Itron (ITRI) Competitors $122.71 -0.40 (-0.32%) Closing price 09/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$123.89 +1.18 (+0.96%) As of 09/25/2025 06:52 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ITRI vs. WWD, GDDY, WTS, COHR, CGNX, BMI, OSIS, DAKT, VPG, and MLABShould you be buying Itron stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Itron include Woodward (WWD), GoDaddy (GDDY), Watts Water Technologies (WTS), Coherent (COHR), Cognex (CGNX), Badger Meter (BMI), OSI Systems (OSIS), Daktronics (DAKT), Vishay Precision Group (VPG), and Mesa Laboratories (MLAB). Itron vs. Its Competitors Woodward GoDaddy Watts Water Technologies Coherent Cognex Badger Meter OSI Systems Daktronics Vishay Precision Group Mesa Laboratories Itron (NASDAQ:ITRI) and Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk. Which has higher earnings and valuation, ITRI or WWD? Woodward has higher revenue and earnings than Itron. Itron is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Woodward, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioItron$2.44B2.30$239.10M$5.8520.98Woodward$3.32B4.40$372.97M$6.3238.60 Which has more volatility & risk, ITRI or WWD? Itron has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woodward has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in ITRI or WWD? 96.2% of Itron shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Woodward shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Itron shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Woodward shares are owned 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. Do analysts recommend ITRI or WWD? Itron currently has a consensus target price of $136.55, indicating a potential upside of 11.27%. Woodward has a consensus target price of $253.11, indicating a potential upside of 3.75%. Given Itron's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Itron is more favorable than Woodward.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Itron 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.91Woodward 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55 Does the media refer more to ITRI or WWD? In the previous week, Itron had 2 more articles in the media than Woodward. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Itron and 10 mentions for Woodward. Woodward's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Itron's score of 0.92 indicating that Woodward is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Itron 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Woodward 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ITRI or WWD more profitable? Woodward has a net margin of 11.32% compared to Itron's net margin of 11.05%. Itron's return on equity of 19.69% beat Woodward's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Itron11.05% 19.69% 8.39% Woodward 11.32%16.57%8.53% SummaryItron and Woodward tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Itron News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ITRI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 ITRI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricItronELEC TEST EQUIPTMENT IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.63B$14.51B$32.22B$10.39BDividend YieldN/A0.62%3.17%4.64%P/E Ratio20.9827.07452.5326.11Price / Sales2.3017.441,736.87124.93Price / Cash17.2628.2337.6261.24Price / Book3.923.757.216.30Net Income$239.10M$510.76M$809.16M$271.03M7 Day Performance1.72%-1.37%-0.66%-0.14%1 Month Performance-1.09%-0.44%6.28%5.82%1 Year Performance19.08%-0.41%24,153.31%27.63% Itron Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ITRIItron4.4355 of 5 stars$122.71-0.3%$136.55+11.3%+19.1%$5.63B$2.44B20.985,788WWDWoodward4.2935 of 5 stars$240.56+1.0%$253.11+5.2%+44.1%$14.28B$3.32B38.069,300Positive NewsGDDYGoDaddy4.8966 of 5 stars$147.96+2.2%$202.43+36.8%-11.1%$20.04B$4.57B26.425,518Positive NewsWTSWatts Water Technologies4.2747 of 5 stars$280.28-0.2%$253.80-9.4%+33.9%$9.37B$2.25B30.144,800COHRCoherent2.3914 of 5 stars$114.70+5.1%$110.07-4.0%+17.8%$17.00B$5.81B-212.4130,216CGNXCognex4.5785 of 5 stars$46.54+0.1%$43.07-7.5%+15.8%$7.80B$914.52M65.552,914Positive NewsBMIBadger Meter4.7738 of 5 stars$177.050.0%$237.00+33.9%-18.5%$5.22B$826.56M38.572,210Positive NewsOSISOSI Systems3.6029 of 5 stars$237.52+0.9%$230.83-2.8%+59.8%$3.96B$1.71B27.307,337Positive NewsDAKTDaktronics4.8842 of 5 stars$22.17+0.1%$26.00+17.3%+67.9%$1.07B$756.48M18.482,702VPGVishay Precision Group1.0656 of 5 stars$32.88-0.1%$28.50-13.3%+36.0%$437.15M$306.52M-365.292,200Positive NewsMLABMesa Laboratories2.5562 of 5 stars$74.01+1.2%$113.50+53.4%-48.1%$402.38M$240.98M-528.64680Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Woodward Competitors GoDaddy Competitors Watts Water Technologies Competitors Coherent Competitors Cognex Competitors Badger Meter Competitors OSI Systems Competitors Daktronics Competitors Vishay Precision Group Competitors Mesa Laboratories 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:ITRI) was last updated on 9/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAnother gold high? 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