Lincoln Electric (LECO) Competitors

Lincoln Electric has a net margin of 12.38% compared to Donaldson's net margin of 10.09%. Lincoln Electric's return on equity of 39.33% beat Donaldson's return on equity.

Donaldson has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

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

Donaldson currently has a consensus price target of $100.20, suggesting a potential upside of 19.28%. Lincoln Electric has a consensus price target of $296.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.59%. Given Donaldson's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Donaldson is more favorable than Lincoln Electric.

82.8% of Donaldson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Donaldson shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Lincoln Electric had 3 more articles in the media than Donaldson. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Lincoln Electric and 3 mentions for Donaldson. Lincoln Electric's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Donaldson's score of 0.56 indicating that Lincoln Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Donaldson pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Lincoln Electric pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Donaldson pays out 37.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lincoln Electric pays out 32.6% 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. Donaldson has raised its dividend for 38 consecutive years and Lincoln Electric has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years. Donaldson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Lincoln Electric pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Lincoln Electric pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dover pays out 25.9% 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 Dover has increased its dividend for 70 consecutive years.

Lincoln Electric presently has a consensus price target of $296.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.59%. Dover has a consensus price target of $237.36, suggesting a potential upside of 10.59%. Given Lincoln Electric's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lincoln Electric is more favorable than Dover.

Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Dover had 11 more articles in the media than Lincoln Electric. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Dover and 6 mentions for Lincoln Electric. Lincoln Electric's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Dover's score of 0.52 indicating that Lincoln Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Dover has a net margin of 13.30% compared to Lincoln Electric's net margin of 12.38%. Lincoln Electric's return on equity of 39.33% beat Dover's return on equity.

79.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Dover shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

Lincoln Electric pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Lincoln Electric pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Graco pays out 38.4% 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 Graco has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years.

Graco has a net margin of 22.96% compared to Lincoln Electric's net margin of 12.38%. Lincoln Electric's return on equity of 39.33% beat Graco's return on equity.

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

79.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Graco shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Graco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Graco has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

Lincoln Electric presently has a consensus price target of $296.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.59%. Graco has a consensus price target of $94.25, suggesting a potential upside of 23.04%. Given Graco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Graco is more favorable than Lincoln Electric.

In the previous week, Lincoln Electric had 1 more articles in the media than Graco. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Lincoln Electric and 5 mentions for Graco. Lincoln Electric's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Graco's score of 0.73 indicating that Lincoln Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Lincoln Electric has a net margin of 12.38% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 7.54%. Lincoln Electric's return on equity of 39.33% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.

Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Lincoln Electric pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Ingersoll Rand pays out 5.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lincoln Electric pays out 32.6% 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. Lincoln Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 3 more articles in the media than Lincoln Electric. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 6 mentions for Lincoln Electric. Lincoln Electric's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Ingersoll Rand's score of 0.43 indicating that Lincoln Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Ingersoll Rand currently has a consensus target price of $93.38, suggesting a potential upside of 30.93%. Lincoln Electric has a consensus target price of $296.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.59%. Given Ingersoll Rand's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than Lincoln Electric.

95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.