Enphase Energy (ENPH) Competitors

Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) and Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends and media sentiment.

Which has more risk & volatility, AYI or ENPH?

Acuity Brands has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enphase Energy has a beta of 1.94, indicating that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, AYI or ENPH?

Acuity Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Enphase Energy. Acuity Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enphase Energy, 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 Brands	$3.96B	1.92	$422.60M	$13.19	18.64
Enphase Energy	$1.42B	4.12	$102.66M	$1.08	41.42

Is AYI or ENPH more profitable?

Acuity Brands has a net margin of 11.11% compared to Enphase Energy's net margin of 7.72%. Acuity Brands' return on equity of 19.98% beat Enphase Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acuity Brands	11.11%	19.98%	12.44%
Enphase Energy	7.72%	15.62%	4.32%

Do analysts rate AYI or ENPH?

Acuity Brands presently has a consensus target price of $317.60, suggesting a potential upside of 29.17%. Enphase Energy has a consensus target price of $70.54, suggesting a potential upside of 57.70%. Given Enphase Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Enphase Energy is more favorable than Acuity Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acuity Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Enphase Energy	7 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.19

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AYI or ENPH?

Enphase Energy received 100 more outperform votes than Acuity Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.64% of users gave Acuity Brands an outperform vote while only 63.24% of users gave Enphase Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Acuity Brands	Outperform Votes 717 67.64%	Underperform Votes 343 32.36%
Enphase Energy	Outperform Votes 817 63.24%	Underperform Votes 475 36.76%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AYI or ENPH?

98.2% of Acuity Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.1% of Enphase Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Acuity Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Enphase Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to AYI or ENPH?

In the previous week, Enphase Energy had 56 more articles in the media than Acuity Brands. MarketBeat recorded 69 mentions for Enphase Energy and 13 mentions for Acuity Brands. Acuity Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Enphase Energy's score of 0.48 indicating that Acuity Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acuity Brands	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Enphase Energy	26 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Acuity Brands beats Enphase Energy on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.