ESAB (ESAB) Competitors $132.82 +0.75 (+0.57%) As of 02:34 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. LECO, CRH, DCI, DOV, EXP, IR, ITT, PH, SYM, and BWXTShould you be buying ESAB stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ESAB include Lincoln Electric (LECO), CRH (CRH), Donaldson (DCI), Dover (DOV), Eagle Materials (EXP), Ingersoll Rand (IR), ITT (ITT), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Symbotic (SYM), and BWX Technologies (BWXT). ESAB vs. Its Competitors Lincoln Electric CRH Donaldson Dover Eagle Materials Ingersoll Rand ITT Parker-Hannifin Symbotic BWX Technologies Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO) and ESAB (NYSE:ESAB) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and valuation. Do analysts prefer LECO or ESAB? Lincoln Electric currently has a consensus price target of $222.60, indicating a potential downside of 1.58%. ESAB has a consensus price target of $138.89, indicating a potential upside of 4.71%. Given ESAB's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ESAB is more favorable than Lincoln Electric.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lincoln Electric 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40ESAB 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, LECO or ESAB? Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ESAB has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LECO or ESAB? Lincoln Electric has higher revenue and earnings than ESAB. Lincoln Electric 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 RatioLincoln Electric$4.01B3.15$466.11M$8.1127.89ESAB$2.74B2.93$264.84M$4.4429.88 Is LECO or ESAB a better dividend stock? Lincoln Electric pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. ESAB pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Lincoln Electric pays out 37.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ESAB pays out 9.0% 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. Lincoln Electric has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years and ESAB has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Lincoln Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is LECO or ESAB more profitable? Lincoln Electric has a net margin of 11.44% compared to ESAB's net margin of 9.98%. Lincoln Electric's return on equity of 39.44% beat ESAB's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lincoln Electric11.44% 39.44% 14.75% ESAB 9.98%16.98%7.69% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LECO or ESAB? 79.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.1% of ESAB shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of ESAB 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. Does the media favor LECO or ESAB? In the previous week, Lincoln Electric had 6 more articles in the media than ESAB. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Lincoln Electric and 9 mentions for ESAB. ESAB's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Lincoln Electric's score of 0.99 indicating that ESAB is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lincoln Electric 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ESAB 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryLincoln Electric beats ESAB on 10 of the 19 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 ESAB 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 ExcelMetricESABMETAL PROC&FABR IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.03B$2.35B$7.73B$21.05BDividend Yield0.30%2.84%4.55%3.58%P/E Ratio29.8424.1625.4627.79Price / Sales2.9310.00104.4559.58Price / Cash21.1912.7727.9723.00Price / Book4.432.224.484.68Net Income$264.84M$107.10M$795.63M$994.49M7 Day Performance1.96%3.04%1.17%1.38%1 Month Performance11.89%14.13%6.52%5.63%1 Year Performance33.43%22.57%32.36%11.26% ESAB Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ESABESAB2.8238 of 5 stars$132.82+0.6%$138.89+4.6%+34.5%$8.06B$2.74B29.949,300Positive NewsLECOLincoln Electric3.8345 of 5 stars$222.82+0.0%$206.40-7.4%+13.4%$12.44B$4.03B27.4712,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementCRHCRH3.3692 of 5 stars$94.84-0.4%$112.82+19.0%+22.0%$64.08B$35.80B20.0979,800Positive NewsDCIDonaldson3.991 of 5 stars$70.22-0.5%$70.00-0.3%-1.2%$8.18B$3.59B23.5614,000DOVDover4.8283 of 5 stars$188.76-0.1%$208.58+10.5%+5.8%$25.88B$7.73B11.3724,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeEXPEagle Materials4.5957 of 5 stars$220.71-1.2%$254.44+15.3%-3.2%$7.20B$2.26B16.042,500Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsIRIngersoll Rand4.275 of 5 stars$87.69-1.5%$99.42+13.4%-9.2%$35.38B$7.28B43.4121,000Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementITTITT4.5774 of 5 stars$158.11+0.2%$170.00+7.5%+16.1%$12.44B$3.63B25.1411,700Upcoming EarningsPHParker-Hannifin4.2908 of 5 stars$712.31-0.4%$735.88+3.3%+38.0%$91.02B$19.93B27.4361,120Positive NewsSYMSymbotic1.7746 of 5 stars$47.54+1.0%$39.59-16.7%+47.6%$28.03B$2.07B-1,188.501,650Analyst DowngradeGap DownBWXTBWX Technologies3.2176 of 5 stars$138.82+1.3%$137.94-0.6%+43.7%$12.68B$2.70B44.218,700News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LECO Alternatives CRH Alternatives DCI Alternatives DOV Alternatives EXP Alternatives IR Alternatives ITT Alternatives PH Alternatives SYM Alternatives BWXT 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 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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