FCEL vs. LYTS, ETN, EMR, ROP, AME, ROK, AYI, GNRC, ENPH, and BDC
Should you be buying FuelCell Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FuelCell Energy include LSI Industries (LYTS), Eaton (ETN), Emerson Electric (EMR), Roper Technologies (ROP), AMETEK (AME), Rockwell Automation (ROK), Acuity Brands (AYI), Generac (GNRC), Enphase Energy (ENPH), and Belden (BDC). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry.
FuelCell Energy vs. Its Competitors
FuelCell Energy (NASDAQ:FCEL) and LSI Industries (NASDAQ:LYTS) are both small-cap electrical components & equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.
In the previous week, FuelCell Energy had 2 more articles in the media than LSI Industries. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for FuelCell Energy and 2 mentions for LSI Industries. LSI Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat FuelCell Energy's score of 1.00 indicating that LSI Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
FuelCell Energy has a beta of 4.12, indicating that its stock price is 312% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LSI Industries has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.
LSI Industries has a net margin of 4.00% compared to FuelCell Energy's net margin of -108.52%. LSI Industries' return on equity of 10.24% beat FuelCell Energy's return on equity.
LSI Industries has higher revenue and earnings than FuelCell Energy. FuelCell Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LSI Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
42.8% of FuelCell Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of LSI Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of FuelCell Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of LSI Industries shares are owned by company 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.
FuelCell Energy presently has a consensus target price of $9.86, suggesting a potential upside of 65.41%. LSI Industries has a consensus target price of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 55.32%. Given FuelCell Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FuelCell Energy is more favorable than LSI Industries.
Summary
LSI Industries beats FuelCell Energy on 12 of the 16 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:FCEL) was last updated on 6/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
