GTES vs. AVNT, DOV, EVR, HWM, IR, ITT, PH, SF, TKR, and MPTI
Should you be buying Gates Industrial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gates Industrial include Avient (AVNT), Dover (DOV), Evercore (EVR), Howmet Aerospace (HWM), Ingersoll Rand (IR), ITT (ITT), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Stifel Financial (SF), Timken (TKR), and M-tron Industries (MPTI).
Gates Industrial vs. Its Competitors
Gates Industrial (NYSE:GTES) and Avient (NYSE:AVNT) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Gates Industrial has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avient has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Avient had 1 more articles in the media than Gates Industrial. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Avient and 7 mentions for Gates Industrial. Avient's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Gates Industrial's score of 0.66 indicating that Avient is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
98.5% of Gates Industrial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Avient shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Gates Industrial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Avient shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Gates Industrial has a net margin of 5.98% compared to Avient's net margin of 3.65%. Avient's return on equity of 10.57% beat Gates Industrial's return on equity.
Gates Industrial presently has a consensus price target of $28.18, indicating a potential upside of 14.56%. Avient has a consensus price target of $43.60, indicating a potential upside of 40.55%. Given Avient's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Avient is more favorable than Gates Industrial.
Gates Industrial has higher revenue and earnings than Avient. Avient is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gates Industrial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Gates Industrial beats Avient on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get Gates Industrial News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GTES and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GTES and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
Gates Industrial Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
This page (NYSE:GTES) was last updated on 10/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
