Eaton (ETN) Competitors $371.52 +8.18 (+2.25%) As of 10:42 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ETN vs. AIT, AOS, APH, AZZ, DE, ENS, HUBB, IR, NVT, and PHShould you be buying Eaton stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eaton include Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), A. O. Smith (AOS), Amphenol (APH), AZZ (AZZ), Deere & Company (DE), Enersys (ENS), Hubbell (HUBB), Ingersoll Rand (IR), nVent Electric (NVT), and Parker-Hannifin (PH). Eaton vs. Its Competitors Applied Industrial Technologies A. O. Smith Amphenol AZZ Deere & Company Enersys Hubbell Ingersoll Rand nVent Electric Parker-Hannifin Eaton (NYSE:ETN) and Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ETN or AIT? 83.0% of Eaton shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Eaton shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Applied Industrial Technologies 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. Which has higher earnings & valuation, ETN or AIT? Eaton has higher revenue and earnings than Applied Industrial Technologies. Applied Industrial Technologies 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 RatioEaton$24.88B5.78$3.79B$9.9437.15Applied Industrial Technologies$4.56B2.17$392.99M$10.1225.91 Is ETN or AIT a better dividend stock? Eaton pays an annual dividend of $4.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Eaton pays out 41.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.2% 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. Applied Industrial Technologies has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Do analysts rate ETN or AIT? Eaton currently has a consensus price target of $390.68, indicating a potential upside of 5.80%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus price target of $285.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.69%. Given Applied Industrial Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Applied Industrial Technologies is more favorable than Eaton.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Eaton 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79Applied Industrial Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Is ETN or AIT more profitable? Eaton has a net margin of 15.11% compared to Applied Industrial Technologies' net margin of 8.61%. Eaton's return on equity of 23.91% beat Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Eaton15.11% 23.91% 11.38% Applied Industrial Technologies 8.61%21.78%12.74% Which has more risk and volatility, ETN or AIT? Eaton has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to ETN or AIT? In the previous week, Eaton had 58 more articles in the media than Applied Industrial Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 70 mentions for Eaton and 12 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Eaton's score of 0.94 indicating that Applied Industrial Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Eaton 28 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 22 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Applied Industrial Technologies 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryEaton beats Applied Industrial Technologies on 11 of the 20 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 ExcelMetricEatonMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$143.07B$25.35B$7.74B$21.53BDividend Yield1.12%0.93%4.57%3.50%P/E Ratio36.9721.01307.9929.96Price / Sales5.7830.90215.5753.52Price / Cash28.0221.4428.9124.68Price / Book7.884.174.664.57Net Income$3.79B$702.35M$798.53M$999.97M7 Day Performance2.43%1.49%1.04%0.32%1 Month Performance4.42%4.06%2.11%4.90%1 Year Performance17.36%4.49%26.28%15.11% Eaton Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ETNEaton4.5864 of 5 stars$371.53+2.2%$390.68+5.2%+16.6%$144.79B$24.88B37.4294,000Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.8484 of 5 stars$265.81+0.1%$285.00+7.2%+21.5%$10.03B$4.56B26.276,800Positive NewsAOSA. O. Smith4.718 of 5 stars$73.84+0.2%$77.43+4.9%-11.3%$10.35B$3.82B20.5712,700News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionAPHAmphenol4.2823 of 5 stars$110.46+0.0%$105.62-4.4%+85.2%$134.86B$15.22B44.01125,000Positive NewsAZZAZZ4.1125 of 5 stars$115.22-1.5%$112.29-2.5%+41.2%$3.46B$1.58B13.353,684Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDEDeere & Company4.6047 of 5 stars$481.11+1.7%$520.87+8.3%+17.8%$130.06B$51.72B25.1575,800Positive NewsENSEnersys3.8959 of 5 stars$104.40+0.5%$118.33+13.3%+6.6%$3.91B$3.62B11.9210,858Positive NewsHUBBHubbell3.6793 of 5 stars$436.13+0.0%$468.71+7.5%+5.3%$23.18B$5.63B28.3217,700IRIngersoll Rand4.6842 of 5 stars$80.26-0.9%$97.75+21.8%-16.1%$31.90B$7.24B62.7021,000Positive NewsNVTnVent Electric3.9934 of 5 stars$92.47-0.4%$87.00-5.9%+45.0%$14.88B$3.01B26.3512,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPHParker-Hannifin4.602 of 5 stars$759.97+0.2%$770.94+1.4%+22.0%$97.11B$19.85B28.0257,950Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Applied Industrial Technologies Alternatives A. 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