Mueller Industries (MLI) Competitors $85.75 +2.33 (+2.79%) Closing price 07/22/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$83.40 -2.35 (-2.74%) As of 06:02 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MLI vs. FELE, AIT, DCI, DOV, ITT, KMT, PH, SXI, TEX, and TKRShould you be buying Mueller Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mueller Industries include Franklin Electric (FELE), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Donaldson (DCI), Dover (DOV), ITT (ITT), Kennametal (KMT), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Standex International (SXI), Terex (TEX), and Timken (TKR). Mueller Industries vs. Its Competitors Franklin Electric Applied Industrial Technologies Donaldson Dover ITT Kennametal Parker-Hannifin Standex International Terex Timken Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) and Mueller Industries (NYSE:MLI) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability. Does the media refer more to FELE or MLI? In the previous week, Mueller Industries had 10 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Mueller Industries and 4 mentions for Franklin Electric. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Mueller Industries' score of 1.18 indicating that Franklin Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Franklin Electric 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Mueller Industries 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate FELE or MLI? Franklin Electric presently has a consensus price target of $94.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.05%. Mueller Industries has a consensus price target of $105.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.45%. Given Mueller Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mueller Industries is more favorable than Franklin Electric.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Franklin Electric 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Mueller Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is FELE or MLI a better dividend stock? Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Mueller Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Franklin Electric pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mueller Industries pays out 18.2% 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. Franklin Electric has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years and Mueller Industries has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Mueller Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is FELE or MLI more profitable? Mueller Industries has a net margin of 15.92% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 8.85%. Mueller Industries' return on equity of 23.17% beat Franklin Electric's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Franklin Electric8.85% 14.08% 9.72% Mueller Industries 15.92%23.17%19.51% Which has higher earnings and valuation, FELE or MLI? Mueller Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Electric. Mueller Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFranklin Electric$2.02B2.06$180.31M$3.8223.88Mueller Industries$3.77B2.52$604.88M$5.4915.62 Do insiders & institutionals believe in FELE or MLI? 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Mueller Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Mueller Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, FELE or MLI? Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mueller Industries has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMueller Industries beats Franklin Electric on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Mueller Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MLI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MLI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart MLI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMueller IndustriesMETAL PROC&FABR IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.23B$2.30B$7.72B$20.75BDividend Yield1.20%2.89%4.55%3.65%P/E Ratio15.6225.5225.4527.65Price / Sales2.529.68102.2254.26Price / Cash14.4112.6327.7322.19Price / Book3.482.164.414.65Net Income$604.88M$107.10M$796.99M$993.85M7 Day Performance1.00%4.85%1.24%1.86%1 Month Performance11.43%13.58%6.96%5.63%1 Year Performance28.20%20.04%29.15%10.35% Mueller Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MLIMueller Industries3.9184 of 5 stars$85.75+2.8%$105.00+22.4%+33.3%$9.23B$3.77B15.625,168News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportGap UpFELEFranklin Electric4.3631 of 5 stars$90.89-0.8%$94.00+3.4%-12.5%$4.14B$2.02B23.796,300Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.0175 of 5 stars$256.95+1.2%$285.00+10.9%+28.1%$9.79B$4.50B25.806,500Positive NewsDCIDonaldson3.8937 of 5 stars$70.22-0.5%$70.00-0.3%-3.3%$8.18B$3.59B23.5614,000DOVDover4.5303 of 5 stars$188.76-0.1%$208.58+10.5%+4.7%$25.88B$7.73B11.3724,000Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeITTITT4.5243 of 5 stars$158.11+0.2%$170.00+7.5%+12.9%$12.44B$3.63B25.1411,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastKMTKennametal2.9092 of 5 stars$24.45-1.0%$25.40+3.9%+1.0%$1.86B$2.05B17.598,447Positive NewsPHParker-Hannifin4.4183 of 5 stars$712.31-0.4%$735.88+3.3%+30.7%$91.02B$19.93B27.4361,120Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSXIStandex International4.4513 of 5 stars$161.38-1.2%$223.33+38.4%-15.4%$1.95B$720.64M31.893,700Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeTEXTerex4.4493 of 5 stars$50.96-2.2%$51.44+1.0%-19.7%$3.38B$5.13B13.8911,400Dividend AnnouncementTKRTimken4.3027 of 5 stars$77.29-1.0%$79.00+2.2%-4.5%$5.41B$4.57B16.6619,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Franklin Electric Alternatives Applied Industrial Technologies Alternatives Donaldson Alternatives Dover Alternatives ITT Alternatives Kennametal Alternatives Parker-Hannifin Alternatives Standex International Alternatives Terex Alternatives Timken Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MLI) was last updated on 7/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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