Lincoln Electric (LECO) Competitors $197.08 +1.33 (+0.68%) As of 02:30 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock LECO vs. IR, XYL, DOV, SNA, PNR, GGG, IEX, WWD, ITT, and NDSNShould you be buying Lincoln Electric stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lincoln Electric include Ingersoll Rand (IR), Xylem (XYL), Dover (DOV), Snap-on (SNA), Pentair (PNR), Graco (GGG), IDEX (IEX), Woodward (WWD), ITT (ITT), and Nordson (NDSN). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Lincoln Electric vs. Ingersoll Rand Xylem Dover Snap-on Pentair Graco IDEX Woodward ITT Nordson Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO) and Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk. Is LECO or IR more profitable? Lincoln Electric has a net margin of 11.63% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 11.59%. Lincoln Electric's return on equity of 40.19% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lincoln Electric11.63% 40.19% 15.20% Ingersoll Rand 11.59%12.78%7.45% Does the media refer more to LECO or IR? In the previous week, Lincoln Electric had 5 more articles in the media than Ingersoll Rand. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Lincoln Electric and 15 mentions for Ingersoll Rand. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Lincoln Electric's score of 1.10 indicating that Ingersoll Rand is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lincoln Electric 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ingersoll Rand 13 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, LECO or IR? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLincoln Electric$4.03B2.71$466.11M$8.1124.14Ingersoll Rand$7.28B4.62$838.60M$2.0241.27 Is LECO or IR a better dividend stock? Lincoln Electric pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Lincoln Electric pays out 37.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ingersoll Rand pays out 4.0% 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. Lincoln Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor LECO or IR? Ingersoll Rand received 285 more outperform votes than Lincoln Electric when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.74% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 59.35% of users gave Lincoln Electric an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLincoln ElectricOutperform Votes45459.35% Underperform Votes31140.65% Ingersoll RandOutperform Votes73961.74% Underperform Votes45838.26% Do analysts prefer LECO or IR? Lincoln Electric presently has a consensus target price of $216.17, suggesting a potential upside of 10.42%. Ingersoll Rand has a consensus target price of $98.91, suggesting a potential upside of 18.64%. Given Ingersoll Rand's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ingersoll Rand 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) 2.50Ingersoll Rand 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Which has more risk and volatility, LECO or IR? Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of LECO or IR? 79.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryIngersoll Rand beats Lincoln Electric on 13 of the 21 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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 ElectricMetalworking machinery & equipment IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$10.93B$5.33B$7.59B$8.47BDividend Yield1.60%161.86%4.59%4.18%P/E Ratio24.0221.0421.9819.72Price / Sales2.711.7093.20117.74Price / Cash19.2816.5227.0234.62Price / Book8.323.353.964.51Net Income$466.11M$160.59M$810.42M$247.94M7 Day Performance4.57%8.28%2.25%3.40%1 Month Performance8.70%14.19%10.31%11.07%1 Year Performance-14.51%-10.97%17.74%5.78% Lincoln Electric Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LECOLincoln Electric4.0935 of 5 stars$197.09+0.7%$216.17+9.7%-15.1%$11.00B$4.03B24.1812,000Analyst RevisionNews CoverageIRIngersoll Rand4.2863 of 5 stars$77.23+0.7%$98.64+27.7%-8.9%$31.19B$7.24B37.5617,000Positive NewsXYLXylem4.4318 of 5 stars$122.86-1.1%$146.88+19.5%-11.7%$29.91B$8.60B33.5817,800Positive NewsDOVDover4.7609 of 5 stars$173.52-0.2%$206.33+18.9%+0.4%$23.80B$7.73B8.9325,000Analyst RevisionSNASnap-on3.6326 of 5 stars$314.89-0.7%$350.83+11.4%+16.6%$16.47B$4.67B16.1512,900Analyst RevisionPNRPentair4.571 of 5 stars$92.93-0.4%$106.93+15.1%+16.7%$15.31B$4.08B24.8811,200Analyst UpgradePositive NewsGGGGraco3.6463 of 5 stars$82.48-0.9%$93.00+12.8%+2.4%$13.79B$2.15B29.264,000Insider TradeAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsIEXIDEX4.4599 of 5 stars$182.01+0.3%$214.50+17.9%-16.1%$13.77B$3.28B27.408,870Dividend IncreasePositive NewsWWDWoodward3.5006 of 5 stars$196.41+1.3%$195.00-0.7%+16.3%$11.67B$3.36B32.928,300Positive NewsITTITT3.4554 of 5 stars$143.59+1.2%$161.86+12.7%+8.9%$11.64B$3.63B22.8310,300Positive NewsNDSNNordson4.0635 of 5 stars$191.55-0.7%$250.20+30.6%-26.1%$10.91B$2.67B24.387,330Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ingersoll Rand Competitors Xylem Competitors Dover Competitors Snap-on Competitors Pentair Competitors Graco Competitors IDEX Competitors Woodward Competitors ITT Competitors Nordson 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 5/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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