FELE vs. AMSC, RBC, ENPH, GNRC, AYI, WIRE, ENS, BDC, BRC, and POWL
Should you be buying Franklin Electric stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Franklin Electric include American Superconductor (AMSC), RBC Bearings (RBC), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Generac (GNRC), Acuity Brands (AYI), Encore Wire (WIRE), EnerSys (ENS), Belden (BDC), Brady (BRC), and Powell Industries (POWL).
Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) and American Superconductor (NASDAQ:AMSC) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, American Superconductor had 17 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for American Superconductor and 3 mentions for Franklin Electric. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat American Superconductor's score of 0.71 indicating that Franklin Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Franklin Electric presently has a consensus price target of $100.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.52%. American Superconductor has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.70%. Given American Superconductor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe American Superconductor is more favorable than Franklin Electric.
Franklin Electric has a net margin of 9.25% compared to American Superconductor's net margin of -7.63%. Franklin Electric's return on equity of 15.86% beat American Superconductor's return on equity.
American Superconductor received 95 more outperform votes than Franklin Electric when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.50% of users gave American Superconductor an outperform vote while only 55.53% of users gave Franklin Electric an outperform vote.
80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of American Superconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of American Superconductor shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Franklin Electric has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Superconductor has a beta of 1.97, meaning that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Franklin Electric has higher revenue and earnings than American Superconductor. American Superconductor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Franklin Electric and American Superconductor tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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