BDC vs. GNRC, AYI, WIRE, FELE, ENS, BRC, POWL, VICR, THR, and AMSC
Should you be buying Belden stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Belden include Generac (GNRC), Acuity Brands (AYI), Encore Wire (WIRE), Franklin Electric (FELE), EnerSys (ENS), Brady (BRC), Powell Industries (POWL), Vicor (VICR), Thermon Group (THR), and American Superconductor (AMSC). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry.
Belden (NYSE:BDC) and Generac (NYSE:GNRC) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation.
In the previous week, Generac had 5 more articles in the media than Belden. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Generac and 3 mentions for Belden. Belden's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat Generac's score of 1.71 indicating that Belden is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Belden presently has a consensus price target of $104.40, indicating a potential upside of 10.49%. Generac has a consensus price target of $141.05, indicating a potential upside of 0.42%. Given Belden's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Belden is more favorable than Generac.
Belden has a net margin of 9.01% compared to Generac's net margin of 5.68%. Belden's return on equity of 23.11% beat Generac's return on equity.
Generac received 36 more outperform votes than Belden when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.48% of users gave Belden an outperform vote while only 57.11% of users gave Generac an outperform vote.
Belden has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Generac has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Belden has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Generac. Belden is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Generac, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
98.8% of Belden shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Generac shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Belden shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Generac shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Belden beats Generac on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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