Itron (ITRI) Competitors $133.22 +0.65 (+0.49%) As of 12:05 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ITRI vs. COHR, BMI, CGNX, OSIS, FARO, DAKT, MLAB, VPG, AME, and FTVShould you be buying Itron stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Itron include Coherent (COHR), Badger Meter (BMI), Cognex (CGNX), OSI Systems (OSIS), FARO Technologies (FARO), Daktronics (DAKT), Mesa Laboratories (MLAB), Vishay Precision Group (VPG), AMETEK (AME), and Fortive (FTV). Itron vs. Its Competitors Coherent Badger Meter Cognex OSI Systems FARO Technologies Daktronics Mesa Laboratories Vishay Precision Group AMETEK Fortive Itron (NASDAQ:ITRI) and Coherent (NYSE:COHR) are both electronic equipment & instruments companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ITRI or COHR? 96.2% of Itron shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of Coherent shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Itron shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Coherent shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate ITRI or COHR? Itron currently has a consensus price target of $128.18, suggesting a potential downside of 3.78%. Coherent has a consensus price target of $103.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.32%. Given Coherent's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Coherent is more favorable than Itron.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Itron 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73Coherent 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ITRI or COHR? Itron has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Coherent. Coherent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Itron, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioItron$2.44B2.49$239.10M$5.4824.31Coherent$4.71B2.90-$156.15M-$0.23-381.72 Does the media prefer ITRI or COHR? In the previous week, Itron had 14 more articles in the media than Coherent. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Itron and 2 mentions for Coherent. Itron's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Coherent's score of 0.41 indicating that Itron is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Itron 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Coherent 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is ITRI or COHR more profitable? Itron has a net margin of 10.34% compared to Coherent's net margin of 1.73%. Itron's return on equity of 19.65% beat Coherent's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Itron10.34% 19.65% 8.04% Coherent 1.73%9.07%3.56% Which has more volatility & risk, ITRI or COHR? Itron has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coherent has a beta of 1.88, indicating that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryItron beats Coherent on 10 of the 17 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ITRI 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 ITRI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricItronELEC TEST EQUIPTMENT IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$6.07B$14.34B$27.24B$8.92BDividend YieldN/A0.77%2.94%4.12%P/E Ratio24.3125.0635.9319.84Price / Sales2.4955.732,036.66113.63Price / Cash18.4623.6337.9957.06Price / Book4.263.527.035.32Net Income$239.10M$510.76M$763.02M$248.42M7 Day Performance1.50%-3.68%2.79%2.50%1 Month Performance14.39%0.77%6.19%5.53%1 Year Performance34.85%-3.26%52,211.20%19.65% Itron Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ITRIItron3.8405 of 5 stars$133.22+0.5%$128.18-3.8%+35.0%$6.07B$2.44B24.315,480COHRCoherent4.0255 of 5 stars$80.66-0.7%$103.00+27.7%+19.3%$12.62B$4.71B33.0126,157BMIBadger Meter3.4769 of 5 stars$246.33+1.1%$236.60-3.9%+30.2%$7.17B$826.56M53.652,210CGNXCognex4.8466 of 5 stars$29.83+0.7%$39.17+31.3%-30.9%$4.97B$914.52M52.882,914OSISOSI Systems3.1143 of 5 stars$215.69+0.3%$228.33+5.9%+65.6%$3.62B$1.54B26.246,681FAROFARO Technologies1.4594 of 5 stars$43.75+0.1%$35.50-18.9%+176.2%$845.25M$342.43M-875.001,232High Trading VolumeDAKTDaktronics4.8489 of 5 stars$14.87+4.5%$26.00+74.8%+10.0%$741.86M$818.08M-74.352,831Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionMLABMesa Laboratories3.2864 of 5 stars$97.91+2.2%$130.00+32.8%+10.5%$534.59M$240.98M-264.62680High Trading VolumeVPGVishay Precision Group1.2272 of 5 stars$26.00+0.3%$28.50+9.6%-5.7%$344.76M$306.52M113.042,200News CoverageAMEAMETEK4.0037 of 5 stars$177.43+0.4%$197.89+11.5%+10.4%$40.79B$6.94B25.4621,500Positive NewsFTVFortive4.93 of 5 stars$70.32+1.0%$82.62+17.5%-26.4%$23.90B$6.23B30.8418,000News CoverageAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Coherent Competitors Badger Meter Competitors Cognex Competitors OSI Systems Competitors FARO Technologies Competitors Daktronics Competitors Mesa Laboratories Competitors Vishay Precision Group Competitors AMETEK Competitors Fortive 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 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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