ESAB (ESAB) Competitors $125.04 -0.52 (-0.41%) Closing price 05/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$124.99 -0.05 (-0.04%) As of 05/22/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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 ESAB (NYSE:ESAB) and Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ESAB or SYM? 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 RatioESAB$2.73B2.78$205.29M$4.4428.16Symbotic$2.07B8.38-$13.49M-$0.04-735.75 Is ESAB or SYM 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 ESAB9.66% 17.43% 7.80% Symbotic -0.38%5.11%1.23% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ESAB or SYM? 91.1% of ESAB shares are held by institutional investors. 7.3% of ESAB shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Symbotic shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer ESAB or SYM? ESAB presently has a consensus target price of $137.22, indicating a potential upside of 9.74%. Symbotic has a consensus target price of $37.20, indicating a potential upside of 26.40%. Given Symbotic's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Symbotic is more favorable than ESAB.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ESAB 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63Symbotic 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.47 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ESAB or SYM? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformESABOutperform Votes2443.64% Underperform Votes3156.36% SymboticOutperform Votes6450.79% Underperform Votes6249.21% Does the media favor ESAB or SYM? In the previous week, ESAB and ESAB both had 13 articles in the media. ESAB's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Symbotic's score of 0.76 indicating that ESAB is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ESAB 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Symbotic 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, ESAB or SYM? ESAB has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Symbotic has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryESAB beats Symbotic on 11 of the 17 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$7.58B$3.97B$7.63B$19.30BDividend Yield0.25%0.93%4.58%3.83%P/E Ratio28.9416.9323.1534.53Price / Sales2.7812.2689.7334.84Price / Cash19.24171.2326.9417.51Price / Book4.187.103.974.69Net Income$205.29M$39.72M$807.24M$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.99%-3.89%0.12%-2.43%1 Month Performance8.09%16.22%10.57%6.27%1 Year Performance21.28%82.90%26.16%5.78% ESAB Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ESABESAB2.3882 of 5 stars$125.04-0.4%$137.22+9.7%+17.6%$7.58B$2.73B28.949,280SYMSymbotic2.2138 of 5 stars$28.30+2.3%$37.20+31.4%-31.2%$16.65B$2.07B-404.231,120NVTnVent Electric3.4143 of 5 stars$66.56-1.5%$70.00+5.2%-21.1%$10.96B$3.08B33.9610,400Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementGap DownBWXTBWX Technologies3.5574 of 5 stars$109.90+0.2%$123.88+12.7%+21.3%$10.04B$2.78B36.397,000Positive NewsSPXCSPX Technologies2.2904 of 5 stars$156.17+0.1%$178.80+14.5%+4.9%$7.29B$2.00B41.983,300Positive NewsZWSZurn Elkay Water Solutions2.0578 of 5 stars$37.37-0.5%$36.29-2.9%+11.1%$6.29B$1.58B40.622,700Positive NewsEx-DividendJBTMJBT Marel2.6333 of 5 stars$118.61-0.6%$143.00+20.6%N/A$6.16B$2.18B22.015,100Dividend AnnouncementGap DownMOG.BMoogN/A$189.89+12.1%N/A+5.8%$6.00B$3.67B28.9014,000CHXChampionX3.7392 of 5 stars$25.50-1.8%$37.67+47.7%-25.5%$4.88B$3.58B15.457,300Positive NewsWFRDWeatherford International4.6283 of 5 stars$47.59-1.8%$96.63+103.0%-60.8%$3.45B$5.35B7.0817,700Positive NewsGap UpWHDCactus4.2653 of 5 stars$42.98-1.6%$52.33+21.8%-17.6%$3.42B$1.14B15.241,200Analyst Revision 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 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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