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

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

American Superconductor vs. Its Competitors

Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) and American Superconductor (NASDAQ:AMSC) are both electrical components & equipment companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and media sentiment.

Enphase Energy has higher revenue and earnings than American Superconductor. Enphase Energy 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
Enphase Energy$1.33B4.04$102.66M$1.0837.94
American Superconductor$222.82M6.95$6.03M$0.15261.27

Enphase Energy has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Superconductor has a beta of 2.91, suggesting that its stock price is 191% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Enphase Energy has a net margin of 10.43% compared to American Superconductor's net margin of 2.71%. Enphase Energy's return on equity of 21.43% beat American Superconductor's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Enphase Energy10.43% 21.43% 5.80%
American Superconductor 2.71%8.89%5.53%

Enphase Energy presently has a consensus target price of $65.44, suggesting a potential upside of 59.72%. American Superconductor has a consensus target price of $33.67, suggesting a potential downside of 14.09%. Given Enphase Energy's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Enphase Energy is more favorable than American Superconductor.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Enphase Energy
12 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
American Superconductor
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Enphase Energy had 38 more articles in the media than American Superconductor. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Enphase Energy and 5 mentions for American Superconductor. American Superconductor's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Enphase Energy's score of 0.63 indicating that American Superconductor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Enphase Energy
20 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
American Superconductor
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

72.1% of Enphase Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of American Superconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Enphase Energy 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Enphase Energy beats American Superconductor on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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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$1.42B$5.23B$27.19B$8.87B
Dividend YieldN/A2.96%3.15%4.10%
P/E Ratio261.2731.5136.0419.90
Price / Sales6.952.232,037.69113.66
Price / Cash62.3322.1837.6556.90
Price / Book7.842.257.055.38
Net Income$6.03M$171.53M$763.02M$248.50M
7 Day Performance15.13%1.21%3.10%2.97%
1 Month Performance35.98%6.73%6.51%6.02%
1 Year Performance62.68%-0.68%52,212.28%20.39%

American Superconductor Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AMSC
American Superconductor
0.7928 of 5 stars
$39.19
+8.9%
$33.67
-14.1%
+56.6%$1.42B$222.82M261.27330Analyst Upgrade
ENPH
Enphase Energy
4.9359 of 5 stars
$34.56
-3.6%
$65.44
+89.3%
-57.9%$4.53B$1.33B32.002,781Trending News
BDC
Belden
4.418 of 5 stars
$111.94
+1.9%
$128.20
+14.5%
+28.8%$4.42B$2.46B21.617,500Positive News
FELE
Franklin Electric
4.3918 of 5 stars
$87.22
+2.7%
$94.00
+7.8%
-2.3%$3.98B$2.02B22.836,300Positive News
ENS
Enersys
4.6999 of 5 stars
$82.85
-0.4%
$117.50
+41.8%
-12.6%$3.25B$3.62B9.2010,858News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
BRC
Brady
2.7551 of 5 stars
$66.97
+0.4%
N/A+5.9%$3.17B$1.34B16.585,700Trending News
POWL
Powell Industries
4.289 of 5 stars
$180.52
+2.9%
$312.00
+72.8%
+46.4%$2.18B$1.01B12.693,187Insider Trade
VICR
Vicor
2.0857 of 5 stars
$43.83
-0.5%
$43.00
-1.9%
+39.0%$1.98B$359.06M84.291,100Positive News
THR
Thermon Group
2.4716 of 5 stars
$27.30
+1.0%
N/A-4.0%$907.45M$498.21M17.391,568News Coverage
PLPC
Preformed Line Products
1.7428 of 5 stars
$152.74
-0.5%
N/A+32.5%$754.54M$593.71M19.363,401High Trading Volume
LYTS
LSI Industries
4.8328 of 5 stars
$16.63
+2.8%
$26.00
+56.3%
+22.6%$497.57M$469.64M23.101,970News Coverage
Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:AMSC) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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