Graco (GGG) Competitors

Graco (NYSE:GGG) and Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Do analysts recommend GGG or FELE?

Graco presently has a consensus price target of $93.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.74%. Franklin Electric has a consensus price target of $94.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.16%. Given Graco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Graco is more favorable than Franklin Electric.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Graco	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Franklin Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is GGG or FELE more profitable?

Graco has a net margin of 22.70% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 8.85%. Graco's return on equity of 19.42% beat Franklin Electric's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Graco	22.70%	19.42%	16.17%
Franklin Electric	8.85%	14.08%	9.72%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GGG or FELE?

93.9% of Graco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Graco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is GGG or FELE a better dividend stock?

Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Graco pays out 38.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Electric pays out 27.7% 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 and Franklin Electric has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GGG or FELE?

Graco has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Electric. Franklin Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Graco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Graco	$2.11B	7.02	$486.08M	$2.83	31.37
Franklin Electric	$2.02B	2.10	$180.31M	$3.82	24.32

Which has more volatility & risk, GGG or FELE?

Graco has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer GGG or FELE?

In the previous week, Graco had 9 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Graco and 3 mentions for Franklin Electric. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Graco's score of 1.01 indicating that Franklin Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Graco	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Franklin Electric	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Graco beats Franklin Electric on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.