Nordson (NDSN) Competitors

Nordson has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

In the previous week, Brunswick had 15 more articles in the media than Nordson. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Brunswick and 10 mentions for Nordson. Nordson's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Brunswick's score of 1.07 indicating that Nordson is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Nordson has a net margin of 18.19% compared to Brunswick's net margin of -1.53%. Nordson's return on equity of 20.08% beat Brunswick's return on equity.

99.3% of Brunswick shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.1% of Nordson shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Brunswick shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Nordson 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.

Brunswick pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Nordson pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Brunswick pays out -83.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nordson pays out 35.0% 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. Brunswick has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Nordson has raised its dividend for 62 consecutive years. Brunswick is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Brunswick has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nordson has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

Brunswick currently has a consensus target price of $87.57, suggesting a potential upside of 10.51%. Nordson has a consensus target price of $311.29, suggesting a potential upside of 4.54%. Given Brunswick's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brunswick is more favorable than Nordson.

In the previous week, Nordson had 2 more articles in the media than Dover. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Nordson and 8 mentions for Dover. Nordson's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Dover's score of 0.83 indicating that Nordson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Nordson pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Nordson pays out 35.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dover pays out 25.1% 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 increased its dividend for 62 consecutive years and Dover has increased its dividend for 70 consecutive years.

Nordson has a net margin of 18.19% compared to Dover's net margin of 13.48%. Nordson's return on equity of 20.08% beat Dover's return on equity.

Nordson currently has a consensus price target of $311.29, indicating a potential upside of 4.54%. Dover has a consensus price target of $238.29, indicating a potential upside of 16.32%. Given Dover's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dover is more favorable than Nordson.

72.1% of Nordson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Nordson shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Dover shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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.

Nordson has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the broader market.

Graco has a net margin of 23.53% compared to Nordson's net margin of 18.19%. Nordson's return on equity of 20.08% beat Graco's return on equity.

Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Nordson pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Graco pays out 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nordson pays out 35.0% 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. Graco has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years and Nordson has increased its dividend for 62 consecutive years.

Graco has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Graco has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nordson has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

93.9% of Graco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.1% of Nordson shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Graco shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Nordson shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Graco currently has a consensus target price of $95.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.53%. Nordson has a consensus target price of $311.29, indicating a potential upside of 4.54%. Given Graco's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Graco is more favorable than Nordson.

In the previous week, Graco had 5 more articles in the media than Nordson. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Graco and 10 mentions for Nordson. Nordson's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Graco's score of 0.98 indicating that Nordson is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Nordson has a net margin of 18.19% compared to IDEX's net margin of 14.49%. Nordson's return on equity of 20.08% beat IDEX's return on equity.

IDEX has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nordson has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

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

IDEX pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Nordson pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. IDEX pays out 42.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nordson pays out 35.0% 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. IDEX has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years and Nordson has raised its dividend for 62 consecutive years.

IDEX presently has a consensus target price of $251.44, indicating a potential upside of 8.99%. Nordson has a consensus target price of $311.29, indicating a potential upside of 4.54%. Given IDEX's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe IDEX is more favorable than Nordson.

In the previous week, IDEX had 26 more articles in the media than Nordson. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for IDEX and 10 mentions for Nordson. Nordson's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat IDEX's score of 0.90 indicating that Nordson is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

98.0% of IDEX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.1% of Nordson shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of IDEX shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Nordson shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.