HI vs. LECO, LFUS, AVNT, BC, DOV, ITT, NPO, TEX, TKR, and VSH
Should you be buying Hillenbrand stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hillenbrand include Lincoln Electric (LECO), Littelfuse (LFUS), Avient (AVNT), Brunswick (BC), Dover (DOV), ITT (ITT), Enpro (NPO), Terex (TEX), Timken (TKR), and Vishay Intertechnology (VSH).
Hillenbrand vs. Its Competitors
Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) and Lincoln Electric (NASDAQ:LECO) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.
Hillenbrand pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Lincoln Electric pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Hillenbrand pays out -23.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lincoln Electric pays out 37.0% 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. Hillenbrand has raised its dividend for 18 consecutive years and Lincoln Electric has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years. Hillenbrand is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Hillenbrand presently has a consensus price target of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 49.46%. Lincoln Electric has a consensus price target of $211.40, indicating a potential downside of 4.77%. Given Hillenbrand's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Hillenbrand is more favorable than Lincoln Electric.
In the previous week, Lincoln Electric had 15 more articles in the media than Hillenbrand. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Lincoln Electric and 2 mentions for Hillenbrand. Lincoln Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Hillenbrand's score of 0.42 indicating that Lincoln Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Hillenbrand has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Lincoln Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Hillenbrand. Hillenbrand is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lincoln Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Lincoln Electric has a net margin of 11.44% compared to Hillenbrand's net margin of -8.82%. Lincoln Electric's return on equity of 39.44% beat Hillenbrand's return on equity.
89.1% of Hillenbrand shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Hillenbrand shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by company 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.
Summary
Lincoln Electric beats Hillenbrand on 14 of the 19 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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This page (NYSE:HI) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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