Hurco Companies Competitors

Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW) and Hurco Companies (NASDAQ:HURC) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Illinois Tool Works and Hurco Companies' top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Illinois Tool Works has higher revenue and earnings than Hurco Companies.

Profitability

This table compares Illinois Tool Works and Hurco Companies' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Volatility & Risk

Illinois Tool Works has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hurco Companies has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

77.4% of Illinois Tool Works shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Hurco Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Illinois Tool Works shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of Hurco Companies shares are owned by 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.

Dividends

Illinois Tool Works pays an annual dividend of $4.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Hurco Companies pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Illinois Tool Works pays out 58.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Illinois Tool Works has increased its dividend for 50 consecutive years and Hurco Companies has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Illinois Tool Works is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Illinois Tool Works and Hurco Companies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Illinois Tool Works currently has a consensus price target of $206.0625, suggesting a potential downside of 7.60%. Given Illinois Tool Works' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Illinois Tool Works is more favorable than Hurco Companies.

Summary

Illinois Tool Works beats Hurco Companies on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

Hurco Companies (NASDAQ:HURC) and Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk.

Volatility & Risk

Hurco Companies has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Parker-Hannifin has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Hurco Companies and Parker-Hannifin's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Parker-Hannifin has higher revenue and earnings than Hurco Companies.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

79.9% of Hurco Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.4% of Parker-Hannifin shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of Hurco Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Parker-Hannifin shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Hurco Companies and Parker-Hannifin, as reported by MarketBeat.

Parker-Hannifin has a consensus price target of $307.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.12%. Given Parker-Hannifin's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Parker-Hannifin is more favorable than Hurco Companies.

Dividends

Hurco Companies pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Parker-Hannifin pays an annual dividend of $3.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Parker-Hannifin pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hurco Companies has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Parker-Hannifin has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Hurco Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Profitability

This table compares Hurco Companies and Parker-Hannifin's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

Parker-Hannifin beats Hurco Companies on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK) and Hurco Companies (NASDAQ:HURC) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Stanley Black & Decker and Hurco Companies' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Stanley Black & Decker has higher revenue and earnings than Hurco Companies.

Risk and Volatility

Stanley Black & Decker has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hurco Companies has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Stanley Black & Decker and Hurco Companies, as reported by MarketBeat.

Stanley Black & Decker presently has a consensus price target of $189.3077, suggesting a potential downside of 6.94%. Given Stanley Black & Decker's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Stanley Black & Decker is more favorable than Hurco Companies.

Profitability

This table compares Stanley Black & Decker and Hurco Companies' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Dividends

Stanley Black & Decker pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Hurco Companies pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Stanley Black & Decker pays out 33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stanley Black & Decker has increased its dividend for 54 consecutive years and Hurco Companies has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

85.4% of Stanley Black & Decker shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Hurco Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Stanley Black & Decker shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of Hurco Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Stanley Black & Decker beats Hurco Companies on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

Hurco Companies (NASDAQ:HURC) and Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.

Volatility & Risk

Hurco Companies has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Hurco Companies and Ingersoll Rand's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

79.9% of Hurco Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.9% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of Hurco Companies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Hurco Companies and Ingersoll Rand, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Ingersoll Rand has a consensus target price of $47.3846, suggesting a potential downside of 5.44%. Given Ingersoll Rand's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than Hurco Companies.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Hurco Companies and Ingersoll Rand's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Ingersoll Rand has higher revenue and earnings than Hurco Companies.

Summary

Ingersoll Rand beats Hurco Companies on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

Hurco Companies (NASDAQ:HURC) and Dover (NYSE:DOV) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Risk & Volatility

Hurco Companies has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Hurco Companies and Dover's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Dividends

Hurco Companies pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Dover pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Dover pays out 33.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hurco Companies has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Dover has increased its dividend for 59 consecutive years.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

79.9% of Hurco Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.0% of Hurco Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Dover shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Hurco Companies and Dover, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Dover has a consensus price target of $129.25, suggesting a potential downside of 7.86%. Given Dover's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dover is more favorable than Hurco Companies.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Hurco Companies and Dover's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Dover has higher revenue and earnings than Hurco Companies.

Summary

Dover beats Hurco Companies on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

Hurco Companies (NASDAQ:HURC) and Xylem (NYSE:XYL) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Hurco Companies and Xylem's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Xylem has higher revenue and earnings than Hurco Companies.

Risk and Volatility

Hurco Companies has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Xylem has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

79.9% of Hurco Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.9% of Xylem shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.0% of Hurco Companies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Xylem shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Hurco Companies and Xylem's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Hurco Companies and Xylem, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Xylem has a consensus target price of $84.5455, indicating a potential downside of 21.77%. Given Xylem's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Xylem is more favorable than Hurco Companies.

Dividends

Hurco Companies pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Xylem pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Xylem pays out 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hurco Companies has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Xylem has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Hurco Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Xylem beats Hurco Companies on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.