Graco (GGG) Competitors

Graco has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nordson has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 presently has a consensus target price of $94.25, suggesting a potential upside of 27.43%. Nordson has a consensus target price of $311.29, suggesting a potential upside of 8.61%. Given Graco's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Graco is more favorable than Nordson.

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.

In the previous week, Graco had 1 more articles in the media than Nordson. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Graco and 3 mentions for Nordson. Graco's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Nordson's score of 1.61 indicating that Graco is being referred to more favorably in the 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 increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years and Nordson has increased its dividend for 62 consecutive years.

A. O. Smith currently has a consensus target price of $69.33, indicating a potential upside of 14.57%. Graco has a consensus target price of $94.25, indicating a potential upside of 27.43%. Given Graco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Graco is more favorable than A. O. Smith.

76.1% of A. O. Smith shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Graco shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of A. O. Smith 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% 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.

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 1.70 beat A. O. Smith's score of 0.82 indicating that Graco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

A. O. Smith pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. A. O. Smith pays out 38.3% 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. A. O. Smith has raised its dividend for 31 consecutive years and Graco has raised 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.

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.

Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Dover pays out 25.9% 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. Dover has increased its dividend for 70 consecutive years and Graco has increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years.

84.5% of Dover shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Graco shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Dover shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Graco shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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.

Dover currently has a consensus price target of $241.43, indicating a potential upside of 11.91%. Graco has a consensus price target of $94.25, indicating a potential upside of 27.43%. Given Graco's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Graco is more favorable than Dover.

In the previous week, Dover had 2 more articles in the media than Graco. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Dover and 4 mentions for Graco. Graco's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Dover's score of 0.92 indicating that Graco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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.

Dover 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 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

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, 0.5% of Ingersoll Rand shares are owned 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 currently has a consensus target price of $94.25, suggesting a potential upside of 27.43%. Ingersoll Rand has a consensus target price of $92.75, suggesting a potential upside of 17.45%. Given Graco's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Graco is more favorable than Ingersoll Rand.

Graco has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Ingersoll Rand pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Graco pays out 38.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ingersoll Rand pays out 5.4% 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.

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 2 more articles in the media than Graco. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Ingersoll Rand and 4 mentions for Graco. Graco's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Ingersoll Rand's score of 1.62 indicating that Graco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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.