Graco (GGG) Competitors $82.08 +0.47 (+0.57%) As of 01:11 PM 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 GGG vs. IR, XYL, DOV, SNA, PNR, IEX, ITT, NDSN, WWD, and LECOShould you be buying Graco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Graco include Ingersoll Rand (IR), Xylem (XYL), Dover (DOV), Snap-on (SNA), Pentair (PNR), IDEX (IEX), ITT (ITT), Nordson (NDSN), Woodward (WWD), and Lincoln Electric (LECO). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Graco vs. Ingersoll Rand Xylem Dover Snap-on Pentair IDEX ITT Nordson Woodward Lincoln Electric Graco (NYSE:GGG) and Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings. Is GGG or IR a better dividend stock? Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Graco pays out 38.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ingersoll Rand pays out 3.9% 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. Graco has raised its dividend for 29 consecutive years. Graco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility & risk, GGG or IR? Graco has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is GGG or IR more profitable? Graco has a net margin of 23.00% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 11.59%. Graco's return on equity of 19.38% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Graco23.00% 19.38% 16.20% Ingersoll Rand 11.59%12.78%7.45% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GGG or IR? Ingersoll Rand has higher revenue and earnings than Graco. Graco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ingersoll Rand, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGraco$2.15B6.35$486.08M$2.8328.87Ingersoll Rand$7.24B4.20$838.60M$2.0636.60 Do analysts rate GGG or IR? Graco presently has a consensus target price of $93.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.83%. Ingersoll Rand has a consensus target price of $100.36, suggesting a potential upside of 33.13%. Given Ingersoll Rand's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than Graco.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Graco 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Ingersoll Rand 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Does the media prefer GGG or IR? In the previous week, Graco had 6 more articles in the media than Ingersoll Rand. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Graco and 26 mentions for Ingersoll Rand. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Graco's score of 0.88 indicating that Ingersoll Rand is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Graco 13 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ingersoll Rand 18 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in GGG or IR? 93.9% of Graco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Graco shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Ingersoll Rand 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. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GGG or IR? Ingersoll Rand received 347 more outperform votes than Graco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.67% of users gave Ingersoll Rand an outperform vote while only 60.65% of users gave Graco an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGracoOutperform Votes39060.65% Underperform Votes25339.35% Ingersoll RandOutperform Votes73761.67% Underperform Votes45838.33% SummaryIngersoll Rand beats Graco on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Graco News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GGG 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 GGG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGracoPumps & pumping equipment IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$13.65B$10.59B$7.15B$18.97BDividend Yield1.37%1.55%3.56%4.02%P/E Ratio28.9725.7120.9332.71Price / Sales6.352.8181.4227.84Price / Cash26.2319.5626.9417.53Price / Book5.363.113.754.47Net Income$486.08M$369.47M$807.45M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.64%1.84%2.41%0.50%1 Month Performance-3.18%-2.14%1.59%-2.83%1 Year Performance1.72%-2.22%14.28%4.36% Graco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GGGGraco3.9846 of 5 stars$82.08+0.6%$93.00+13.3%+1.9%$13.71B$2.15B29.104,000Analyst RevisionIRIngersoll Rand4.6431 of 5 stars$74.77-0.3%$100.36+34.2%-19.2%$30.12B$7.24B36.2817,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeXYLXylem4.2826 of 5 stars$115.59-0.4%$147.33+27.5%-7.9%$28.10B$8.56B31.5517,800Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageDOVDover4.7132 of 5 stars$170.33+0.8%$209.50+23.0%-4.7%$23.35B$7.73B8.7625,000Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionSNASnap-on4.2649 of 5 stars$309.08+0.1%$350.83+13.5%+17.2%$16.15B$4.67B15.8512,900Dividend AnnouncementPNRPentair4.6741 of 5 stars$90.19+0.2%$106.93+18.6%+14.8%$14.88B$4.08B24.1111,200Insider TradeIEXIDEX4.4096 of 5 stars$174.08+0.6%$217.13+24.7%-21.3%$13.14B$3.27B26.178,870Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionGap UpITTITT3.7309 of 5 stars$137.13-0.1%$158.57+15.6%+5.9%$11.11B$3.63B21.7810,300Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap DownNDSNNordson4.4738 of 5 stars$188.88+0.4%$250.20+32.5%-26.6%$10.74B$2.67B24.027,330Positive NewsWWDWoodward3.3714 of 5 stars$180.87-0.6%$193.75+7.1%+15.5%$10.73B$3.31B30.278,300Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageLECOLincoln Electric4.5868 of 5 stars$184.23-0.8%$219.00+18.9%-19.7%$10.32B$4.01B22.5912,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IR Alternatives XYL Alternatives DOV Alternatives SNA Alternatives PNR Alternatives IEX Alternatives ITT Alternatives NDSN Alternatives WWD Alternatives LECO 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:GGG) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredThis Is How Empires FallThe headlines scream tariffs and export bans — but the real damage is happening in retirement portfolios. 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