Graco (GGG) Competitors

Graco has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nordson has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Nordson had 9 more articles in the media than Graco. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Nordson and 4 mentions for Graco. Nordson's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Graco's score of 0.60 indicating that Nordson is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Nordson pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Graco pays out 38.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nordson pays out 35.0% 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 raised its dividend for 29 consecutive years and Nordson has raised its dividend for 62 consecutive years.

Graco currently has a consensus price target of $94.25, indicating a potential upside of 24.80%. Nordson has a consensus price target of $311.29, indicating a potential upside of 8.34%. Given Graco's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Graco is more favorable than Nordson.

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 has a net margin of 22.96% compared to Nordson's net margin of 18.19%. Nordson's return on equity of 20.08% beat Graco's return on equity.

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

Graco has a net margin of 22.96% compared to A. O. Smith's net margin of 13.84%. A. O. Smith's return on equity of 28.42% beat Graco's return on equity.

Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. A. O. Smith pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Graco pays out 38.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. A. O. Smith pays out 38.3% 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 A. O. Smith has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years. A. O. Smith is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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.

In the previous week, A. O. Smith had 8 more articles in the media than Graco. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for A. O. Smith and 4 mentions for Graco. A. O. Smith's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Graco's score of 0.60 indicating that A. O. Smith is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Graco has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, A. O. Smith has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the broader market.

Graco presently has a consensus target price of $94.25, suggesting a potential upside of 24.80%. A. O. Smith has a consensus target price of $69.89, suggesting a potential upside of 23.05%. Given Graco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Graco is more favorable than A. O. Smith.

93.9% of Graco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of A. O. Smith shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Graco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of A. O. Smith shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Graco pays out 38.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dover pays out 25.9% 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 Dover has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years.

93.9% of Graco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Graco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Dover shares are owned by 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.

Graco has a net margin of 22.96% compared to Dover's net margin of 13.30%. Graco's return on equity of 18.66% beat Dover's return on equity.

Graco presently has a consensus target price of $94.25, indicating a potential upside of 24.80%. Dover has a consensus target price of $237.36, indicating a potential upside of 12.31%. Given Graco's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Graco is more favorable than Dover.

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

Graco has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Graco and Graco both had 4 articles in the media. Dover's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Graco's score of 0.60 indicating that Dover is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Ingersoll Rand currently has a consensus price target of $93.38, indicating a potential upside of 30.28%. Graco has a consensus price target of $94.25, indicating a potential upside of 24.80%. Given Ingersoll Rand's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than Graco.

95.3% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Graco shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ingersoll Rand shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Graco shares are held by 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.

Graco has a net margin of 22.96% compared to Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 7.54%. Graco's return on equity of 18.66% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.

Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Graco has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

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.

In the previous week, Ingersoll Rand had 3 more articles in the media than Graco. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 4 mentions for Graco. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Graco's score of 0.60 indicating that Ingersoll Rand is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Ingersoll Rand pays out 5.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Graco pays out 38.4% 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. Graco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.