ESAB (ESAB) Competitors $125.76 +0.20 (+0.16%) As of 02:25 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ESAB vs. SYM, NVT, BWXT, SPXC, ZWS, JBTM, MOG.B, CHX, WFRD, and WHDShould you be buying ESAB stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ESAB include Symbotic (SYM), nVent Electric (NVT), BWX Technologies (BWXT), SPX Technologies (SPXC), Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (ZWS), JBT Marel (JBTM), Moog (MOG.B), ChampionX (CHX), Weatherford International (WFRD), and Cactus (WHD). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry. ESAB vs. Symbotic nVent Electric BWX Technologies SPX Technologies Zurn Elkay Water Solutions JBT Marel Moog ChampionX Weatherford International Cactus Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) and ESAB (NYSE:ESAB) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SYM or ESAB? ESAB has higher revenue and earnings than Symbotic. Symbotic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ESAB, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSymbotic$2.07B7.61-$13.49M-$0.04-668.50ESAB$2.73B2.79$205.29M$4.4428.28 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SYM or ESAB? 91.1% of ESAB shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Symbotic shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of ESAB shares are held by 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. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SYM or ESAB? Symbotic received 40 more outperform votes than ESAB when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.79% of users gave Symbotic an outperform vote while only 43.64% of users gave ESAB an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSymboticOutperform Votes6450.79% Underperform Votes6249.21% ESABOutperform Votes2443.64% Underperform Votes3156.36% Is SYM or ESAB more profitable? ESAB has a net margin of 9.66% compared to Symbotic's net margin of -0.38%. ESAB's return on equity of 17.43% beat Symbotic's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Symbotic-0.38% 5.11% 1.23% ESAB 9.66%17.43%7.80% Do analysts rate SYM or ESAB? Symbotic presently has a consensus target price of $37.20, indicating a potential upside of 39.12%. ESAB has a consensus target price of $137.22, indicating a potential upside of 9.28%. Given Symbotic's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Symbotic is more favorable than ESAB.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Symbotic 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.47ESAB 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Which has more volatility and risk, SYM or ESAB? Symbotic has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ESAB has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer SYM or ESAB? In the previous week, Symbotic had 1 more articles in the media than ESAB. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Symbotic and 14 mentions for ESAB. ESAB's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Symbotic's score of 0.67 indicating that ESAB is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Symbotic 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ESAB 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryESAB beats Symbotic on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ESAB News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ESAB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ESAB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricESABGeneral industrial machinery, IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.61B$3.85B$7.63B$19.42BDividend Yield0.25%0.93%4.58%3.83%P/E Ratio29.0717.0923.1334.23Price / Sales2.7911.7989.0834.85Price / Cash19.24171.2326.9417.51Price / Book4.206.653.974.69Net Income$205.29M$39.72M$807.24M$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.17%-3.66%0.67%-1.74%1 Month Performance11.16%16.64%10.98%7.46%1 Year Performance18.08%74.08%19.24%3.96% ESAB Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ESABESAB2.3742 of 5 stars$125.76+0.2%$137.22+9.1%+16.5%$7.62B$2.73B29.119,280News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpSYMSymbotic2.0694 of 5 stars$26.00+5.1%$37.20+43.1%-38.6%$15.30B$2.07B-371.381,120NVTnVent Electric3.4221 of 5 stars$66.67+8.4%$70.00+5.0%-23.1%$10.98B$3.08B34.0210,400Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementGap UpBWXTBWX Technologies3.459 of 5 stars$107.13-1.1%$123.88+15.6%+21.6%$9.79B$2.78B35.477,000Positive NewsEx-DividendSPXCSPX Technologies2.3013 of 5 stars$154.26+3.6%$174.75+13.3%+5.7%$7.20B$2.00B41.473,300Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionZWSZurn Elkay Water Solutions2.0315 of 5 stars$37.25+5.8%$36.43-2.2%+10.1%$6.27B$1.58B40.492,700Positive NewsJBTMJBT Marel3.5002 of 5 stars$117.89+4.9%$143.00+21.3%N/A$6.13B$2.18B21.875,100Dividend AnnouncementGap DownMOG.BMoogN/A$185.14+9.3%N/A+5.7%$5.85B$3.67B28.1814,000CHXChampionX3.7521 of 5 stars$26.06+3.8%$37.67+44.5%-28.0%$4.99B$3.58B15.797,300News CoveragePositive NewsWFRDWeatherford International4.6318 of 5 stars$48.88+6.1%$99.75+104.1%-63.2%$3.55B$5.35B7.2717,700Positive NewsGap DownWHDCactus4.2654 of 5 stars$44.20+5.1%$52.33+18.4%-20.0%$3.35B$1.14B15.671,200Analyst RevisionGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SYM Alternatives NVT Alternatives BWXT Alternatives SPXC Alternatives ZWS Alternatives JBTM Alternatives MOG.B Alternatives CHX Alternatives WFRD Alternatives WHD Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:ESAB) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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