Graco (GGG) Competitors

In the previous week, Graco had 5 more articles in the media than Nordson. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Graco and 3 mentions for Nordson. Nordson's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Graco's score of 0.84 indicating that Nordson is being referred to more favorably in the news 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.

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

Graco presently has a consensus target price of $94.25, suggesting a potential upside of 21.62%. Nordson has a consensus target price of $311.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.28%. Given Graco's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Graco is more favorable than Nordson.

Graco has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nordson has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Graco has a net margin of 22.96% compared to Nordson's net margin of 18.39%. Nordson's return on equity of 19.73% beat Graco's return on equity.

Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Nordson pays an annual dividend of $3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Graco pays out 38.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nordson pays out 35.4% 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 increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years and Nordson has increased its dividend for 62 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Graco had 1 more articles in the media than A. O. Smith. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Graco and 7 mentions for A. O. Smith. Graco's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat A. O. Smith's score of 0.25 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 1.5%. 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.

A. O. Smith currently has a consensus price target of $70.44, suggesting a potential upside of 19.84%. Graco has a consensus price target of $94.25, suggesting a potential upside of 21.62%. Given Graco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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.

A. O. Smith has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Graco has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dover currently has a consensus price target of $237.36, suggesting a potential upside of 7.23%. Graco has a consensus price target of $94.25, suggesting a potential upside of 21.62%. Given Graco's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Graco is more favorable than Dover.

Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Graco pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. 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 raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years and Graco has raised 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Dover had 9 more articles in the media than Graco. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Dover and 8 mentions for Graco. Graco's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Dover's score of 0.76 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 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 has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Graco has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Graco has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingersoll Rand has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

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, Graco had 2 more articles in the media than Ingersoll Rand. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Graco and 6 mentions for Ingersoll Rand. Ingersoll Rand's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Graco's score of 0.84 indicating that Ingersoll Rand 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 1.5%. 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 increased its dividend for 29 consecutive years. Graco 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 Ingersoll Rand's net margin of 7.54%. Graco's return on equity of 18.66% beat Ingersoll Rand's return on equity.

Graco currently has a consensus price target of $94.25, suggesting a potential upside of 21.62%. Ingersoll Rand has a consensus price target of $93.38, suggesting a potential upside of 23.79%. Given Ingersoll Rand's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ingersoll Rand is more favorable than Graco.