Both in General Industrial Machinery
Illinois Tool Works vs Nordson
Over the past year ITW returned +4.8% and NDSN returned +45.7%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.57.
ITW +4.8% NDSN +45.7%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | ITW | NDSN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $273.83 | $331.32 |
| Market cap | $77.99B | $18.45B |
| Today | −0.18% | +1.70% |
| 1 month | −2.8% | +0.1% |
| 6 months | +5.7% | +27.3% |
| Year to date | +11.2% | +37.8% |
| 1 year | +6.2% | +49.6% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +6.1% | +10.3% |
| Gross margin | 44.1% | 55.5% |
| Net margin | 18.9% | 18.7% |
| P/E (TTM) | 24.4× | 33.2× |
| Price / sales | 4.7× | 6.2× |
| Net cash | -$8.86B | -$1.64B |
| Dividend yield | 2.35% | 1.13% |
| Volatility (60d) | 20.5% | 24.3% |
| Short % of float | 3.9% | 2.9% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).