Graco (GGG) Competitors

93.9% of Graco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Graco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Lincoln Electric shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Graco has a net margin of 23.53% compared to Lincoln Electric's net margin of 12.35%. Lincoln Electric's return on equity of 39.23% beat Graco's return on equity.

Graco has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the broader market.

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

Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Lincoln Electric pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Graco pays out 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lincoln Electric pays out 31.6% 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 increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years and Lincoln Electric has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Lincoln Electric had 6 more articles in the media than Graco. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Lincoln Electric and 4 mentions for Graco. Graco's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Lincoln Electric's score of 0.41 indicating that Graco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Graco presently has a consensus price target of $95.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.70%. Lincoln Electric has a consensus price target of $307.22, suggesting a potential upside of 13.45%. Given Graco's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Graco is more favorable than Lincoln Electric.

Graco presently has a consensus price target of $95.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.70%. Nordson has a consensus price target of $326.57, suggesting a potential downside of 0.90%. Given Graco's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Graco is more favorable than Nordson.

93.9% of Graco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.1% of Nordson shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Graco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Nordson shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Graco has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nordson has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Nordson had 7 more articles in the media than Graco. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Nordson and 4 mentions for Graco. Graco's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Nordson's score of 0.90 indicating that Graco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Nordson pays an annual dividend of $3.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Graco pays out 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nordson pays out 38.0% 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. Graco has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years and Nordson has increased its dividend for 62 consecutive years. Graco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Graco has a net margin of 23.53% compared to Nordson's net margin of 18.63%. Nordson's return on equity of 20.49% beat Graco's return on equity.

Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Allegion pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Graco pays out 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Allegion pays out 28.9% 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 and Allegion has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Graco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

Graco has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Allegion has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the broader market.

Graco currently has a consensus target price of $95.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.70%. Allegion has a consensus target price of $162.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.67%. Given Graco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Graco is more favorable than Allegion.

Graco has a net margin of 23.53% compared to Allegion's net margin of 15.36%. Allegion's return on equity of 35.41% beat Graco's return on equity.

93.9% of Graco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.2% of Allegion shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Graco shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Allegion shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Allegion had 2 more articles in the media than Graco. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Allegion and 4 mentions for Graco. Graco's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Allegion's score of 0.33 indicating that Graco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

A. O. Smith currently has a consensus price target of $67.75, indicating a potential upside of 16.84%. Graco has a consensus price target of $95.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.70%. Given Graco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Graco is more favorable than A. O. Smith.

A. O. Smith has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Graco has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

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

Graco has a net margin of 23.53% compared to A. O. Smith's net margin of 13.15%. A. O. Smith's return on equity of 27.88% beat Graco's return on equity.

A. O. Smith pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. A. O. Smith pays out 40.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Graco pays out 37.1% 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. A. O. Smith has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years and Graco has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years. A. O. Smith is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

76.1% of A. O. Smith shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Graco shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of A. O. Smith shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Graco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, A. O. Smith and A. O. Smith both had 4 articles in the media. Graco's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat A. O. Smith's score of 0.39 indicating that Graco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.