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ESAB vs. LECO, MIDD, CRH, DOV, and EXP

Should you buy ESAB stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares ESAB with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with ESAB include Lincoln Electric (LECO), Middleby (MIDD), CRH (CRH), Dover (DOV), and Eagle Materials (EXP).

How does ESAB compare to Lincoln Electric?

ESAB (NYSE:ESAB) and Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends.

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 Ratio
ESAB$2.84B2.08$226.77M$3.3828.74
Lincoln Electric$4.23B3.48$520.53M$9.6927.75

ESAB pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Lincoln Electric pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. ESAB pays out 11.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lincoln Electric pays out 32.6% 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. ESAB has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Lincoln Electric has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years. Lincoln Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Lincoln Electric has a net margin of 12.38% compared to ESAB's net margin of 7.11%. Lincoln Electric's return on equity of 39.33% beat ESAB's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ESAB7.11% 15.04% 6.66%
Lincoln Electric 12.38%39.33%14.93%

ESAB has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the broader market.

ESAB currently has a consensus price target of $138.38, indicating a potential upside of 42.47%. Lincoln Electric has a consensus price target of $299.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.19%. Given ESAB's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe ESAB is more favorable than Lincoln Electric.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ESAB
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Lincoln Electric
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.44

91.1% of ESAB shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of ESAB shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Lincoln Electric had 5 more articles in the media than ESAB. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Lincoln Electric and 1 mentions for ESAB. Lincoln Electric's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat ESAB's score of 0.33 indicating that Lincoln Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ESAB
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Lincoln Electric
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Lincoln Electric beats ESAB on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ESAB compare to Middleby?

ESAB (NYSE:ESAB) and Middleby (NASDAQ:MIDD) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

ESAB has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Middleby. Middleby 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 Ratio
ESAB$2.84B2.08$226.77M$3.3828.74
Middleby$3.20B2.39-$277.73M-$8.48N/A

ESAB has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Middleby has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the broader market.

ESAB currently has a consensus price target of $138.38, suggesting a potential upside of 42.47%. Middleby has a consensus price target of $191.63, suggesting a potential upside of 13.45%. Given ESAB's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ESAB is more favorable than Middleby.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ESAB
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Middleby
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

ESAB has a net margin of 7.11% compared to Middleby's net margin of -11.46%. Middleby's return on equity of 15.94% beat ESAB's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ESAB7.11% 15.04% 6.66%
Middleby -11.46%15.94%7.34%

91.1% of ESAB shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.6% of Middleby shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of ESAB shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Middleby shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Middleby had 4 more articles in the media than ESAB. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Middleby and 1 mentions for ESAB. Middleby's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat ESAB's score of 0.33 indicating that Middleby is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ESAB
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Middleby
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Middleby beats ESAB on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ESAB compare to CRH?

CRH (NYSE:CRH) and ESAB (NYSE:ESAB) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

62.5% of CRH shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.1% of ESAB shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of CRH shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of ESAB shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

CRH has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ESAB has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

CRH has higher revenue and earnings than ESAB. CRH 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 Ratio
CRH$37.45B2.00$3.73B$5.4020.76
ESAB$2.84B2.08$226.77M$3.3828.74

CRH pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. ESAB pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. CRH pays out 28.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ESAB pays out 11.8% 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. ESAB has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

CRH presently has a consensus price target of $139.54, indicating a potential upside of 24.49%. ESAB has a consensus price target of $138.38, indicating a potential upside of 42.47%. Given ESAB's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ESAB is more favorable than CRH.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
CRH
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.94
ESAB
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

CRH has a net margin of 9.65% compared to ESAB's net margin of 7.11%. CRH's return on equity of 15.37% beat ESAB's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CRH9.65% 15.37% 6.48%
ESAB 7.11%15.04%6.66%

In the previous week, CRH had 17 more articles in the media than ESAB. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for CRH and 1 mentions for ESAB. CRH's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat ESAB's score of 0.33 indicating that CRH is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
CRH
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
ESAB
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

CRH beats ESAB on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ESAB compare to Dover?

