Garmin (GRMN) Competitors $238.59 -0.92 (-0.38%) Closing price 09/9/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$239.00 +0.41 (+0.17%) As of 09/9/2025 07:56 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock GRMN vs. GOOGL, A, ANET, UEIC, KLAC, ROK, FLEX, TER, SNX, and MKSIShould you be buying Garmin stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Garmin include Alphabet (GOOGL), Agilent Technologies (A), Arista Networks (ANET), Universal Electronics (UEIC), KLA (KLAC), Rockwell Automation (ROK), Flex (FLEX), Teradyne (TER), TD SYNNEX (SNX), and MKS (MKSI). Garmin vs. Its Competitors Alphabet Agilent Technologies Arista Networks Universal Electronics KLA Rockwell Automation Flex Teradyne TD SYNNEX MKS Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Garmin (NYSE:GRMN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings and dividends. Is GOOGL or GRMN more profitable? Alphabet has a net margin of 31.12% compared to Garmin's net margin of 23.21%. Alphabet's return on equity of 34.31% beat Garmin's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alphabet31.12% 34.31% 24.88% Garmin 23.21%20.00%16.19% Which has more risk & volatility, GOOGL or GRMN? Alphabet has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Garmin has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GOOGL or GRMN? 40.0% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.6% of Garmin shares are held by institutional investors. 11.6% of Alphabet shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.5% of Garmin shares are held by company 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. Do analysts prefer GOOGL or GRMN? Alphabet currently has a consensus price target of $221.44, suggesting a potential downside of 7.59%. Garmin has a consensus price target of $222.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.95%. Given Garmin's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Garmin is more favorable than Alphabet.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alphabet 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 32 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.84Garmin 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has better earnings & valuation, GOOGL or GRMN? Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than Garmin. Alphabet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Garmin, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlphabet$350.02B8.28$100.12B$9.3925.52Garmin$6.30B7.29$1.41B$8.1129.42 Is GOOGL or GRMN a better dividend stock? Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Garmin pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Alphabet pays out 8.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Garmin pays out 44.4% 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. Alphabet has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Garmin has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Garmin is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media prefer GOOGL or GRMN? In the previous week, Alphabet had 209 more articles in the media than Garmin. MarketBeat recorded 240 mentions for Alphabet and 31 mentions for Garmin. Garmin's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Alphabet's score of 0.84 indicating that Garmin is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alphabet 143 Very Positive mention(s) 28 Positive mention(s) 28 Neutral mention(s) 28 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Garmin 23 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAlphabet beats Garmin on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Garmin News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GRMN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 GRMN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGarminELEC PRODS IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$46.10B$9.13B$30.72B$21.32BDividend Yield1.50%1.72%3.15%3.49%P/E Ratio29.4220.69441.5229.42Price / Sales7.2988.951,804.6968.57Price / Cash28.6016.7936.3324.61Price / Book5.848.437.174.55Net Income$1.41B$283.75M$806.93M$999.91M7 Day Performance0.73%-0.45%144.39%0.93%1 Month Performance2.60%2.49%147.07%5.24%1 Year Performance32.32%8.17%24,142.30%16.56% Garmin Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GRMNGarmin4.4484 of 5 stars$238.59-0.4%$222.00-7.0%+30.4%$46.10B$6.30B29.4221,800News CoveragePositive NewsGOOGLAlphabet3.3627 of 5 stars$212.91+0.6%$211.53-0.6%+61.1%$2.57T$350.02B22.67183,323Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeAAgilent Technologies4.8122 of 5 stars$125.63+0.5%$139.25+10.8%-8.5%$35.69B$6.79B29.4917,900Positive NewsANETArista Networks4.627 of 5 stars$136.46+0.2%$138.07+1.2%+74.7%$171.51B$7.00B53.674,412Positive NewsInsider TradeShort Interest ↓UEICUniversal Electronics4.6375 of 5 stars$4.86-1.0%$11.00+126.3%-43.6%$64.83M$394.88M-3.893,838News CoveragePositive NewsKLACKLA4.3405 of 5 stars$872.00-2.5%$890.59+2.1%+29.3%$115.07B$12.16B28.6915,200Positive NewsROKRockwell Automation4.7904 of 5 stars$343.80-1.5%$340.16-1.1%+32.2%$38.66B$8.06B40.3527,000Positive NewsFLEXFlex3.2987 of 5 stars$53.62-2.1%$53.71+0.2%+95.4%$20.12B$26.07B23.52147,979Trending NewsTERTeradyne4.7766 of 5 stars$118.24+0.3%$114.44-3.2%-7.4%$18.81B$2.83B40.916,500Positive NewsSNXTD SYNNEX4.666 of 5 stars$148.20-0.9%$151.30+2.1%+34.9%$12.22B$58.45B17.3123,000Positive NewsMKSIMKS4.7332 of 5 stars$103.34-3.9%$119.80+15.9%+2.6%$6.94B$3.59B26.2310,200Positive NewsAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GOOGL Alternatives A Alternatives ANET Alternatives UEIC Alternatives KLAC Alternatives ROK Alternatives FLEX Alternatives TER Alternatives SNX Alternatives MKSI Alternatives 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:GRMN) was last updated on 9/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“HELIOS”: My No. 1 Investment of the 2020sA mysterious new energy technology — backed by Nvidia, Google, and even legendary investors like Stanley Druck...Stansberry Research | SponsoredWall Street Legend Issues Urgent AI Stock WarningChaikin's stepping forward with a new warning – focused on the red-hot A.I. frenzy taking the U.S. stock marke...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredUnlock Friday's Full Potential: Two Simple Sentences that put profits in investors’ pocketsMost traders stick to the same routine each week. 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