Lincoln Electric (LECO) Competitors $241.81 -0.40 (-0.17%) Closing price 10/24/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$241.79 -0.02 (-0.01%) As of 10/24/2025 04:10 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 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. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FELE or LECO? 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. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FELE or LECO? 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 RatioFranklin Electric$2.02B2.17$180.31M$3.8725.52Lincoln Electric$4.01B3.33$466.11M$8.9027.17 Do analysts prefer FELE or LECO? 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) 2.00Lincoln Electric 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Is FELE or LECO 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 Franklin Electric8.71% 14.05% 9.47% Lincoln Electric 12.27%39.79%14.74% Does the media prefer FELE or LECO? 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 Is FELE or LECO a better dividend stock? 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. Which has more risk and volatility, FELE or LECO? 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. SummaryLincoln Electric beats Franklin Electric on 14 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$13.37B$11.53B$7.99B$10.66BDividend Yield1.24%2.26%4.57%4.82%P/E Ratio27.1718.2625.2430.35Price / Sales3.331.891,262.65134.18Price / Cash22.0614.6028.0061.44Price / Book10.283.384.986.60Net Income$466.11M$380.60M$790.14M$276.82M7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LECOLincoln Electric4.2746 of 5 stars$241.81-0.2%$243.50+0.7%+24.8%$13.37B$4.01B27.1712,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionFELEFranklin Electric4.5306 of 5 stars$92.84+1.2%$107.00+15.3%-3.1%$4.13B$2.02B23.996,300News CoverageUpcoming EarningsNDSNNordson4.5442 of 5 stars$230.52+1.0%$255.75+10.9%-5.2%$12.95B$2.78B28.968,000Analyst ForecastInsider TradeDCIDonaldson4.4229 of 5 stars$81.08+1.5%$80.33-0.9%+12.0%$9.39B$3.69B26.5815,000Positive NewsDOVDover4.9466 of 5 stars$161.420.0%$212.42+31.6%-3.8%$22.14B$7.75B9.7424,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGGGGraco4.408 of 5 stars$81.05+1.0%$94.50+16.6%+0.1%$13.43B$2.11B28.744,300Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionITTITT4.5931 of 5 stars$171.77+0.5%$190.89+11.1%+23.2%$13.40B$3.70B27.0111,700Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsITWIllinois Tool Works4.3775 of 5 stars$244.59-0.1%$262.83+7.5%-3.8%$71.30B$15.79B21.4444,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap DownPHParker-Hannifin4.5682 of 5 stars$728.67+1.7%$786.78+8.0%+23.8%$92.21B$19.85B26.8757,950Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementTKRTimken4.2515 of 5 stars$72.59+2.5%$80.73+11.2%-7.7%$5.06B$4.51B16.5019,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastWTSWatts Water Technologies4.5818 of 5 stars$270.72+1.3%$253.80-6.3%+39.9%$9.03B$2.25B29.114,800News Coverage 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 10/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNEW LAW: Congress Approves Setup For Digital Dollar?Trump Ally Says Congress Approved the Setup for a Digital Dollar 2.0 But according to Rep. 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