Gorman-Rupp (GRC) Competitors $40.82 -0.34 (-0.83%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$40.83 +0.01 (+0.02%) As of 08/1/2025 04:38 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GRC vs. FELE, LECO, GGG, ITT, KAI, MWA, AIN, SXI, KMT, and TNCShould you be buying Gorman-Rupp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gorman-Rupp include Franklin Electric (FELE), Lincoln Electric (LECO), Graco (GGG), ITT (ITT), Kadant (KAI), Mueller Water Products (MWA), Albany International (AIN), Standex International (SXI), Kennametal (KMT), and Tennant (TNC). Gorman-Rupp vs. Its Competitors Franklin Electric Lincoln Electric Graco ITT Kadant Mueller Water Products Albany International Standex International Kennametal Tennant Gorman-Rupp (NYSE:GRC) and Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Is GRC or FELE a better dividend stock? Gorman-Rupp pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Gorman-Rupp pays out 37.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Electric pays out 27.4% 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. Gorman-Rupp has raised its dividend for 52 consecutive years and Franklin Electric has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years. Gorman-Rupp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media prefer GRC or FELE? In the previous week, Franklin Electric had 34 more articles in the media than Gorman-Rupp. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Franklin Electric and 5 mentions for Gorman-Rupp. Gorman-Rupp's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Franklin Electric's score of 0.52 indicating that Gorman-Rupp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Gorman-Rupp 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Franklin Electric 5 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GRC or FELE? 59.3% of Gorman-Rupp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of Gorman-Rupp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Franklin Electric 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. Do analysts recommend GRC or FELE? Franklin Electric has a consensus price target of $107.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.87%. Given Franklin Electric's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Franklin Electric is more favorable than Gorman-Rupp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gorman-Rupp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Franklin Electric 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is GRC or FELE more profitable? Franklin Electric has a net margin of 8.71% compared to Gorman-Rupp's net margin of 7.69%. Franklin Electric's return on equity of 14.05% beat Gorman-Rupp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gorman-Rupp7.69% 13.63% 5.99% Franklin Electric 8.71%14.05%9.47% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GRC or FELE? Franklin Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Gorman-Rupp. Gorman-Rupp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGorman-Rupp$659.67M1.63$40.12M$1.9720.72Franklin Electric$2.02B2.10$180.31M$3.8724.07 Which has more volatility and risk, GRC or FELE? Gorman-Rupp has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryFranklin Electric beats Gorman-Rupp on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Gorman-Rupp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GRC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GRC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GRC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGorman-RuppMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.07B$12.42B$7.53B$20.47BDividend Yield1.81%23.78%4.57%3.71%P/E Ratio20.7230.3324.9729.04Price / Sales1.634.5298.8057.15Price / Cash13.3416.4827.5322.46Price / Book2.703.854.314.43Net Income$40.12M$520.95M$795.64M$993.74M7 Day Performance-0.47%-1.74%-1.87%-3.40%1 Month Performance5.34%0.78%0.93%-2.70%1 Year Performance4.72%33.00%30.23%10.16% Gorman-Rupp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GRCGorman-Rupp4.0711 of 5 stars$40.82-0.8%N/A+4.7%$1.07B$659.67M20.721,450Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementFELEFranklin Electric4.7286 of 5 stars$93.39+0.5%$94.00+0.7%-6.7%$4.26B$2.02B24.456,300Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLECOLincoln Electric3.6884 of 5 stars$226.95-0.3%$222.60-1.9%+23.1%$12.67B$4.01B27.9812,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGGGGraco4.2575 of 5 stars$84.53-0.1%$94.50+11.8%+1.7%$14.01B$2.11B29.984,300News CoverageAnalyst RevisionITTITT4.211 of 5 stars$162.38+0.5%$173.25+6.7%+26.3%$12.78B$3.63B25.8211,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap DownKAIKadant1.5428 of 5 stars$344.12-0.4%$327.50-4.8%+4.4%$4.05B$1.05B36.533,500News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMWAMueller Water Products4.3726 of 5 stars$24.98-0.7%$26.25+5.1%+23.3%$3.91B$1.31B27.453,400News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementGap DownAINAlbany International4.5738 of 5 stars$72.40+0.2%$79.00+9.1%-35.4%$2.19B$1.23B29.195,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeGap DownSXIStandex International4.1181 of 5 stars$165.69-0.4%$223.33+34.8%+1.9%$2.00B$720.64M32.753,700News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastKMTKennametal2.2375 of 5 stars$25.31-0.2%$25.40+0.4%+0.4%$1.93B$1.99B18.218,447News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementGap DownTNCTennant4.9462 of 5 stars$82.90+0.2%$125.00+50.8%-18.6%$1.55B$1.29B23.164,632Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FELE Competitors LECO Competitors GGG Competitors ITT Competitors KAI Competitors MWA Competitors AIN Competitors SXI Competitors KMT Competitors TNC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GRC) was last updated on 8/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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