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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

Hubbell (NYSE:HUBB) and AMETEK (NYSE:AME) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hubbell$5.63B4.07$777.80M$15.4027.96
AMETEK$6.94B6.15$1.38B$6.2129.74

Hubbell pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. AMETEK pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Hubbell pays out 34.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AMETEK pays out 20.0% 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. Hubbell has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years and AMETEK has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Hubbell is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, AMETEK had 6 more articles in the media than Hubbell. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for AMETEK and 25 mentions for Hubbell. AMETEK's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Hubbell's score of 1.26 indicating that AMETEK is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hubbell
18 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
AMETEK
27 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Hubbell has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMETEK has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hubbell14.76% 27.63% 13.26%
AMETEK 20.60%16.53%10.98%

88.2% of Hubbell shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of AMETEK shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Hubbell shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of AMETEK shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Hubbell currently has a consensus price target of $468.71, suggesting a potential upside of 8.84%. AMETEK has a consensus price target of $205.45, suggesting a potential upside of 11.24%. Given AMETEK's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AMETEK is more favorable than Hubbell.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hubbell
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
AMETEK
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.54

Summary

AMETEK beats Hubbell on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HUBB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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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HUBB vs. The Competition

MetricHubbellMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$22.90B$9.94B$7.68B$21.39B
Dividend Yield1.23%1.23%4.55%3.49%
P/E Ratio27.9613.98305.4029.00
Price / Sales4.072.21208.6948.99
Price / Cash20.9020.9027.7618.29
Price / Book6.543.514.095.30
Net Income$777.80M$386.09M$798.53M$997.87M
7 Day Performance-3.60%-2.29%-0.78%-0.47%
1 Month Performance1.03%-3.82%1.21%6.49%
1 Year Performance13.64%76.88%27.85%13.66%

Hubbell Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HUBB
Hubbell
3.0988 of 5 stars
$430.66
-0.1%
$468.71
+8.8%
+7.7%$22.90B$5.63B27.9617,700Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
AME
AMETEK
4.6895 of 5 stars
$185.65
-0.7%
$208.00
+12.0%
+8.0%$42.88B$6.94B29.9021,500Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
APH
Amphenol
4.3758 of 5 stars
$109.74
+0.3%
$105.62
-3.8%
+62.0%$133.98B$18.82B43.72125,000Positive News
EME
EMCOR Group
3.4827 of 5 stars
$608.61
-0.3%
$594.50
-2.3%
+57.8%$27.24B$14.57B25.2540,400Positive News
Gap Down
ETN
Eaton
4.8034 of 5 stars
$345.94
-0.5%
$379.10
+9.6%
+11.9%$134.67B$24.88B34.8094,000Positive News
Analyst Revision
IR
Ingersoll Rand
4.717 of 5 stars
$79.74
-1.1%
$97.75
+22.6%
-14.8%$31.69B$7.24B62.3021,000Positive News
ITT
ITT
4.4894 of 5 stars
$169.63
-0.7%
$179.22
+5.7%
+21.6%$13.23B$3.63B26.6711,700Positive News
Analyst Forecast
NVT
nVent Electric
4.2805 of 5 stars
$89.41
-0.7%
$87.00
-2.7%
+31.7%$14.39B$3.31B25.4712,100Positive News
Short Interest ↓
PH
Parker-Hannifin
4.6134 of 5 stars
$749.89
-0.3%
$768.71
+2.5%
+24.9%$95.82B$19.85B27.6561,120Positive News
TT
Trane Technologies
4.6881 of 5 stars
$419.78
-1.0%
$458.60
+9.2%
+13.6%$93.40B$19.84B33.2945,000Positive News
WCC
WESCO International
3.7638 of 5 stars
$224.63
+1.1%
$221.78
-1.3%
+32.4%$10.93B$21.82B17.5920,000Dividend Announcement
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