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NDSN vs. FELE, DCI, DOV, FBIN, GGG, IEX, ITT, ITW, PH, and PNR

Should you be buying Nordson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nordson include Franklin Electric (FELE), Donaldson (DCI), Dover (DOV), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), Graco (GGG), IDEX (IEX), ITT (ITT), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Parker-Hannifin (PH), and Pentair (PNR).

Nordson vs. Its Competitors

Nordson (NASDAQ:NDSN) and Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Nordson presently has a consensus price target of $255.75, suggesting a potential upside of 13.75%. Franklin Electric has a consensus price target of $107.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.64%. Given Nordson's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Nordson is more favorable than Franklin Electric.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nordson
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.55
Franklin Electric
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Nordson$2.69B4.70$467.28M$7.9628.25
Franklin Electric$2.06B2.05$180.31M$3.8724.55

Nordson pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Nordson pays out 41.2% 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. Nordson has raised its dividend for 62 consecutive years and Franklin Electric has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years. Nordson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

72.1% of Nordson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Nordson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Nordson has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less 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.

Nordson has a net margin of 16.34% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 8.71%. Nordson's return on equity of 19.45% beat Franklin Electric's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nordson16.34% 19.45% 9.55%
Franklin Electric 8.71%14.05%9.47%

In the previous week, Nordson had 5 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Nordson and 4 mentions for Franklin Electric. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Nordson's score of 1.10 indicating that Franklin Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Nordson
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Franklin Electric
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Nordson beats Franklin Electric on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NDSN vs. The Competition

MetricNordsonMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$12.66B$13.20B$7.82B$10.50B
Dividend Yield1.46%24.41%4.57%4.58%
P/E Ratio28.2521.67307.1726.62
Price / Sales4.704.03253.7491.77
Price / Cash18.4917.0528.2761.85
Price / Book4.244.024.816.45
Net Income$467.28M$539.46M$799.16M$271.57M
7 Day Performance0.54%0.28%1.24%2.61%
1 Month Performance-1.03%-0.54%2.50%7.28%
1 Year Performance-12.83%27.73%26.93%29.60%

Nordson Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NDSN
Nordson
4.691 of 5 stars
$224.84
-0.2%
$255.75
+13.7%
-12.0%$12.66B$2.69B28.258,000Positive News
FELE
Franklin Electric
4.7239 of 5 stars
$94.57
-0.1%
$107.00
+13.1%
-7.3%$4.21B$2.06B24.446,300Positive News
DCI
Donaldson
4.376 of 5 stars
$81.06
+0.3%
$80.33
-0.9%
+11.5%$9.45B$3.69B26.5814,000Positive News
DOV
Dover
4.892 of 5 stars
$172.06
-0.5%
$213.92
+24.3%
-11.5%$23.60B$7.83B10.3824,000Positive News
FBIN
Fortune Brands Innovations
4.5077 of 5 stars
$58.56
-1.2%
$75.45
+28.9%
-37.9%$7.03B$4.61B18.4111,000Positive News
GGG
Graco
4.1076 of 5 stars
$84.77
+0.4%
$94.50
+11.5%
-1.1%$14.05B$2.17B30.064,300Positive News
IEX
IDEX
4.9726 of 5 stars
$160.94
+0.2%
$201.71
+25.3%
-24.1%$12.12B$3.27B26.009,000Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Buyback Announcement
Analyst Revision
ITT
ITT
4.5247 of 5 stars
$179.80
+1.3%
$183.67
+2.2%
+21.7%$14.02B$3.63B28.2711,700
ITW
Illinois Tool Works
4.1794 of 5 stars
$263.91
+0.2%
$260.67
-1.2%
+1.7%$76.93B$15.90B23.1344,000Positive News
PH
Parker-Hannifin
4.5755 of 5 stars
$760.25
+0.2%
$770.94
+1.4%
+22.9%$97.14B$19.85B28.0357,950Positive News
PNR
Pentair
4.3615 of 5 stars
$110.70
-0.2%
$114.36
+3.3%
+14.7%$18.15B$4.08B30.259,750Positive News
Dividend Announcement

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This page (NASDAQ:NDSN) was last updated on 9/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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