American Superconductor (AMSC) Competitors

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

Is BDC or AMSC more profitable?

Belden has a net margin of 8.06% compared to American Superconductor's net margin of 1.64%. Belden's return on equity of 21.42% beat American Superconductor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Belden	8.06%	21.42%	7.90%
American Superconductor	1.64%	8.95%	5.52%

Which has more risk and volatility, BDC or AMSC?

Belden has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Superconductor has a beta of 2.87, indicating that its stock price is 187% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BDC or AMSC?

In the previous week, American Superconductor had 4 more articles in the media than Belden. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for American Superconductor and 7 mentions for Belden. Belden's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat American Superconductor's score of 0.75 indicating that Belden is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Belden	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Superconductor	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BDC or AMSC?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Belden	$2.55B	1.73	$198.43M	$5.18	21.50
American Superconductor	$222.82M	6.11	-$11.11M	$0.15	229.67

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BDC or AMSC?

Belden received 68 more outperform votes than American Superconductor when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.84% of users gave American Superconductor an outperform vote while only 66.62% of users gave Belden an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Belden	Outperform Votes 465 66.62%	Underperform Votes 233 33.38%
American Superconductor	Outperform Votes 397 66.84%	Underperform Votes 197 33.16%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BDC or AMSC?

98.8% of Belden shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of American Superconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Belden 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer BDC or AMSC?

Belden currently has a consensus target price of $126.20, suggesting a potential upside of 13.31%. American Superconductor has a consensus target price of $33.67, suggesting a potential downside of 2.27%. Given Belden's higher possible upside, 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)	5 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 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.