FELE vs. AYI, GNRC, ENPH, BDC, ENS, BRC, POWL, VICR, AMSC, and THR
Should you be buying Franklin Electric stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Franklin Electric include Acuity (AYI), Generac (GNRC), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Belden (BDC), Enersys (ENS), Brady (BRC), Powell Industries (POWL), Vicor (VICR), American Superconductor (AMSC), and Thermon Group (THR). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry.
Franklin Electric vs. Its Competitors
Acuity (NYSE:AYI) and Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) are both mid-cap electrical components & equipment companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.
98.2% of Acuity shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Acuity shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Acuity presently has a consensus price target of $340.60, suggesting a potential upside of 11.31%. Franklin Electric has a consensus price target of $94.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.13%. Given Acuity's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Acuity is more favorable than Franklin Electric.
Acuity has a net margin of 9.63% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 8.85%. Acuity's return on equity of 20.35% beat Franklin Electric's return on equity.
In the previous week, Acuity had 45 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Acuity and 3 mentions for Franklin Electric. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Acuity's score of 0.77 indicating that Franklin Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Acuity has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Electric. Acuity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Acuity pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Acuity pays out 5.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Electric pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Acuity has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Franklin Electric has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years. Franklin Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Acuity has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Acuity beats Franklin Electric on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FELE) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
