Donaldson (DCI) Competitors

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

In the previous week, Lincoln Electric had 15 more articles in the media than Donaldson. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Lincoln Electric and 17 mentions for Donaldson. Lincoln Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Donaldson's score of 1.36 indicating that Lincoln Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Lincoln Electric pays an annual dividend of $3.16 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%. Lincoln Electric pays out 31.6% 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. Lincoln Electric has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years and Donaldson has increased its dividend for 38 consecutive years. Donaldson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Lincoln Electric currently has a consensus price target of $307.22, suggesting a potential upside of 11.83%. Donaldson has a consensus price target of $101.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.23%. Given Donaldson's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Donaldson is more favorable than Lincoln Electric.

79.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of Donaldson shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Lincoln Electric 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Lincoln Electric has a net margin of 12.35% compared to Donaldson's net margin of 11.68%. Lincoln Electric's return on equity of 39.23% beat Donaldson's return on equity.

Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Donaldson has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

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

Dover has a net margin of 13.48% compared to Donaldson's net margin of 11.68%. Donaldson's return on equity of 28.68% beat Dover's return on equity.

Donaldson pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Donaldson pays out 33.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dover pays out 25.3% 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. Donaldson has increased its dividend for 38 consecutive years and Dover has increased its dividend for 70 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Dover had 14 more articles in the media than Donaldson. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Dover and 17 mentions for Donaldson. Dover's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Donaldson's score of 1.36 indicating that Dover is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Donaldson has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the broader market.

82.8% of Donaldson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Donaldson shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Dover shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Donaldson presently has a consensus price target of $101.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.23%. Dover has a consensus price target of $238.29, indicating a potential upside of 25.28%. Given Dover's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dover is more favorable than Donaldson.

82.8% of Donaldson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Graco shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Donaldson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Graco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Donaldson has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Graco has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Graco has a net margin of 23.53% compared to Donaldson's net margin of 11.68%. Donaldson's return on equity of 28.68% beat Graco's return on equity.

In the previous week, Graco had 8 more articles in the media than Donaldson. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Graco and 17 mentions for Donaldson. Donaldson's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Graco's score of 0.96 indicating that Donaldson is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Donaldson presently has a consensus target price of $101.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.23%. Graco has a consensus target price of $95.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.89%. Given Graco's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Graco is more favorable than Donaldson.

Donaldson pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Donaldson pays out 33.2% 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. Donaldson has raised its dividend for 38 consecutive years and Graco has raised its dividend for 29 consecutive years.

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

Ingersoll Rand has a net margin of 12.08% compared to Donaldson's net margin of 11.68%. Donaldson's return on equity of 28.68% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 12 more articles in the media than Donaldson. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 17 mentions for Donaldson. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Donaldson's score of 1.36 indicating that Ingersoll Rand is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Donaldson currently has a consensus price target of $101.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.23%. Ingersoll Rand has a consensus price target of $96.14, suggesting a potential upside of 27.74%. Given Ingersoll Rand's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than Donaldson.

82.8% of Donaldson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Donaldson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned 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.

Donaldson has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the broader market.

Donaldson pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Donaldson pays out 33.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ingersoll Rand pays out 3.3% 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. Donaldson has raised its dividend for 38 consecutive years. Donaldson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.