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LECO vs. FELE, NDSN, DCI, DOV, GGG, ITT, ITW, PH, TKR, and WTS

Should you be buying Lincoln Electric stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lincoln Electric include Franklin Electric (FELE), Nordson (NDSN), Donaldson (DCI), Dover (DOV), Graco (GGG), ITT (ITT), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Timken (TKR), and Watts Water Technologies (WTS).

Lincoln Electric vs. Its Competitors

Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) and Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Lincoln Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Electric. Franklin Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lincoln Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Franklin Electric$2.02B2.17$180.31M$3.8725.52
Lincoln Electric$4.01B3.33$466.11M$8.9027.17

Franklin Electric currently has a consensus target price of $107.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.34%. Lincoln Electric has a consensus target price of $243.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.70%. Given Franklin Electric's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Franklin Electric is more favorable than Lincoln Electric.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Franklin Electric
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Lincoln Electric
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

Lincoln Electric has a net margin of 12.27% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 8.71%. Lincoln Electric's return on equity of 39.79% beat Franklin Electric's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Franklin Electric8.71% 14.05% 9.47%
Lincoln Electric 12.27%39.79%14.74%

In the previous week, Lincoln Electric had 23 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Lincoln Electric and 6 mentions for Franklin Electric. Lincoln Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Franklin Electric's score of 0.92 indicating that Lincoln Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Franklin Electric
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Lincoln Electric
11 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Lincoln Electric pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Franklin Electric pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lincoln Electric pays out 33.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Franklin Electric has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years and Lincoln Electric has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years.

Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lincoln Electric beats Franklin Electric on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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LECO vs. The Competition

MetricLincoln ElectricMACH TLS&RL PRD IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$13.37B$11.53B$7.99B$10.66B
Dividend Yield1.24%2.26%4.57%4.82%
P/E Ratio27.1718.2625.2430.35
Price / Sales3.331.891,262.65134.18
Price / Cash22.0614.6028.0061.44
Price / Book10.283.384.986.60
Net Income$466.11M$380.60M$790.14M$276.82M
7 Day Performance2.89%3.31%1.80%2.53%
1 Month Performance2.33%3.84%3.12%3.71%
1 Year Performance24.83%1.81%30.73%33.82%

Lincoln Electric Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LECO
Lincoln Electric
4.2746 of 5 stars
$241.81
-0.2%
$243.50
+0.7%
+24.8%$13.37B$4.01B27.1712,000News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
FELE
Franklin Electric
4.5306 of 5 stars
$92.84
+1.2%
$107.00
+15.3%
-3.1%$4.13B$2.02B23.996,300News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
NDSN
Nordson
4.5442 of 5 stars
$230.52
+1.0%
$255.75
+10.9%
-5.2%$12.95B$2.78B28.968,000Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
DCI
Donaldson
4.4229 of 5 stars
$81.08
+1.5%
$80.33
-0.9%
+12.0%$9.39B$3.69B26.5815,000Positive News
DOV
Dover
4.9466 of 5 stars
$161.42
0.0%
$212.42
+31.6%
-3.8%$22.14B$7.75B9.7424,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
GGG
Graco
4.408 of 5 stars
$81.05
+1.0%
$94.50
+16.6%
+0.1%$13.43B$2.11B28.744,300Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
ITT
ITT
4.5931 of 5 stars
$171.77
+0.5%
$190.89
+11.1%
+23.2%$13.40B$3.70B27.0111,700Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
ITW
Illinois Tool Works
4.3775 of 5 stars
$244.59
-0.1%
$262.83
+7.5%
-3.8%$71.30B$15.79B21.4444,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Gap Down
PH
Parker-Hannifin
4.5682 of 5 stars
$728.67
+1.7%
$786.78
+8.0%
+23.8%$92.21B$19.85B26.8757,950Positive News
Dividend Announcement
TKR
Timken
4.2515 of 5 stars
$72.59
+2.5%
$80.73
+11.2%
-7.7%$5.06B$4.51B16.5019,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
WTS
Watts Water Technologies
4.5818 of 5 stars
$270.72
+1.3%
$253.80
-6.3%
+39.9%$9.03B$2.25B29.114,800News Coverage

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This page (NASDAQ:LECO) was last updated on 10/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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