ERII vs. SXI, AIN, KMT, TRS, TNC, 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), TriMas (TRS), Tennant (TNC), 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
Standex International (NYSE:SXI) and Energy Recovery (NASDAQ:ERII) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment and earnings.
Standex International has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Recovery has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Standex International presently has a consensus price target of $223.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.47%. Energy Recovery has a consensus price target of $18.67, suggesting a potential upside of 30.44%. Given Energy Recovery's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Energy Recovery is more favorable than Standex International.
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.
90.4% of Standex International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.6% of Energy Recovery shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Standex International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Energy Recovery shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
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.
In the previous week, Energy Recovery had 2 more articles in the media than Standex International. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Energy Recovery and 5 mentions for Standex International. Standex International's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Energy Recovery's score of 1.53 indicating that Standex International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Standex International beats Energy Recovery on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get Energy Recovery News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ERII and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ERII and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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.
Energy Recovery Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
This page (NASDAQ:ERII) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
