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AMSC vs. BDC, ENPH, FELE, ENS, BRC, POWL, VICR, PLPC, THR, and LYTS

Should you be buying American Superconductor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Superconductor include Belden (BDC), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Franklin Electric (FELE), Enersys (ENS), Brady (BRC), Powell Industries (POWL), Vicor (VICR), Preformed Line Products (PLPC), Thermon Group (THR), and LSI Industries (LYTS). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry.

American Superconductor vs. Its Competitors

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

Belden has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Superconductor has a beta of 2.89, meaning that its share price is 189% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Belden$2.46B2.04$198.43M$5.5223.01
American Superconductor$222.82M9.77$6.03M$0.39123.60

98.8% of Belden shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of American Superconductor shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Belden shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of American Superconductor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Belden and Belden both had 12 articles in the media. Belden's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat American Superconductor's score of 1.25 indicating that Belden is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Belden
11 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
American Superconductor
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Belden has a net margin of 8.60% compared to American Superconductor's net margin of 6.00%. Belden's return on equity of 23.29% beat American Superconductor's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Belden8.60% 23.29% 8.71%
American Superconductor 6.00%9.35%6.20%

Belden presently has a consensus price target of $136.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.47%. American Superconductor has a consensus price target of $33.67, indicating a potential downside of 30.16%. Given Belden's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Belden is more favorable than American Superconductor.

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

Summary

Belden beats American Superconductor on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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AMSC vs. The Competition

MetricAmerican SuperconductorELEC IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.18B$5.52B$29.56B$9.65B
Dividend YieldN/A2.66%3.18%4.53%
P/E Ratio123.6324.49416.4026.36
Price / Sales9.772.381,419.50111.24
Price / Cash86.4422.9634.2828.92
Price / Book9.642.406.986.04
Net Income$6.03M$173.03M$807.18M$265.75M
7 Day Performance-7.76%-1.36%-0.50%-0.35%
1 Month Performance-10.32%4.81%3.61%5.54%
1 Year Performance138.40%11.46%23,981.82%17.46%

American Superconductor Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AMSC
American Superconductor
1.6895 of 5 stars
$48.66
-2.5%
$33.67
-30.8%
+146.8%$2.20B$222.82M124.87330News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
BDC
Belden
4.2181 of 5 stars
$130.70
-0.3%
$136.50
+4.4%
+21.4%$5.18B$2.46B23.687,500Positive News
Gap Down
ENPH
Enphase Energy
4.8959 of 5 stars
$38.23
+0.1%
$55.48
+45.1%
-68.9%$5.00B$1.33B29.872,781Positive News
FELE
Franklin Electric
4.6434 of 5 stars
$98.40
-1.2%
$107.00
+8.7%
-5.8%$4.38B$2.02B25.436,300Positive News
ENS
Enersys
3.7701 of 5 stars
$101.42
-0.6%
$118.33
+16.7%
+1.4%$3.80B$3.62B11.5810,858Positive News
BRC
Brady
3.1973 of 5 stars
$76.56
+0.1%
N/A+5.5%$3.62B$1.34B18.955,700Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
POWL
Powell Industries
3.5205 of 5 stars
$258.36
-1.7%
$312.00
+20.8%
+59.0%$3.12B$1.01B17.943,187Positive News
VICR
Vicor
2.696 of 5 stars
$50.70
-0.5%
$43.00
-15.2%
+32.8%$2.28B$424.35M34.731,100News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
PLPC
Preformed Line Products
1.7996 of 5 stars
$191.04
-1.2%
N/A+59.3%$940.87M$632.23M22.323,401Positive News
THR
Thermon Group
2.8557 of 5 stars
$26.05
-2.4%
N/A-15.7%$861.28M$498.21M16.491,568Positive News
Gap Down
LYTS
LSI Industries
4.5926 of 5 stars
$22.58
-4.6%
$27.50
+21.8%
+44.1%$675.59M$573.38M28.581,970High Trading Volume

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This page (NASDAQ:AMSC) was last updated on 9/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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