Both in General Industrial Machinery
Nordson vs Illinois Tool Works
Over the past year NDSN returned +45.2% and ITW returned +17.9%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.55.
NDSN +45.2% ITW +17.9%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | NDSN | ITW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $333.39 | $286.53 |
| Market cap | $18.57B | $81.43B |
| Today | +1.77% | −1.21% |
| 1 month | −0.3% | +8.5% |
| 6 months | +17.9% | +12.6% |
| Year to date | +38.7% | +16.3% |
| 1 year | +43.7% | +17.5% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +10.3% | +4.4% |
| Gross margin | 55.5% | 45.1% |
| Net margin | 18.7% | 20.2% |
| P/E (TTM) | 33.4× | 25.2× |
| Price / sales | 6.2× | 4.9× |
| Net cash | -$1.64B | -$8.56B |
| Dividend yield | 1.13% | 2.40% |
| Volatility (60d) | 24.6% | 19.3% |
| Short % of float | 2.6% | 3.5% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).