American Superconductor (AMSC) Competitors

Brady (NYSE:BRC) and American Superconductor (NASDAQ:AMSC) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, community ranking, dividends and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BRC or AMSC?

American Superconductor received 22 more outperform votes than Brady when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.96% of users gave Brady an outperform vote while only 66.84% of users gave American Superconductor an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brady	Outperform Votes 375 66.96%	Underperform Votes 185 33.04%
American Superconductor	Outperform Votes 397 66.84%	Underperform Votes 197 33.16%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BRC or AMSC?

Brady has higher revenue and earnings than American Superconductor. Brady 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
Brady	$1.42B	2.41	$197.21M	$4.00	17.90
American Superconductor	$198.19M	4.91	-$11.11M	$0.07	352.57

Do analysts recommend BRC or AMSC?

American Superconductor has a consensus price target of $33.67, suggesting a potential upside of 36.41%. Given American Superconductor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe American Superconductor is more favorable than Brady.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brady	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
American Superconductor	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer BRC or AMSC?

In the previous week, Brady had 25 more articles in the media than American Superconductor. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Brady and 8 mentions for American Superconductor. American Superconductor's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Brady's score of 0.47 indicating that American Superconductor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brady	7 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
American Superconductor	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BRC or AMSC?

76.3% of Brady shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of American Superconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 15.6% of Brady shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of American Superconductor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, BRC or AMSC?

Brady has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Superconductor has a beta of 2.81, suggesting that its stock price is 181% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BRC or AMSC more profitable?

Brady has a net margin of 14.19% compared to American Superconductor's net margin of 1.64%. Brady's return on equity of 19.79% beat American Superconductor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brady	14.19%	19.79%	14.03%
American Superconductor	1.64%	8.95%	5.52%

Summary

Brady beats American Superconductor on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.