ESI vs. LFUS, MKSI, AVNT, DD, DOV, EMN, FTV, ITT, PH, and TEL
Should you be buying Element Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Element Solutions include Littelfuse (LFUS), MKS (MKSI), Avient (AVNT), DuPont de Nemours (DD), Dover (DOV), Eastman Chemical (EMN), Fortive (FTV), ITT (ITT), Parker-Hannifin (PH), and TE Connectivity (TEL).
Element Solutions vs. Its Competitors
Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) and Element Solutions (NYSE:ESI) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Littelfuse currently has a consensus target price of $252.25, indicating a potential upside of 6.27%. Element Solutions has a consensus target price of $26.25, indicating a potential upside of 6.06%. Given Littelfuse's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Littelfuse is more favorable than Element Solutions.
Element Solutions has a net margin of 11.56% compared to Littelfuse's net margin of 4.89%. Element Solutions' return on equity of 14.42% beat Littelfuse's return on equity.
In the previous week, Element Solutions had 15 more articles in the media than Littelfuse. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Element Solutions and 6 mentions for Littelfuse. Element Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Littelfuse's score of 1.10 indicating that Element Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
96.1% of Littelfuse shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.3% of Element Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Littelfuse shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Element Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Element Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Littelfuse. Element Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Littelfuse, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Littelfuse pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Element Solutions pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Littelfuse pays out 64.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Element Solutions pays out 26.9% 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. Littelfuse has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Element Solutions is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Littelfuse has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Element Solutions has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Element Solutions beats Littelfuse on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:ESI) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff