Energy Recovery (ERII) Competitors

Energy Recovery (NASDAQ:ERII) and Albany International (NYSE:AIN) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ERII or AIN?

Albany International has higher revenue and earnings than Energy Recovery. Albany International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Energy Recovery, 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
Energy Recovery	$144.95M	5.22	$23.05M	$0.37	37.51
Albany International	$1.23B	1.77	$87.62M	$2.48	29.10

Is ERII or AIN more profitable?

Energy Recovery has a net margin of 15.21% compared to Albany International's net margin of 6.44%. Energy Recovery's return on equity of 9.96% beat Albany International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Recovery	15.21%	9.96%	8.75%
Albany International	6.44%	9.79%	5.47%

Does the media favor ERII or AIN?

In the previous week, Albany International had 4 more articles in the media than Energy Recovery. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Albany International and 3 mentions for Energy Recovery. Energy Recovery's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Albany International's score of 0.72 indicating that Energy Recovery is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Energy Recovery	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Albany International	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer ERII or AIN?

Energy Recovery presently has a consensus target price of $18.17, suggesting a potential upside of 30.88%. Albany International has a consensus target price of $79.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.47%. Given Energy Recovery's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Energy Recovery is more favorable than Albany International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Recovery	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
Albany International	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has more volatility & risk, ERII or AIN?

Energy Recovery has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Albany International has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ERII or AIN?

83.6% of Energy Recovery shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Albany International shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Energy Recovery shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Albany International shares are held by 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

Energy Recovery beats Albany International on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.