Electro-Sensors (NASDAQ:ELSE – Get Free Report) is one of 378 public companies in the “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Electro-Sensors to similar companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability and dividends.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Electro-Sensors and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Electro-Sensors | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Electro-Sensors Competitors | 2001 | 7523 | 10241 | 626 | 2.47 |
As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies have a potential upside of 25.94%. Given Electro-Sensors’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Electro-Sensors has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Electro-Sensors | 2.42% | 1.73% | 1.62% |
| Electro-Sensors Competitors | -184.35% | -149.89% | -6.93% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
11.7% of Electro-Sensors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.5% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.3% of Electro-Sensors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies 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.
Dividends
Electro-Sensors pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Electro-Sensors pays out 200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.8% and pay out 66.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Electro-Sensors and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Electro-Sensors | $10.48 million | $310,000.00 | 96.75 |
| Electro-Sensors Competitors | $114.92 billion | $190.58 million | -6.67 |
Electro-Sensors’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Electro-Sensors. Electro-Sensors is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Volatility and Risk
Electro-Sensors has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Electro-Sensors’ peers have a beta of -0.31, suggesting that their average stock price is 131% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Electro-Sensors peers beat Electro-Sensors on 9 of the 15 factors compared.
About Electro-Sensors
Electro-Sensors, Inc. engages in the manufacture and selling of industrial production monitoring and process control systems. Its products include shaft speed witches; wireless hazard monitoring; temperature sensor; slide gate and angle position; bearing sensors and belt alignment; and motor drive control. The company was founded by James P. Slattery in 1965 and is headquartered in Minnetonka, MN.
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