HUBB vs. AME, APH, EME, ETN, IR, ITT, NVT, PH, TT, and WCC
Should you be buying Hubbell stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hubbell include AMETEK (AME), Amphenol (APH), EMCOR Group (EME), Eaton (ETN), Ingersoll Rand (IR), ITT (ITT), nVent Electric (NVT), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Trane Technologies (TT), and WESCO International (WCC).
Hubbell vs. Its Competitors
AMETEK (NYSE:AME) and Hubbell (NYSE:HUBB) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.
AMETEK has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hubbell has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.
AMETEK presently has a consensus target price of $207.42, indicating a potential upside of 13.89%. Hubbell has a consensus target price of $472.63, indicating a potential upside of 12.99%. Given AMETEK's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AMETEK is more favorable than Hubbell.
AMETEK has higher revenue and earnings than Hubbell. Hubbell is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AMETEK, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Hubbell had 1 more articles in the media than AMETEK. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Hubbell and 15 mentions for AMETEK. AMETEK's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Hubbell's score of 1.14 indicating that AMETEK is being referred to more favorably in the media.
AMETEK has a net margin of 20.60% compared to Hubbell's net margin of 14.76%. Hubbell's return on equity of 27.63% beat AMETEK's return on equity.
AMETEK pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Hubbell pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. AMETEK pays out 20.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hubbell pays out 34.3% 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. AMETEK has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Hubbell has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years. Hubbell is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
87.4% of AMETEK shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.2% of Hubbell shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of AMETEK shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Hubbell 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.
Summary
AMETEK beats Hubbell on 11 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
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.
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This page (NYSE:HUBB) was last updated on 10/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
