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 business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment.
Hillenbrand currently has a consensus target price of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.35%. Lincoln Electric has a consensus target price of $206.40, indicating a potential downside of 5.90%. Given Hillenbrand's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Hillenbrand is more favorable than Lincoln Electric.
Hillenbrand pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. 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 increased its dividend for 18 consecutive years and Lincoln Electric has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years. Hillenbrand is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Lincoln Electric had 2 more articles in the media than Hillenbrand. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Lincoln Electric and 6 mentions for Hillenbrand. Lincoln Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Hillenbrand's score of 0.56 indicating that Lincoln Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Lincoln Electric shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Hillenbrand has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lincoln Electric has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock 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.
Summary
Lincoln Electric beats Hillenbrand on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:HI) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff