Eaton (ETN) Competitors $323.26 -7.08 (-2.14%) Closing price 06/13/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$323.93 +0.67 (+0.21%) As of 06/13/2025 07:59 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ETN vs. EMR, ROP, AME, ROK, AYI, GNRC, ENPH, BDC, FELE, and ENSShould you be buying Eaton stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eaton include Emerson Electric (EMR), Roper Technologies (ROP), AMETEK (AME), Rockwell Automation (ROK), Acuity Brands (AYI), Generac (GNRC), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Belden (BDC), Franklin Electric (FELE), and EnerSys (ENS). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry. Eaton vs. Its Competitors Emerson Electric Roper Technologies AMETEK Rockwell Automation Acuity Brands Generac Enphase Energy Belden Franklin Electric EnerSys Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) and Eaton (NYSE:ETN) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in EMR or ETN? 74.3% of Emerson Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Eaton shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Emerson Electric shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Eaton 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. Is EMR or ETN a better dividend stock? Emerson Electric pays an annual dividend of $2.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Eaton pays an annual dividend of $4.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Emerson Electric pays out 50.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eaton pays out 42.0% 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. Emerson Electric has raised its dividend for 68 consecutive years. Emerson Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts recommend EMR or ETN? Emerson Electric currently has a consensus target price of $136.47, indicating a potential upside of 8.78%. Eaton has a consensus target price of $368.78, indicating a potential upside of 14.08%. Given Eaton's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Eaton is more favorable than Emerson Electric.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Emerson Electric 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.61Eaton 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.74 Does the MarketBeat Community favor EMR or ETN? Eaton received 198 more outperform votes than Emerson Electric when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.31% of users gave Eaton an outperform vote while only 58.19% of users gave Emerson Electric an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEmerson ElectricOutperform Votes73958.19% Underperform Votes53141.81% EatonOutperform Votes93766.31% Underperform Votes47633.69% Is EMR or ETN more profitable? Eaton has a net margin of 15.25% compared to Emerson Electric's net margin of 13.74%. Eaton's return on equity of 22.62% beat Emerson Electric's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Emerson Electric13.74% 12.08% 7.25% Eaton 15.25%22.62%11.10% Which has more volatility and risk, EMR or ETN? Emerson Electric has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eaton has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to EMR or ETN? In the previous week, Eaton had 20 more articles in the media than Emerson Electric. MarketBeat recorded 63 mentions for Eaton and 43 mentions for Emerson Electric. Eaton's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Emerson Electric's score of 1.11 indicating that Eaton is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Emerson Electric 31 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Eaton 43 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation and earnings, EMR or ETN? Eaton has higher revenue and earnings than Emerson Electric. Emerson Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eaton, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEmerson Electric$17.61B4.01$1.97B$4.1830.01Eaton$25.31B5.00$3.79B$9.9132.62 SummaryEaton beats Emerson Electric on 17 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Eaton News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ETN 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 ETN 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 ETN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEatonindustrial & commercial machinery & equipment IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$126.65B$19.07B$7.72B$19.68BDividend Yield1.28%0.55%4.56%3.81%P/E Ratio34.0318.9125.3834.98Price / Sales5.004.64113.8942.66Price / Cash26.9122.7526.8417.51Price / Book6.893.474.184.78Net Income$3.79B$555.93M$807.24M$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.55%-15.46%0.05%0.82%1 Month Performance-1.86%-15.36%8.50%1.74%1 Year Performance1.34%-13.30%26.93%10.57% Eaton Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ETNEaton4.6927 of 5 stars$323.26-2.1%$368.78+14.1%-1.5%$126.65B$25.31B34.0391,900Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionEMREmerson Electric4.5618 of 5 stars$125.68+1.8%$135.00+7.4%+15.6%$70.75B$17.61B30.0285,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastROPRoper Technologies4.718 of 5 stars$574.94+0.4%$632.36+10.0%+2.5%$61.82B$7.24B40.0915,800News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAMEAMETEK4.1656 of 5 stars$178.91+0.3%$197.89+10.6%+1.6%$41.30B$6.94B30.1619,600Positive NewsROKRockwell Automation4.7853 of 5 stars$325.28+0.3%$316.21-2.8%+21.7%$36.71B$7.97B40.5626,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionAYIAcuity Brands3.8648 of 5 stars$269.35-0.2%$317.60+17.9%+2.4%$8.33B$3.96B19.8513,200Positive NewsGNRCGenerac4.4476 of 5 stars$129.11+0.9%$168.37+30.4%-8.4%$7.65B$4.35B23.979,500ENPHEnphase Energy4.4887 of 5 stars$43.61+5.9%$68.31+56.7%-64.8%$5.72B$1.42B58.932,820BDCBelden4.8619 of 5 stars$112.17+1.2%$126.20+12.5%+9.8%$4.43B$2.55B23.338,000Positive NewsGap DownFELEFranklin Electric4.5625 of 5 stars$86.76+0.3%$94.00+8.3%-13.1%$3.96B$2.02B22.566,500Positive NewsENSEnerSys4.5575 of 5 stars$88.45+1.8%$117.50+32.9%-18.1%$3.47B$3.62B10.9611,400 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Emerson Electric Alternatives Roper Technologies Alternatives AMETEK Alternatives Rockwell Automation Alternatives Acuity Brands Alternatives Generac Alternatives Enphase Energy Alternatives Belden Alternatives Franklin Electric Alternatives EnerSys 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:ETN) was last updated on 6/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | SponsoredAn AI run of epic proportions is only getting startedI just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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