Graham (GHM) Competitors

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GHM vs. MWA, KAI, SXI, KMT, and GRC

Should you buy Graham stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Graham with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Graham include Mueller Water Products (MWA), Kadant (KAI), Standex International (SXI), Kennametal (KMT), and Gorman-Rupp (GRC). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.

How does Graham compare to Mueller Water Products?

Mueller Water Products (NYSE:MWA) and Graham (NYSE:GHM) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Mueller Water Products had 5 more articles in the media than Graham. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Mueller Water Products and 3 mentions for Graham. Mueller Water Products' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Graham's score of 0.45 indicating that Mueller Water Products is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mueller Water Products	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Graham	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Mueller Water Products currently has a consensus target price of $31.25, indicating a potential upside of 24.33%. Graham has a consensus target price of $81.67, indicating a potential downside of 11.30%. Given Mueller Water Products' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Mueller Water Products is more favorable than Graham.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mueller Water Products	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Graham	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mueller Water Products	$1.43B	2.75	$191.70M	$1.31	19.19
Graham	$209.90M	5.12	$12.23M	$1.35	68.20

Mueller Water Products has a net margin of 14.17% compared to Graham's net margin of 6.28%. Mueller Water Products' return on equity of 22.11% beat Graham's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mueller Water Products	14.17%	22.11%	12.11%
Graham	6.28%	13.26%	6.07%

91.7% of Mueller Water Products shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of Graham shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Mueller Water Products shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Graham shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Mueller Water Products has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Graham has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Mueller Water Products beats Graham on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Graham compare to Kadant?

Graham (NYSE:GHM) and Kadant (NYSE:KAI) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Graham currently has a consensus price target of $81.67, suggesting a potential downside of 11.30%. Kadant has a consensus price target of $341.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.08%. Given Kadant's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kadant is more favorable than Graham.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Graham	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Kadant	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Graham has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kadant has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Kadant had 3 more articles in the media than Graham. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Kadant and 3 mentions for Graham. Graham's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Kadant's score of 0.10 indicating that Graham is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Graham	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Kadant	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Kadant has a net margin of 9.45% compared to Graham's net margin of 6.28%. Graham's return on equity of 13.26% beat Kadant's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Graham	6.28%	13.26%	6.07%
Kadant	9.45%	12.13%	7.33%

69.5% of Graham shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Kadant shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of Graham shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Kadant shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Graham	$209.90M	5.12	$12.23M	$1.35	68.20
Kadant	$1.05B	3.45	$101.97M	$8.77	35.06

Summary

Kadant beats Graham on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Graham compare to Standex International?

Graham (NYSE:GHM) and Standex International (NYSE:SXI) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation.

In the previous week, Standex International had 3 more articles in the media than Graham. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Standex International and 3 mentions for Graham. Graham's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Standex International's score of 0.34 indicating that Graham is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Graham	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Standex International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Graham presently has a consensus target price of $81.67, suggesting a potential downside of 11.30%. Standex International has a consensus target price of $289.67, suggesting a potential upside of 14.94%. Given Standex International's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Standex International is more favorable than Graham.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Graham	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Standex International	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Graham	$209.90M	5.12	$12.23M	$1.35	68.20
Standex International	$790.11M	3.86	$55.76M	$8.21	30.69

Standex International has a net margin of 11.18% compared to Graham's net margin of 6.28%. Standex International's return on equity of 14.38% beat Graham's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Graham	6.28%	13.26%	6.07%
Standex International	11.18%	14.38%	6.66%

Graham has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Standex International has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the broader market.

69.5% of Graham shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of Standex International shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Graham shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Standex International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Standex International beats Graham on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Graham compare to Kennametal?

Graham (NYSE:GHM) and Kennametal (NYSE:KMT) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Graham	$209.90M	5.12	$12.23M	$1.35	68.20
Kennametal	$1.97B	1.36	$93.12M	$1.77	19.90

In the previous week, Kennametal had 5 more articles in the media than Graham. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Kennametal and 3 mentions for Graham. Kennametal's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Graham's score of 0.45 indicating that Kennametal is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Graham	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Kennametal	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

69.5% of Graham shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of Graham shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Kennametal shares are held 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.

Kennametal has a net margin of 6.41% compared to Graham's net margin of 6.28%. Graham's return on equity of 13.26% beat Kennametal's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Graham	6.28%	13.26%	6.07%
Kennametal	6.41%	11.02%	5.73%

Graham presently has a consensus price target of $81.67, indicating a potential downside of 11.30%. Kennametal has a consensus price target of $36.93, indicating a potential upside of 4.85%. Given Kennametal's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kennametal is more favorable than Graham.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Graham	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Kennametal	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.89

Graham has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kennametal has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Graham beats Kennametal on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Graham compare to Gorman-Rupp?

