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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.
Lincoln Electric pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Lincoln Electric pays out 37.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Electric pays out 27.7% 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. Lincoln Electric has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years and Franklin Electric has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years.
Lincoln Electric has a net margin of 11.44% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 8.85%. Lincoln Electric's return on equity of 39.44% beat Franklin Electric's return on equity.
Lincoln Electric presently has a consensus target price of $206.40, suggesting a potential downside of 4.50%. Franklin Electric has a consensus target price of $94.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.16%. Given Franklin Electric's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Franklin Electric is more favorable than Lincoln Electric.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
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.
Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Lincoln Electric had 7 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Lincoln Electric and 3 mentions for Franklin Electric. Lincoln Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Franklin Electric's score of 1.17 indicating that Lincoln Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Lincoln Electric beats Franklin Electric on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:FELE) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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