GRC vs. FELE, GGG, ITT, NPO, WTS, MWA, KAI, SXI, KMT, and AIN
Should you be buying Gorman-Rupp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gorman-Rupp include Franklin Electric (FELE), Graco (GGG), ITT (ITT), Enpro (NPO), Watts Water Technologies (WTS), MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS (MWA), Kadant (KAI), Standex International (SXI), Kennametal (KMT), and Albany International (AIN).
Gorman-Rupp vs. Its Competitors
Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) and Gorman-Rupp (NYSE:GRC) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and earnings.
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.
In the previous week, Franklin Electric and Franklin Electric both had 3 articles in the media. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Gorman-Rupp's score of 0.39 indicating that Franklin Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Gorman-Rupp pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Franklin Electric pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gorman-Rupp pays out 37.6% 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. Franklin Electric has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years and Gorman-Rupp has increased its dividend for 52 consecutive years. Gorman-Rupp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.3% of Gorman-Rupp shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Gorman-Rupp shares are held by 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.
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.
Franklin Electric presently has a consensus target price of $107.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.61%. Given Franklin Electric's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Franklin Electric is more favorable than Gorman-Rupp.
Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gorman-Rupp has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Franklin Electric beats Gorman-Rupp on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:GRC) was last updated on 10/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
