Graco (GGG) Competitors $84.46 -1.60 (-1.86%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$84.45 -0.01 (-0.01%) As of 09/12/2025 05:42 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 GGG vs. FELE, LECO, NDSN, DCI, DOV, IR, ITT, ITW, PNR, and XYLShould you be buying Graco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Graco include Franklin Electric (FELE), Lincoln Electric (LECO), Nordson (NDSN), Donaldson (DCI), Dover (DOV), Ingersoll Rand (IR), ITT (ITT), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Pentair (PNR), and Xylem (XYL). Graco vs. Its Competitors Franklin Electric Lincoln Electric Nordson Donaldson Dover Ingersoll Rand ITT Illinois Tool Works Pentair Xylem Graco (NYSE:GGG) and Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability. Which has stronger valuation & 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGraco$2.17B6.46$486.08M$2.8229.95Franklin Electric$2.06B2.04$180.31M$3.8724.45 Is GGG or FELE more profitable? Graco has a net margin of 22.26% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 8.71%. Graco's return on equity of 19.05% beat Franklin Electric's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Graco22.26% 19.05% 15.77% Franklin Electric 8.71%14.05%9.47% Which has more volatility and risk, GGG or FELE? Graco has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend GGG or FELE? Graco presently has a consensus price target of $94.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.89%. Franklin Electric has a consensus price target of $107.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.07%. Given Franklin Electric's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Franklin Electric 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) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Franklin Electric 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is GGG or FELE a better dividend stock? Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Graco pays out 39.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Electric pays out 27.4% 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. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer GGG or FELE? In the previous week, Franklin Electric had 1 more articles in the media than Graco. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Franklin Electric and 12 mentions for Graco. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Graco's score of 1.53 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 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Franklin Electric 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryGraco beats Franklin Electric on 11 of the 19 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. 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 GGG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGracoMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$13.99B$13.15B$7.73B$21.49BDividend Yield1.28%23.70%4.56%3.49%P/E Ratio29.9521.67316.8229.75Price / Sales6.464.33211.6551.60Price / Cash25.3817.1227.9018.13Price / Book5.544.004.614.63Net Income$486.08M$537.13M$798.53M$999.94M7 Day Performance-1.66%0.67%0.72%0.62%1 Month Performance-0.02%1.68%1.50%4.34%1 Year Performance1.65%32.66%26.58%16.38% Graco Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GGGGraco4.2909 of 5 stars$84.46-1.9%$94.50+11.9%+1.6%$13.99B$2.17B29.954,300Positive NewsFELEFranklin Electric4.8661 of 5 stars$97.61+0.0%$107.00+9.6%-2.6%$4.34B$2.02B25.226,300Positive NewsLECOLincoln Electric4.1262 of 5 stars$243.24-0.4%$239.33-1.6%+33.7%$13.42B$4.01B27.3312,000Positive NewsInsider TradeNDSNNordson4.8254 of 5 stars$226.13+0.5%$255.75+13.1%-11.4%$12.71B$2.69B28.418,000Positive NewsDCIDonaldson4.4287 of 5 stars$81.24+0.2%$80.33-1.1%+14.4%$9.47B$3.69B26.6414,000DOVDover4.8843 of 5 stars$177.86+0.1%$213.92+20.3%-6.4%$24.39B$7.75B10.7324,000Positive NewsIRIngersoll Rand4.7595 of 5 stars$80.26-0.9%$97.75+21.8%-13.4%$31.90B$7.24B62.7021,000Positive NewsITTITT4.5427 of 5 stars$173.12+1.3%$182.78+5.6%+31.3%$13.50B$3.63B27.2211,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastITWIllinois Tool Works4.285 of 5 stars$266.57+0.1%$260.67-2.2%+4.6%$77.70B$15.90B23.3644,000Positive NewsPNRPentair4.3444 of 5 stars$110.71+0.1%$114.36+3.3%+21.3%$18.15B$4.08B30.259,750Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionXYLXylem4.7546 of 5 stars$139.91-0.5%$152.29+8.8%+8.2%$34.06B$8.56B36.3423,000Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FELE Alternatives LECO Alternatives NDSN Alternatives DCI Alternatives DOV Alternatives IR Alternatives ITT Alternatives ITW Alternatives PNR Alternatives XYL 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 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOut of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... 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