Lincoln Electric (LECO) Competitors $233.98 -2.42 (-1.02%) Closing price 09/16/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$234.00 +0.03 (+0.01%) As of 09/16/2025 05:43 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock LECO vs. FELE, NDSN, DCI, DOV, GGG, ITT, ITW, PH, TKR, and WTSShould 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 Nordson Donaldson Dover Graco ITT Illinois Tool Works Parker-Hannifin Timken Watts Water Technologies Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO) and Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability. Is LECO or FELE a better dividend stock? Lincoln Electric pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Lincoln Electric pays out 33.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Electric pays out 27.4% 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. Lincoln Electric has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years and Franklin Electric has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years. Do analysts recommend LECO or FELE? Lincoln Electric presently has a consensus target price of $239.33, indicating a potential upside of 2.29%. Franklin Electric has a consensus target price of $107.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.87%. Given Franklin Electric's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Franklin Electric is more favorable than Lincoln Electric.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lincoln Electric 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Franklin Electric 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media refer more to LECO or FELE? In the previous week, Lincoln Electric had 8 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Lincoln Electric and 10 mentions for Franklin Electric. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Lincoln Electric's score of 1.49 indicating that Franklin Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lincoln Electric 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Franklin Electric 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is LECO or FELE more profitable? 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 Lincoln Electric12.27% 39.79% 14.74% Franklin Electric 8.71%14.05%9.47% Which has higher valuation & earnings, LECO or FELE? 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 RatioLincoln Electric$4.01B3.22$466.11M$8.9026.29Franklin Electric$2.02B2.09$180.31M$3.8724.50 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LECO or FELE? 79.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, LECO or FELE? Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryLincoln Electric beats Franklin Electric on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Lincoln Electric News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LECO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 LECO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLincoln ElectricMACH TLS&RL PRD IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$13.05B$11.15B$7.85B$10.31BDividend Yield1.27%2.26%4.56%4.63%P/E Ratio26.2917.83309.7726.51Price / Sales3.221.84210.42123.58Price / Cash21.5314.3228.9260.46Price / Book9.953.254.636.29Net Income$466.11M$379.90M$798.53M$270.51M7 Day Performance-3.38%2.16%0.98%1.95%1 Month Performance-1.39%0.15%1.69%6.33%1 Year Performance26.80%1.55%24.93%25.62% Lincoln Electric Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LECOLincoln Electric4.2014 of 5 stars$233.98-1.0%$239.33+2.3%+26.9%$13.05B$4.01B26.2912,000Positive NewsInsider TradeFELEFranklin Electric4.8603 of 5 stars$97.61+0.0%$107.00+9.6%-3.7%$4.34B$2.02B25.226,300Positive NewsNDSNNordson4.7822 of 5 stars$226.13+0.5%$255.75+13.1%-10.8%$12.71B$2.69B28.418,000Positive NewsDCIDonaldson4.423 of 5 stars$81.24+0.2%$80.33-1.1%+13.3%$9.47B$3.69B26.6414,000Positive NewsDOVDover4.88 of 5 stars$177.86+0.1%$213.92+20.3%-7.6%$24.39B$7.75B10.7324,000Positive NewsGGGGraco4.3474 of 5 stars$85.89+0.0%$94.50+10.0%+0.9%$14.23B$2.11B30.464,300Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementITTITT4.368 of 5 stars$173.12+1.3%$182.78+5.6%+34.1%$13.50B$3.63B27.2211,700Analyst ForecastITWIllinois Tool Works4.3691 of 5 stars$266.57+0.1%$260.67-2.2%+2.7%$77.70B$15.90B23.3644,000Positive NewsInsider TradePHParker-Hannifin4.5942 of 5 stars$759.97+0.2%$770.94+1.4%+26.3%$97.11B$19.85B28.0257,950Positive NewsTKRTimken4.3127 of 5 stars$77.09-0.9%$79.80+3.5%-3.4%$5.37B$4.57B17.5219,000Analyst ForecastWTSWatts Water Technologies4.3422 of 5 stars$283.29+1.1%$245.50-13.3%+44.0%$9.45B$2.25B30.464,800Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Franklin Electric Competitors Nordson Competitors Donaldson Competitors Dover Competitors Graco Competitors ITT Competitors Illinois Tool Works Competitors Parker-Hannifin Competitors Timken Competitors Watts Water Technologies 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:LECO) was last updated on 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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