+1.2%$255.75+13.2%-10.9%$12.69B$2.69B28.388,000Positive NewsDCIDonaldson4.473 of 5 stars$81.06+0.3%$80.33-0.9%+14.0%$9.45B$3.69B26.5814,000Positive NewsDOVDover4.89 of 5 stars$172.06-0.5%$213.92+24.3%-7.1%$23.60B$7.83B10.3824,000Positive NewsGGGGraco4.2137 of 5 stars$84.77+0.4%$94.50+11.5%+1.6%$14.05B$2.17B30.064,300Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementIEXIDEX4.9608 of 5 stars$160.94+0.2%$201.71+25.3%-21.1%$12.12B$3.27B26.009,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementBuyback AnnouncementIRIngersoll Rand4.6942 of 5 stars$79.12+0.4%$97.75+23.6%-13.0%$31.44B$7.36B61.8121,000Positive NewsITTITT4.4124 of 5 stars$179.80+1.3%$183.67+2.2%+31.9%$14.02B$3.63B28.2711,700Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionITWIllinois Tool Works4.4145 of 5 stars$263.91+0.2%$260.67-1.2%+4.2%$76.93B$15.90B23.1344,000Positive NewsKMTKennametal3.4284 of 5 stars$20.94+0.9%$24.00+14.6%-17.5%$1.59B$1.97B17.458,124Positive NewsWTSWatts Water Technologies4.2728 of 5 stars$282.07+0.2%$245.50-13.0%+42.9%$9.41B$2.29B30.334,800Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Nordson Competitors Donaldson Competitors Dover Competitors Graco Competitors IDEX Competitors Ingersoll Rand 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 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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