ESAB (NYSE:ESAB) and Dover (NYSE:DOV) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Dover has a net margin of 13.30% compared to ESAB's net margin of 7.11%. Dover's return on equity of 18.01% beat ESAB's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ESAB7.11% 15.04% 6.66%
Dover 13.30%18.01%10.10%

91.1% of ESAB shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of ESAB shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Dover shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, ESAB and ESAB both had 1 articles in the media. Dover's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat ESAB's score of 0.33 indicating that Dover is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ESAB
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Dover
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

ESAB pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. ESAB pays out 11.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dover pays out 25.9% 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. ESAB has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Dover has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years. Dover is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

ESAB currently has a consensus price target of $138.38, suggesting a potential upside of 42.47%. Dover has a consensus price target of $239.85, suggesting a potential upside of 7.02%. Given ESAB's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe ESAB is more favorable than Dover.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ESAB
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Dover
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

Dover has higher revenue and earnings than ESAB. Dover 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 Ratio
ESAB$2.84B2.08$226.77M$3.3828.74
Dover$8.09B3.73$1.09B$8.0227.94

ESAB has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Dover beats ESAB on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ESAB compare to Eagle Materials?

ESAB (NYSE:ESAB) and Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Eagle Materials has a net margin of 18.36% compared to ESAB's net margin of 7.11%. Eagle Materials' return on equity of 28.27% beat ESAB's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ESAB7.11% 15.04% 6.66%
Eagle Materials 18.36%28.27%11.70%

ESAB pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Eagle Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. ESAB pays out 11.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eagle Materials pays out 7.6% 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. ESAB has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Eagle Materials is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

ESAB currently has a consensus price target of $138.38, indicating a potential upside of 42.47%. Eagle Materials has a consensus price target of $224.30, indicating a potential downside of 3.94%. Given ESAB's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe ESAB is more favorable than Eagle Materials.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ESAB
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Eagle Materials
0 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.09

91.1% of ESAB shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of ESAB shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, ESAB had 1 more articles in the media than Eagle Materials. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for ESAB and 0 mentions for Eagle Materials. Eagle Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat ESAB's score of 0.33 indicating that Eagle Materials is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
ESAB Neutral
Eagle Materials Positive

Eagle Materials has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ESAB. Eagle Materials 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 Ratio
ESAB$2.84B2.08$226.77M$3.3828.74
Eagle Materials$2.31B3.13$423.81M$13.1217.80

ESAB has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Eagle Materials has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Eagle Materials beats ESAB on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ESAB vs. The Competition

MetricESABMETAL PROC&FABR IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$5.88B$2.94B$9.51B$23.13B
Dividend Yield0.41%2.13%3.55%4.05%
P/E Ratio28.7419.3325.6731.08
Price / Sales2.0814.834,857.4221.49
Price / Cash14.3629.9727.8324.30
Price / Book2.673.084.614.67
Net Income$226.77M$91.76M$792.16M$1.07B
7 Day Performance-2.23%-1.61%-0.24%0.24%
1 Month Performance5.79%8.14%0.08%0.36%
1 Year Performance-18.04%66.96%23.53%22.63%

ESAB Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ESAB
ESAB
3.9522 of 5 stars
$97.13
+0.5%
$138.38
+42.5%
-17.4%$5.88B$2.84B28.7410,300
LECO
Lincoln Electric
4.2908 of 5 stars
$271.22
-1.3%
$299.00
+10.2%
+30.2%$14.90B$4.23B28.0712,000
MIDD
Middleby
2.4503 of 5 stars
$165.37
-0.8%
$191.63
+15.9%
+14.0%$7.48B$3.20BN/A8,826
CRH
CRH
4.6362 of 5 stars
$110.09
-1.0%
$139.54
+26.8%
+22.7%$73.56B$37.45B20.3983,032
DOV
Dover
3.3674 of 5 stars
$225.02
-1.9%
$239.85
+6.6%
+26.0%$30.30B$8.09B28.0624,000

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