ERII vs. AIN, SXI, KMT, TNC, TRS, GRC, PRLB, HY, GHM, and CMCO
Should you be buying Energy Recovery stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Energy Recovery include Albany International (AIN), Standex International (SXI), Kennametal (KMT), Tennant (TNC), TriMas (TRS), Gorman-Rupp (GRC), Proto Labs (PRLB), 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 Albany International (NYSE:AIN) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.
In the previous week, Energy Recovery and Energy Recovery both had 1 articles in the media. Energy Recovery's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Albany International's score of 0.00 indicating that Energy Recovery is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Energy Recovery currently has a consensus target price of $18.88, indicating a potential upside of 47.69%. Albany International has a consensus target price of $79.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.54%. Given Energy Recovery's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Energy Recovery is more favorable than Albany International.
83.6% of Energy Recovery shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Albany International shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Energy Recovery shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Albany International shares are owned by company 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.
Energy Recovery has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Albany International has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
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.
Summary
Energy Recovery beats Albany International on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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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.
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This page (NASDAQ:ERII) was last updated on 6/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
