ERII vs. SXI, AIN, KMT, TNC, TRS, PRLB, GRC, HY, GHM, and CMCO
Should you be buying Energy Recovery stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Energy Recovery include Standex International (SXI), Albany International (AIN), Kennametal (KMT), Tennant (TNC), TriMas (TRS), Proto Labs (PRLB), Gorman-Rupp (GRC), Hyster-Yale (HY), Graham (GHM), and Columbus McKinnon (CMCO). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.
Energy Recovery vs. Its Competitors
Energy Recovery (NASDAQ:ERII) and Standex International (NYSE:SXI) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and earnings.
Energy Recovery has a net margin of 17.02% compared to Standex International's net margin of 7.06%. Standex International's return on equity of 13.92% beat Energy Recovery's return on equity.
Energy Recovery has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Standex International has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Energy Recovery and Energy Recovery both had 7 articles in the media. Energy Recovery's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Standex International's score of 0.35 indicating that Energy Recovery is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Standex International has higher revenue and earnings than Energy Recovery. Energy Recovery is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Standex International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Energy Recovery currently has a consensus target price of $18.67, indicating a potential upside of 32.09%. Standex International has a consensus target price of $223.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.28%. Given Energy Recovery's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Energy Recovery is more favorable than Standex International.
83.6% of Energy Recovery shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of Standex International shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Energy Recovery shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Standex International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Energy Recovery and Standex International tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ERII) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff