Eaton (ETN) Competitors $378.89 -1.83 (-0.48%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$378.73 -0.16 (-0.04%) As of 07:39 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. 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 Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) and Eaton (NYSE:ETN) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is AIT or ETN a better dividend stock? Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Eaton pays an annual dividend of $4.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.5% 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. Applied Industrial Technologies has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AIT or ETN? 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Eaton shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Eaton shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, AIT or ETN? Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eaton has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor AIT or ETN? In the previous week, Eaton had 47 more articles in the media than Applied Industrial Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 65 mentions for Eaton and 18 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies. Eaton's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Applied Industrial Technologies' score of 1.02 indicating that Eaton is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Applied Industrial Technologies 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Eaton 46 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is AIT or ETN more profitable? Eaton has a net margin of 15.55% compared to Applied Industrial Technologies' net margin of 8.64%. Eaton's return on equity of 23.41% beat Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Applied Industrial Technologies8.64% 22.01% 12.83% Eaton 15.55%23.41%11.31% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AIT or ETN? 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 RatioApplied Industrial Technologies$4.48B2.22$385.76M$9.9626.19Eaton$24.88B5.96$3.79B$9.9138.23 Do analysts recommend AIT or ETN? Applied Industrial Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $285.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.24%. Eaton has a consensus target price of $377.89, indicating a potential downside of 0.26%. Given Applied Industrial Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Applied Industrial Technologies is more favorable than Eaton.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Applied Industrial Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Eaton 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 SummaryEaton beats Applied Industrial Technologies on 11 of the 19 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 ExcelMetricEatonMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$148.98B$25.47B$7.63B$20.85BDividend Yield1.09%0.98%4.55%3.65%P/E Ratio38.2320.4825.2627.55Price / Sales5.9633.85104.0059.20Price / Cash28.7419.9827.7322.29Price / Book8.083.924.434.66Net Income$3.79B$701.94M$797.00M$994.58M7 Day Performance5.05%5.76%0.93%-0.29%1 Month Performance13.47%20.87%6.28%4.91%1 Year Performance22.59%-5.85%30.24%10.53% Eaton Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ETNEaton4.4297 of 5 stars$378.89-0.5%$377.89-0.3%+22.1%$148.98B$24.88B38.2394,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.2932 of 5 stars$256.95+1.2%$285.00+10.9%+25.7%$9.79B$4.50B25.806,500Positive NewsAOSA. O. Smith4.386 of 5 stars$68.86-0.3%$75.29+9.3%-21.6%$9.78B$3.82B19.2312,700Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAPHAmphenol4.4548 of 5 stars$100.28+1.5%$91.64-8.6%+58.7%$121.29B$15.22B48.68125,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAZZAZZ3.6612 of 5 stars$106.78+0.7%$108.00+1.1%+29.8%$3.20B$1.58B12.373,684Analyst RevisionDEDeere & Company4.1842 of 5 stars$507.51-1.0%$515.19+1.5%+29.8%$137.45B$44.46B24.5575,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastENSEnersys4.834 of 5 stars$87.45-0.2%$117.50+34.4%-16.5%$3.43B$3.62B9.7110,858News CoveragePositive NewsHUBBHubbell2.5045 of 5 stars$415.46-0.9%$456.25+9.8%+19.3%$22.17B$5.63B28.1117,700Positive NewsIRIngersoll Rand4.2655 of 5 stars$87.69-1.5%$99.42+13.4%-10.5%$35.38B$7.28B43.4121,000NVTnVent Electric3.5879 of 5 stars$74.96+0.1%$78.33+4.5%+3.5%$12.34B$3.01B21.4212,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPHParker-Hannifin4.2775 of 5 stars$712.31-0.4%$735.88+3.3%+29.7%$91.02B$19.93B27.4361,120Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Applied Industrial Technologies Alternatives A. 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