Eaton (ETN) Competitors $321.19 +0.12 (+0.04%) Closing price 05/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$320.67 -0.53 (-0.16%) As of 05/23/2025 07:50 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. 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 better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability. 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% Do institutionals & 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Eaton shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend EMR or ETN? Emerson Electric currently has a consensus target price of $133.06, indicating a potential upside of 12.69%. Eaton has a consensus target price of $367.83, indicating a potential upside of 14.52%. Given Eaton's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 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 1.8%. 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. Does the media favor EMR or ETN? In the previous week, Eaton had 1 more articles in the media than Emerson Electric. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Eaton and 35 mentions for Emerson Electric. Emerson Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Eaton's score of 1.39 indicating that Emerson Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Emerson Electric 29 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Eaton 30 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation & 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$17.61B3.77$1.97B$4.1828.25Eaton$25.31B4.97$3.79B$9.9132.41 Which has more risk & volatility, EMR or ETN? Emerson Electric has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eaton has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor EMR or ETN? Eaton received 200 more outperform votes than Emerson Electric when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.36% of users gave Eaton an outperform vote while only 58.21% of users gave Emerson Electric an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEmerson ElectricOutperform Votes73758.21% Underperform Votes52941.79% EatonOutperform Votes93766.36% Underperform Votes47533.64% SummaryEaton beats Emerson Electric on 16 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$125.68B$18.73B$7.59B$19.27BDividend Yield1.27%0.56%4.58%3.84%P/E Ratio33.8118.2723.4434.41Price / Sales4.975.0992.5534.86Price / Cash26.9122.7526.9417.51Price / Book6.853.414.084.69Net Income$3.79B$555.93M$807.24M$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.49%-0.89%4.41%-2.38%1 Month Performance11.76%-0.19%13.47%4.34%1 Year Performance-5.78%-17.02%19.96%4.86% Eaton Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ETNEaton4.4724 of 5 stars$321.19+0.0%$367.83+14.5%-5.1%$125.63B$25.31B33.8191,900Positive NewsEMREmerson Electric4.7964 of 5 stars$119.74-0.7%$132.24+10.4%+5.0%$67.35B$17.61B28.5885,500News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap DownROPRoper Technologies3.5994 of 5 stars$580.44-0.4%$632.36+8.9%+4.1%$62.41B$7.24B40.4815,800Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionAMEAMETEK4.2049 of 5 stars$181.71-0.6%$198.10+9.0%+2.9%$41.95B$6.94B30.6419,600Positive NewsROKRockwell Automation4.7284 of 5 stars$308.67+0.3%$310.37+0.6%+16.6%$34.79B$7.97B38.4426,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionAYIAcuity Brands4.1534 of 5 stars$271.24-0.7%$317.60+17.1%-0.9%$8.38B$3.96B19.9713,200Positive NewsGNRCGenerac4.5314 of 5 stars$128.46-0.8%$167.20+30.2%-14.2%$7.59B$4.35B23.799,500Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeGap DownENPHEnphase Energy4.8156 of 5 stars$48.45-3.9%$68.87+42.1%-66.3%$6.36B$1.42B65.472,820Trending NewsBDCBelden4.7048 of 5 stars$111.36-0.9%$126.20+13.3%+10.2%$4.40B$2.55B23.158,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementGap DownFELEFranklin Electric4.7549 of 5 stars$89.32-0.7%$94.00+5.2%-13.1%$4.07B$2.02B23.206,500Positive NewsENSEnerSys4.3367 of 5 stars$98.29-1.6%$117.50+19.5%-25.6%$3.88B$3.55B12.1611,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision 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 5/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Predicts Dollar DownfallREAD THIS VERY CAREFULLY: If you have $100,000 or more saved for retirement, this may make you VERY angry... ...Augusta Precious Metals | Sponsored$19 for a FULL YEAR of stock picks?!Invest in Musk's AI Play With Just $100 You don't need deep pockets to ride the next wave of AI wealth. ...Behind the Markets | SponsoredTrump Exec Order 14179 is wealth “gift” to good Americans?Is President Trump’s Executive Order 14179… A secret way to restore wealth for good citizens? 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