ROP vs. ETN, EMR, AME, ROK, AYI, GNRC, ENPH, BDC, FELE, and ENS
Should you be buying Roper Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Roper Technologies include Eaton (ETN), Emerson Electric (EMR), AMETEK (AME), Rockwell Automation (ROK), Acuity Brands (AYI), Generac (GNRC), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Belden (BDC), Franklin Electric (FELE), and EnerSys (ENS). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry.
Roper Technologies vs.
Eaton (NYSE:ETN) and Roper Technologies (NYSE:ROP) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.
Roper Technologies has a net margin of 22.01% compared to Eaton's net margin of 15.25%. Eaton's return on equity of 22.62% beat Roper Technologies' return on equity.
Eaton received 366 more outperform votes than Roper Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.36% of users gave Eaton an outperform vote while only 65.33% of users gave Roper Technologies an outperform vote.
Eaton has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Roper Technologies has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Eaton has higher revenue and earnings than Roper Technologies. Eaton is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Roper Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Eaton had 20 more articles in the media than Roper Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Eaton and 26 mentions for Roper Technologies. Roper Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Eaton's score of 1.35 indicating that Roper Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
83.0% of Eaton shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Roper Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Eaton shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Roper Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Eaton pays an annual dividend of $4.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Roper Technologies pays an annual dividend of $3.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Eaton pays out 42.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Roper Technologies pays out 23.8% 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. Roper Technologies has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.
Eaton currently has a consensus target price of $367.83, indicating a potential upside of 12.16%. Roper Technologies has a consensus target price of $632.36, indicating a potential upside of 9.37%. Given Eaton's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Eaton is more favorable than Roper Technologies.
Summary
Eaton and Roper Technologies tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:ROP) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
