ESE vs. FELE, GGG, ITT, NPO, PNR, SNA, WWD, NDSN, LECO, and IEX
Should you be buying ESCO Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ESCO Technologies include Franklin Electric (FELE), Graco (GGG), ITT (ITT), Enpro (NPO), Pentair (PNR), Snap-On (SNA), Woodward (WWD), Nordson (NDSN), Lincoln Electric (LECO), and IDEX (IEX).
ESCO Technologies vs. Its Competitors
Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) and ESCO Technologies (NYSE:ESE) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and risk.
ESCO Technologies has a net margin of 10.37% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 8.71%. Franklin Electric's return on equity of 14.05% beat ESCO Technologies' return on equity.
Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ESCO Technologies has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Franklin Electric and Franklin Electric both had 3 articles in the media. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat ESCO Technologies' score of 1.10 indicating that Franklin Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Franklin Electric has higher revenue and earnings than ESCO Technologies. Franklin Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ESCO Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Franklin Electric currently has a consensus target price of $107.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.25%. ESCO Technologies has a consensus target price of $187.50, indicating a potential downside of 11.81%. Given Franklin Electric's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Franklin Electric is more favorable than ESCO Technologies.
80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of ESCO Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of ESCO Technologies shares are owned 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.
Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. ESCO Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Franklin Electric pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ESCO Technologies pays out 7.2% 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. Franklin Electric has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years. Franklin Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
Franklin Electric and ESCO Technologies tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:ESE) was last updated on 10/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
