Lincoln Electric (LECO) Competitors $238.29 -1.47 (-0.61%) Closing price 09/19/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$238.10 -0.19 (-0.08%) As of 09/19/2025 04:51 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 superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk. 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 more volatility and risk, LECO or FELE? Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate LECO or FELE? Lincoln Electric currently has a consensus target price of $239.33, suggesting a potential upside of 0.44%. Franklin Electric has a consensus target price of $107.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.24%. Given Franklin Electric's higher possible 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 Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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$4.01B3.28$466.11M$8.9026.77Franklin Electric$2.02B2.10$180.31M$3.8724.63 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 raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years and Franklin Electric has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years. Does the media prefer LECO or FELE? In the previous week, Lincoln Electric had 22 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Lincoln Electric and 5 mentions for Franklin Electric. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Lincoln Electric's score of 1.20 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 17 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Franklin Electric 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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. 2.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are owned 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. 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. 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 LECO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLincoln ElectricMACH TLS&RL PRD IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$13.23B$11.32B$7.91B$10.40BDividend Yield1.25%2.23%4.57%4.60%P/E Ratio26.7717.86305.7926.78Price / Sales3.281.85217.39124.24Price / Cash21.8414.4929.1161.55Price / Book10.133.294.766.40Net Income$466.11M$379.90M$800.31M$271.71M7 Day Performance-0.35%2.12%1.23%3.47%1 Month Performance-0.17%1.86%3.00%9.90%1 Year Performance28.49%1.51%26.55%28.50% Lincoln Electric Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LECOLincoln Electric4.119 of 5 stars$238.29-0.6%$239.33+0.4%+26.9%$13.23B$4.01B26.7712,000Positive NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeFELEFranklin Electric4.812 of 5 stars$97.61+0.0%$107.00+9.6%-8.2%$4.34B$2.02B25.226,300Positive NewsNDSNNordson4.7505 of 5 stars$226.13+0.5%$255.75+13.1%-13.4%$12.71B$2.69B28.418,000Positive NewsDCIDonaldson4.3795 of 5 stars$81.24+0.2%$80.33-1.1%+10.9%$9.47B$3.69B26.6414,000Positive NewsDOVDover4.8911 of 5 stars$177.86+0.1%$213.92+20.3%-10.4%$24.39B$7.75B10.7324,000Positive NewsGGGGraco4.194 of 5 stars$85.89+0.0%$94.50+10.0%-1.4%$14.23B$2.11B30.464,300Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementITTITT4.4019 of 5 stars$173.12+1.3%$182.78+5.6%+23.5%$13.50B$3.63B27.2211,700Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionITWIllinois Tool Works4.4088 of 5 stars$266.57+0.1%$260.67-2.2%+1.5%$77.70B$15.90B23.3644,000Positive NewsPHParker-Hannifin4.5977 of 5 stars$759.97+0.2%$770.94+1.4%+20.7%$97.11B$19.85B28.0257,950Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeTKRTimken4.2593 of 5 stars$77.09-0.9%$79.80+3.5%-7.9%$5.37B$4.57B17.5219,000WTSWatts Water Technologies4.3144 of 5 stars$283.29+1.1%$245.50-13.3%+35.8%$9.45B$2.25B30.464,800Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast 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 9/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersREVEALED: Something Big Happening Behind White House Doorswhat I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredCrypto Gets Official Government Backing—Here's the WinnerTrump Just Signed the GENIUS Act—One Coin is About to Explode We're at the BEGINNING of smart money really ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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