American Superconductor (AMSC) Competitors

Acuity (NYSE:AYI) and American Superconductor (NASDAQ:AMSC) are both mid-cap electrical components & equipment companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in AYI or AMSC?

98.2% of Acuity shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of American Superconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Acuity shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of American Superconductor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AYI or AMSC more profitable?

Acuity has a net margin of 9.63% compared to American Superconductor's net margin of 6.00%. Acuity's return on equity of 20.35% beat American Superconductor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acuity	9.63%	20.35%	11.98%
American Superconductor	6.00%	9.35%	6.20%

Which has more volatility and risk, AYI or AMSC?

Acuity has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Superconductor has a beta of 2.95, meaning that its share price is 195% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend AYI or AMSC?

Acuity currently has a consensus target price of $340.60, indicating a potential upside of 5.39%. American Superconductor has a consensus target price of $33.67, indicating a potential downside of 39.75%. Given Acuity's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Acuity is more favorable than American Superconductor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acuity	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
American Superconductor	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AYI or AMSC?

Acuity has higher revenue and earnings than American Superconductor. Acuity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Superconductor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Acuity	$3.84B	2.58	$422.60M	$12.69	25.47
American Superconductor	$222.82M	11.33	$6.03M	$0.39	143.28

Does the media favor AYI or AMSC?

In the previous week, American Superconductor had 5 more articles in the media than Acuity. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for American Superconductor and 8 mentions for Acuity. Acuity's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat American Superconductor's score of 0.85 indicating that Acuity is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acuity	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Superconductor	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Acuity beats American Superconductor on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.