Nordson (NDSN) Competitors

Nordson has a net margin of 18.63% compared to Brunswick's net margin of -1.53%. Nordson's return on equity of 20.49% beat Brunswick's return on equity.

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

Nordson has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Brunswick has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its share price is 34% more volatile than the broader market.

Nordson pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Brunswick pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Nordson pays out 38.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brunswick pays out -134.4% 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 Brunswick has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Brunswick is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

72.1% of Nordson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Brunswick shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Nordson shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Brunswick shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Nordson had 2 more articles in the media than Brunswick. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Nordson and 5 mentions for Brunswick. Brunswick's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Nordson's score of 0.88 indicating that Brunswick is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Nordson currently has a consensus price target of $326.57, suggesting a potential upside of 3.85%. Brunswick has a consensus price target of $88.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.51%. Given Brunswick's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brunswick is more favorable than Nordson.

72.1% of Nordson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of Donaldson shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Nordson shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Donaldson shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Nordson pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Donaldson pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Nordson pays out 38.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Donaldson pays out 33.2% 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 Donaldson has raised its dividend for 38 consecutive years. Donaldson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Nordson had 3 more articles in the media than Donaldson. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Nordson and 4 mentions for Donaldson. Donaldson's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Nordson's score of 0.88 indicating that Donaldson is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Nordson presently has a consensus target price of $326.57, suggesting a potential upside of 3.85%. Donaldson has a consensus target price of $101.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.29%. Given Donaldson's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Donaldson is more favorable than Nordson.

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

Nordson has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Donaldson has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Nordson has a net margin of 18.63% compared to Donaldson's net margin of 11.68%. Donaldson's return on equity of 28.68% beat Nordson's return on equity.

In the previous week, Dover had 3 more articles in the media than Nordson. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Dover and 7 mentions for Nordson. Dover's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Nordson's score of 0.88 indicating that Dover is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Nordson has a net margin of 18.63% compared to Dover's net margin of 13.48%. Nordson's return on equity of 20.49% beat Dover's return on equity.

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

Dover has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nordson has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

Dover currently has a consensus target price of $238.29, suggesting a potential upside of 26.12%. Nordson has a consensus target price of $326.57, suggesting a potential upside of 3.85%. Given Dover's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Dover is more favorable than Nordson.

Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Nordson pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Dover pays out 25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nordson pays out 38.0% 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. Dover has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years and Nordson has raised its dividend for 62 consecutive years.

84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.1% of Nordson shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Dover shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Nordson shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Nordson has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Graco has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Nordson pays an annual dividend of $3.76 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%. Nordson pays out 38.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Graco pays out 37.1% 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 Graco has raised its dividend for 29 consecutive years. Graco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

72.1% of Nordson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Graco shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Nordson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Graco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Graco had 6 more articles in the media than Nordson. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Graco and 7 mentions for Nordson. Graco's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Nordson's score of 0.88 indicating that Graco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Graco has a net margin of 23.53% compared to Nordson's net margin of 18.63%. Nordson's return on equity of 20.49% beat Graco's return on equity.

Nordson presently has a consensus target price of $326.57, indicating a potential upside of 3.85%. Graco has a consensus target price of $95.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.88%. Given Graco's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Graco is more favorable than Nordson.

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