Itron (ITRI) Competitors $134.25 +0.53 (+0.40%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$134.12 -0.13 (-0.10%) As of 06:15 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 better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and risk. 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% Do analysts rate ITRI or WWD? Itron presently has a consensus price target of $138.10, suggesting a potential upside of 2.87%. Woodward has a consensus price target of $268.67, suggesting a potential upside of 8.79%. Given Woodward's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Woodward is more favorable than Itron.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Itron 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.92Woodward 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has stronger 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$2.44B2.51$239.10M$5.8522.95Woodward$3.32B4.46$372.97M$6.3239.08 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Woodward shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, ITRI or WWD? Itron has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woodward has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor ITRI or WWD? In the previous week, Itron had 2 more articles in the media than Woodward. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Itron and 9 mentions for Woodward. Woodward's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Itron's score of 0.88 indicating that Woodward is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Itron 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Woodward 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryWoodward beats Itron on 9 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 ITRI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricItronELEC TEST EQUIPTMENT IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$6.11B$14.62B$32.77B$10.55BDividend YieldN/A0.62%3.19%4.78%P/E Ratio22.9527.97492.5727.19Price / Sales2.5115.451,485.46133.05Price / Cash18.7528.7138.1062.13Price / Book4.293.897.526.65Net Income$239.10M$510.76M$820.59M$276.79M7 Day Performance6.03%1.24%-1.36%-1.51%1 Month Performance14.28%4.33%4.53%5.45%1 Year Performance22.49%2.38%23,934.01%36.24% Itron Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ITRIItron4.0782 of 5 stars$134.25+0.4%$138.10+2.9%+22.6%$6.11B$2.44B22.955,788Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionWWDWoodward4.4659 of 5 stars$253.51+2.6%$268.67+6.0%+53.2%$14.82B$3.32B40.119,300Short Interest ↑GDDYGoDaddy4.6762 of 5 stars$132.48+1.4%$199.00+50.2%-20.1%$18.09B$4.57B23.665,518News CoverageWTSWatts Water Technologies4.5363 of 5 stars$270.72+1.3%$253.80-6.3%+33.9%$8.92B$2.25B29.114,800News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastCOHRCoherent2.8909 of 5 stars$115.09+3.6%$112.13-2.6%+9.9%$17.43B$5.81B-213.1230,216Analyst ForecastGap UpCGNXCognex4.6213 of 5 stars$43.74+7.3%$44.93+2.7%+15.4%$6.85B$914.52M61.612,914BMIBadger Meter4.8405 of 5 stars$177.47+2.6%$237.00+33.5%-18.8%$5.10B$826.56M38.662,210Upcoming EarningsOSISOSI Systems3.88 of 5 stars$247.13+2.3%$247.50+0.1%+74.4%$4.06B$1.71B28.417,337News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDAKTDaktronics4.8944 of 5 stars$19.43+1.4%$26.00+33.8%+46.5%$929.84M$756.48M31.932,702Positive NewsVPGVishay Precision Group1.9688 of 5 stars$32.81+6.7%$28.50-13.1%+50.0%$408.33M$306.52M-364.472,200News CoverageMLABMesa Laboratories1.6458 of 5 stars$68.32+0.9%$67.00-1.9%-46.0%$372.61M$240.98M-488.00680 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 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNvidia CEO’s Regret: ‘I Wish I Gave [Elon] More’…Earlier this year I predicted that the only reason Elon was in Washington was to push an AI-first agenda. 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