Graham (NYSE:GHM) and Gorman-Rupp (NYSE:GRC) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Graham	$209.90M	5.12	$12.23M	$1.35	68.20
Gorman-Rupp	$682.39M	2.81	$53.02M	$2.23	32.52

Gorman-Rupp has a net margin of 8.45% compared to Graham's net margin of 6.28%. Gorman-Rupp's return on equity of 15.08% beat Graham's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Graham	6.28%	13.26%	6.07%
Gorman-Rupp	8.45%	15.08%	7.18%

Graham presently has a consensus target price of $81.67, indicating a potential downside of 11.30%. Given Graham's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Graham is more favorable than Gorman-Rupp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Graham	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Gorman-Rupp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

69.5% of Graham shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.3% of Gorman-Rupp shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of Graham shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Gorman-Rupp shares are held 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.

Graham has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gorman-Rupp has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Graham had 1 more articles in the media than Gorman-Rupp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Graham and 2 mentions for Gorman-Rupp. Gorman-Rupp's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Graham's score of 0.45 indicating that Gorman-Rupp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Graham	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Gorman-Rupp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Gorman-Rupp beats Graham on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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GHM vs. The Competition

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Metric	Graham	MACH Industry	Industrials Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$1.07B	$15.39B	$9.33B	$23.02B
Dividend Yield	N/A	1.37%	3.59%	4.13%
P/E Ratio	68.20	43.49	25.03	30.09
Price / Sales	5.12	6.49	4,372.34	91.39
Price / Cash	49.60	36.39	27.35	24.44
Price / Book	8.39	5.01	4.85	4.70
Net Income	$12.23M	$444.52M	$794.35M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-6.44%	-2.81%	-0.84%	0.11%
1 Month Performance	0.83%	0.08%	1.20%	0.20%
1 Year Performance	149.24%	33.38%	35.59%	28.01%

Graham Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
GHM Graham	2.2102 of 5 stars	$92.07 -4.1%	$81.67 -11.3%	+152.8%	$1.07B	$209.90M	68.20	490
MWA Mueller Water Products	4.9627 of 5 stars	$25.15 -2.2%	$31.25 +24.3%	+0.8%	$3.93B	$1.46B	19.16	3,500	Analyst Forecast
KAI Kadant	3.5437 of 5 stars	$306.88 -2.3%	$341.50 +11.3%	-2.2%	$3.63B	$1.05B	35.02	3,900
SXI Standex International	4.1651 of 5 stars	$245.34 -2.3%	$289.67 +18.1%	+62.2%	$2.97B	$790.11M	29.87	4,100
KMT Kennametal	4.0101 of 5 stars	$34.83 -0.2%	$36.93 +6.0%	+63.0%	$2.65B	$1.97B	19.64	8,124

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Graham (GHM) Competitors

GHM vs. MWA, KAI, SXI, KMT, and GRC

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Graham (GHM) Competitors

GHM vs. MWA, KAI, SXI, KMT, and GRC

How does Graham compare to Mueller Water Products?

Does the media refer more to MWA or GHM?

Do analysts prefer MWA or GHM?

Which has better valuation & earnings, MWA or GHM?

Is MWA or GHM more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MWA or GHM?

Which has more risk and volatility, MWA or GHM?

Summary

How does Graham compare to Kadant?

Do analysts prefer GHM or KAI?

Which has more risk and volatility, GHM or KAI?

Does the media prefer GHM or KAI?

Is GHM or KAI more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GHM or KAI?

Which has better valuation & earnings, GHM or KAI?

Summary

How does Graham compare to Standex International?

Does the media favor GHM or SXI?

Do analysts prefer GHM or SXI?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, GHM or SXI?

Is GHM or SXI more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, GHM or SXI?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GHM or SXI?

Summary

How does Graham compare to Kennametal?

Which has better valuation & earnings, GHM or KMT?

Does the media refer more to GHM or KMT?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GHM or KMT?

Is GHM or KMT more profitable?

Do analysts rate GHM or KMT?

Which has more volatility and risk, GHM or KMT?

Summary

How does Graham compare to Gorman-Rupp?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, GHM or GRC?

Is GHM or GRC more profitable?

Do analysts recommend GHM or GRC?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GHM or GRC?

Which has more volatility and risk, GHM or GRC?

Does the media prefer GHM or GRC?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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GHM vs. The Competition

Graham Competitors List

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