Energy Recovery (ERII) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, AIN or ERII?

Albany International has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Recovery has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AIN or ERII more profitable?

Energy Recovery has a net margin of 14.35% compared to Albany International's net margin of 7.92%. Albany International's return on equity of 12.20% beat Energy Recovery's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Albany International	7.92%	12.20%	6.69%
Energy Recovery	14.35%	8.90%	7.84%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AIN or ERII?

Energy Recovery received 106 more outperform votes than Albany International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.43% of users gave Albany International an outperform vote while only 59.97% of users gave Energy Recovery an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Albany International	Outperform Votes 252 60.43%	Underperform Votes 165 39.57%
Energy Recovery	Outperform Votes 358 59.97%	Underperform Votes 239 40.03%

Does the media refer more to AIN or ERII?

In the previous week, Albany International had 2 more articles in the media than Energy Recovery. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Albany International and 12 mentions for Energy Recovery. Energy Recovery's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Albany International's score of 1.04 indicating that Energy Recovery is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Albany International	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Energy Recovery	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AIN or ERII?

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
Albany International	$1.21B	1.70	$111.12M	$2.48	27.35
Energy Recovery	$140.92M	4.99	$21.50M	$0.37	34.89

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AIN or ERII?

97.4% of Albany International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.6% of Energy Recovery shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Albany International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Energy Recovery shares are held 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.

Do analysts prefer AIN or ERII?

Albany International currently has a consensus price target of $81.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.42%. Energy Recovery has a consensus price target of $18.88, suggesting a potential upside of 46.20%. Given Energy Recovery's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Energy Recovery is more favorable than Albany International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Albany International	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Energy Recovery	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Energy Recovery beats Albany International on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.