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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 better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Hubbell had 12 more articles in the media than AMETEK. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Hubbell and 15 mentions for AMETEK. AMETEK's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Hubbell's score of 0.75 indicating that AMETEK is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hubbell
16 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
4 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
AMETEK
15 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Hubbell presently has a consensus target price of $472.63, suggesting a potential upside of 8.69%. AMETEK has a consensus target price of $205.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.88%. Given AMETEK's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
AMETEK
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.54

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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of AMETEK shares are held 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.

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 raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years and AMETEK has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Hubbell is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

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$5.63B4.11$777.80M$15.4028.24
AMETEK$6.94B6.21$1.38B$6.2130.04

Summary

AMETEK beats Hubbell on 11 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$23.30B$10.19B$7.82B$21.71B
Dividend Yield1.20%1.16%4.57%3.52%
P/E Ratio28.2414.12307.8429.86
Price / Sales4.112.25249.9262.19
Price / Cash21.2621.2628.2724.72
Price / Book7.123.824.804.59
Net Income$777.80M$386.09M$799.16M$1.00B
7 Day Performance-0.09%4.22%1.28%0.99%
1 Month Performance-1.24%0.71%2.46%2.77%
1 Year Performance1.88%76.79%27.13%15.20%

Hubbell Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HUBB
Hubbell
3.427 of 5 stars
$434.83
-0.8%
$472.63
+8.7%
+3.0%$23.30B$5.63B28.2417,700
AME
AMETEK
4.5574 of 5 stars
$189.60
-0.2%
$205.00
+8.1%
+10.2%$43.79B$6.94B30.5321,500Positive News
APH
Amphenol
4.3759 of 5 stars
$119.40
+0.6%
$105.62
-11.5%
+87.8%$145.78B$15.22B47.57125,000Positive News
EME
EMCOR Group
3.5691 of 5 stars
$627.74
-0.2%
$594.50
-5.3%
+50.3%$28.10B$15.64B26.0540,400Positive News
ETN
Eaton
4.3653 of 5 stars
$375.99
+2.8%
$390.68
+3.9%
+14.6%$146.37B$24.88B37.8394,000
IR
Ingersoll Rand
4.6761 of 5 stars
$79.12
+0.4%
$97.75
+23.6%
-15.4%$31.44B$7.36B61.8121,000Positive News
ITT
ITT
4.524 of 5 stars
$179.80
+1.3%
$183.67
+2.2%
+25.6%$14.02B$3.63B28.2711,700
NVT
nVent Electric
3.9511 of 5 stars
$96.39
+1.7%
$87.00
-9.7%
+42.5%$15.51B$3.01B27.4612,100Positive News
Dividend Announcement
PH
Parker-Hannifin
4.573 of 5 stars
$760.25
+0.2%
$770.94
+1.4%
+22.0%$97.14B$19.85B28.0357,950Positive News
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TT
Trane Technologies
4.6435 of 5 stars
$403.27
+0.6%
$458.60
+13.7%
+5.8%$89.73B$19.84B31.9845,000Positive News
WCC
WESCO International
4.3993 of 5 stars
$214.89
+0.1%
$232.67
+8.3%
+25.9%$10.46B$21.82B16.8320,000

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This page (NYSE:HUBB) was last updated on 9/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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