Itron (ITRI) Competitors $103.26 +1.61 (+1.58%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$103.79 +0.53 (+0.51%) As of 05:01 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. COHR, BMI, CGNX, OSIS, DAKT, MLAB, FARO, VPG, TER, and TRNSShould 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), Daktronics (DAKT), Mesa Laboratories (MLAB), FARO Technologies (FARO), Vishay Precision Group (VPG), Teradyne (TER), and Transcat (TRNS). Itron vs. Coherent Badger Meter Cognex OSI Systems Daktronics Mesa Laboratories FARO Technologies Vishay Precision Group Teradyne Transcat Itron (NASDAQ:ITRI) and Coherent (NYSE:COHR) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends. Do analysts prefer ITRI or COHR? Itron currently has a consensus target price of $127.64, suggesting a potential upside of 25.56%. Coherent has a consensus target price of $109.27, suggesting a potential upside of 96.95%. 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 preferable earnings and valuation, 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$2.44B1.90$96.92M$5.1819.62Coherent$5.31B1.62-$156.15M-$0.41-135.32 Does the MarketBeat Community favor ITRI or COHR? Itron received 20 more outperform votes than Coherent when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.91% of users gave Itron an outperform vote while only 62.84% of users gave Coherent an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformItronOutperform Votes59064.91% Underperform Votes31935.09% CoherentOutperform Votes57062.84% Underperform Votes33737.16% 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Coherent shares are held by company 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. Is ITRI or COHR more profitable? Itron has a net margin of 9.37% compared to Coherent's net margin of 1.28%. Itron's return on equity of 19.03% beat Coherent's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Itron9.37% 19.03% 8.53% Coherent 1.28%8.29%3.25% Which has more risk and volatility, ITRI or COHR? Itron has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coherent has a beta of 1.88, meaning that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer ITRI or COHR? In the previous week, Itron had 10 more articles in the media than Coherent. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Itron and 6 mentions for Coherent. Itron's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Coherent's score of 0.24 indicating that Itron is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Itron 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Coherent 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryItron beats Coherent on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricItronInstruments to measure electricity IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.63B$3.69B$21.50B$7.35BDividend YieldN/A0.58%3.01%4.32%P/E Ratio20.8319.5039.3817.68Price / Sales1.902.172,203.5492.91Price / Cash20.8417.8734.6334.64Price / Book3.472.975.663.94Net Income$96.92M$135.28M$735.36M$247.45M7 Day Performance4.56%0.23%1.47%3.17%1 Month Performance-4.60%-9.46%-7.37%-8.53%1 Year Performance12.30%-14.93%52,820.07%0.31% Itron Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ITRIItron4.2115 of 5 stars$103.26+1.6%$127.64+23.6%+12.0%$4.71B$2.44B21.165,480Analyst ForecastPositive NewsCOHRCoherent4.1066 of 5 stars$52.73+4.3%$111.00+110.5%+4.6%$8.17B$5.31B-128.6123,700Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeBMIBadger Meter3.9138 of 5 stars$172.730.0%$225.20+30.4%+19.7%$5.08B$826.56M40.832,140Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeCGNXCognex4.7441 of 5 stars$24.51-1.8%$44.83+82.9%-40.6%$4.15B$914.52M40.182,914Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeOSISOSI Systems3.5319 of 5 stars$178.77+2.5%$212.00+18.6%+37.9%$3.00B$1.65B23.016,300Upcoming EarningsDAKTDaktronics4.714 of 5 stars$11.41-1.7%$26.00+127.9%+36.4%$597.17M$799.81M45.642,480Positive NewsMLABMesa Laboratories3.0136 of 5 stars$109.04+1.0%$140.00+28.4%+10.2%$592.52M$237.75M-2.36680Gap DownFAROFARO Technologies3.2723 of 5 stars$24.15+1.1%$35.00+44.9%+31.6%$458.42M$342.43M-69.001,490News CoverageGap DownVPGVishay Precision Group3.5621 of 5 stars$20.41-0.1%$28.50+39.6%-39.2%$270.63M$306.52M27.592,700Short Interest ↑News CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeTERTeradyne4.9678 of 5 stars$72.87+6.0%$121.44+66.6%-32.2%$11.72B$2.82B21.886,500Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTRNSTranscat2.6384 of 5 stars$77.70+3.3%$111.50+43.5%-23.4%$723.31M$272.20M42.00920News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Coherent Competitors Badger Meter Competitors Cognex Competitors OSI Systems Competitors Daktronics Competitors Mesa Laboratories Competitors FARO Technologies Competitors Vishay Precision Group Competitors Teradyne Competitors Transcat 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 4/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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