AMETEK (AME) Competitors

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) and Eaton (NYSE:ETN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Is AME or ETN a better dividend stock?

AMETEK pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Eaton pays an annual dividend of $4.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. AMETEK pays out 20.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eaton pays out 42.0% 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. AMETEK has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility & risk, AME or ETN?

AMETEK has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eaton has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend AME or ETN?

AMETEK currently has a consensus price target of $198.10, suggesting a potential upside of 9.62%. Eaton has a consensus price target of $367.83, suggesting a potential upside of 12.16%. Given Eaton's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Eaton is more favorable than AMETEK.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AMETEK	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Eaton	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AME or ETN?

Eaton received 321 more outperform votes than AMETEK when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.46% of users gave AMETEK an outperform vote while only 66.36% of users gave Eaton an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AMETEK	Outperform Votes 616 71.46%	Underperform Votes 246 28.54%
Eaton	Outperform Votes 937 66.36%	Underperform Votes 475 33.64%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in AME or ETN?

87.4% of AMETEK shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Eaton shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of AMETEK shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Eaton shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, AME or ETN?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AMETEK	$6.94B	6.01	$1.38B	$6.11	29.58
Eaton	$25.31B	5.07	$3.79B	$9.91	33.09

Does the media favor AME or ETN?

In the previous week, Eaton had 20 more articles in the media than AMETEK. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Eaton and 27 mentions for AMETEK. Eaton's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat AMETEK's score of 1.06 indicating that Eaton is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AMETEK	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Eaton	33 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AME or ETN more profitable?

AMETEK has a net margin of 19.83% compared to Eaton's net margin of 15.25%. Eaton's return on equity of 22.62% beat AMETEK's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AMETEK	19.83%	16.94%	10.73%
Eaton	15.25%	22.62%	11.10%

Summary

Eaton beats AMETEK on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.