Itron (ITRI) Competitors $134.81 -0.73 (-0.54%) As of 11:41 AM 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. WWD, GDDY, WTS, COHR, BMI, CGNX, OSIS, FARO, DAKT, 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), Badger Meter (BMI), Cognex (CGNX), OSI Systems (OSIS), FARO Technologies (FARO), Daktronics (DAKT), and Mesa Laboratories (MLAB). Itron vs. Its Competitors Woodward GoDaddy Watts Water Technologies Coherent Badger Meter Cognex OSI Systems FARO Technologies Daktronics Mesa Laboratories Woodward (NASDAQ:WWD) and Itron (NASDAQ:ITRI) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and valuation. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WWD or ITRI? 81.2% of Woodward shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Itron shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Woodward shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Itron shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is WWD or ITRI more profitable? Woodward has a net margin of 11.36% compared to Itron's net margin of 10.34%. Itron's return on equity of 19.65% beat Woodward's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Woodward11.36% 16.86% 8.58% Itron 10.34%19.65%8.04% Which has more risk and volatility, WWD or ITRI? Woodward has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Itron has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor WWD or ITRI? In the previous week, Woodward had 4 more articles in the media than Itron. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Woodward and 17 mentions for Itron. Itron's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Woodward's score of 0.50 indicating that Itron is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Woodward 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Itron 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend WWD or ITRI? Woodward presently has a consensus target price of $232.25, suggesting a potential downside of 9.68%. Itron has a consensus target price of $133.17, suggesting a potential downside of 1.22%. Given Itron's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Itron is more favorable than Woodward.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Woodward 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63Itron 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, WWD or ITRI? 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 RatioWoodward$3.32B4.59$372.97M$6.1941.54Itron$2.44B2.52$239.10M$5.4824.60 SummaryWoodward and Itron 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. 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$6.15B$14.26B$28.85B$9.49BDividend YieldN/A0.75%3.02%3.99%P/E Ratio24.6225.4934.2820.03Price / Sales2.5255.781,775.8883.98Price / Cash18.9124.5538.1458.45Price / Book4.313.567.685.83Net Income$239.10M$510.76M$781.95M$258.39M7 Day Performance-1.32%0.42%1.60%2.50%1 Month Performance3.30%-2.72%7.57%12.85%1 Year Performance32.13%-4.47%53,002.88%21.38% Itron Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ITRIItron4.2295 of 5 stars$134.81-0.5%$133.17-1.2%+26.7%$6.15B$2.44B24.625,788Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastWWDWoodward4.5268 of 5 stars$254.15-1.7%$232.25-8.6%+40.0%$15.34B$3.32B41.069,300Upcoming EarningsGDDYGoDaddy4.9099 of 5 stars$168.26-0.3%$214.86+27.7%+13.1%$24.04B$4.57B32.365,518Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsWTSWatts Water Technologies3.9564 of 5 stars$248.72-1.0%$234.20-5.8%+25.8%$8.38B$2.25B28.194,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCOHRCoherent3.482 of 5 stars$99.88+0.3%$105.40+5.5%+34.5%$15.48B$4.71B-434.2626,157Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBMIBadger Meter4.3697 of 5 stars$245.52+0.5%$237.20-3.4%-6.0%$7.20B$826.56M54.082,210Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCGNXCognex4.6934 of 5 stars$33.73-1.0%$41.62+23.4%-31.8%$5.72B$914.52M49.602,914Upcoming EarningsOSISOSI Systems3.7239 of 5 stars$215.89+2.1%$228.33+5.8%+51.2%$3.55B$1.54B23.626,681Positive NewsFAROFARO Technologies2.1862 of 5 stars$44.00+0.5%$35.50-19.3%N/A$849.75M$342.43M-879.901,232High Trading VolumeDAKTDaktronics4.7804 of 5 stars$15.87-0.3%$26.00+63.8%+9.0%$781.88M$756.48M-36.072,702MLABMesa Laboratories3.1033 of 5 stars$67.97-3.0%$130.00+91.3%-34.2%$385.38M$240.98M-183.70680High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Woodward Competitors GoDaddy Competitors Watts Water Technologies Competitors Coherent Competitors Badger Meter Competitors Cognex Competitors OSI Systems Competitors FARO Technologies Competitors Daktronics 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 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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