Franklin Electric (FELE) Competitors $88.74 -0.61 (-0.68%) As of 05/20/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock FELE vs. AYI, GNRC, ENPH, BDC, ENS, BRC, POWL, VICR, THR, and AMSCShould you be buying Franklin Electric stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Franklin Electric include Acuity Brands (AYI), Generac (GNRC), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Belden (BDC), EnerSys (ENS), Brady (BRC), Powell Industries (POWL), Vicor (VICR), Thermon Group (THR), and American Superconductor (AMSC). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry. Franklin Electric vs. Acuity Brands Generac Enphase Energy Belden EnerSys Brady Powell Industries Vicor Thermon Group American Superconductor Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) and Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has higher valuation and earnings, FELE or AYI? Acuity Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Electric. Acuity Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFranklin Electric$2.02B2.01$193.27M$3.8223.23Acuity Brands$3.96B2.10$422.60M$13.1920.43 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FELE or AYI? 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Acuity Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Acuity Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is FELE or AYI a better dividend stock? Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Acuity Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Franklin Electric pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Acuity Brands pays out 5.2% 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. Franklin Electric has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years and Acuity Brands has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Franklin Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FELE or AYI? Acuity Brands received 421 more outperform votes than Franklin Electric when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.67% of users gave Acuity Brands an outperform vote while only 55.31% of users gave Franklin Electric an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFranklin ElectricOutperform Votes29755.31% Underperform Votes24044.69% Acuity BrandsOutperform Votes71867.67% Underperform Votes34332.33% Is FELE or AYI more profitable? Acuity Brands has a net margin of 11.11% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 8.92%. Acuity Brands' return on equity of 19.98% beat Franklin Electric's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Franklin Electric8.92% 14.46% 10.04% Acuity Brands 11.11%19.98%12.44% Do analysts recommend FELE or AYI? Franklin Electric presently has a consensus target price of $94.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.93%. Acuity Brands has a consensus target price of $317.60, indicating a potential upside of 17.85%. Given Acuity Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Acuity Brands is more favorable than Franklin Electric.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Franklin Electric 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Acuity Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media favor FELE or AYI? In the previous week, Acuity Brands had 7 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Acuity Brands and 8 mentions for Franklin Electric. Acuity Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Franklin Electric's score of 1.44 indicating that Acuity Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Franklin Electric 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Acuity Brands 14 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 more risk & volatility, FELE or AYI? Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acuity Brands has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAcuity Brands beats Franklin Electric on 18 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Franklin Electric News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FELE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart FELE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFranklin ElectricMotors & generators IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.05B$8.94B$7.72B$8.48BDividend Yield1.21%2.22%4.58%4.11%P/E Ratio23.0567.4324.0020.05Price / Sales2.0110.4690.12116.47Price / Cash20.49253.6426.8934.62Price / Book3.202.764.014.61Net Income$193.27M$109.86M$805.86M$248.19M7 Day Performance0.90%1.14%1.42%2.97%1 Month Performance4.94%14.52%12.22%16.58%1 Year Performance-10.63%0.58%18.39%8.16% Franklin Electric Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FELEFranklin Electric4.5072 of 5 stars$88.74-0.7%$94.00+5.9%-10.9%$4.05B$2.02B23.056,500News CoveragePositive NewsAYIAcuity Brands4.2304 of 5 stars$271.30+5.7%$317.60+17.1%+2.9%$8.38B$3.96B19.9813,200Positive NewsGNRCGenerac4.596 of 5 stars$127.15+5.0%$167.20+31.5%-15.9%$7.51B$4.35B23.559,500Positive NewsENPHEnphase Energy4.7521 of 5 stars$47.94-5.6%$70.54+47.1%-56.8%$6.29B$1.42B64.782,820Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBDCBelden4.6834 of 5 stars$112.37+5.4%$126.20+12.3%+17.9%$4.44B$2.55B23.368,000Positive NewsENSEnerSys3.8237 of 5 stars$98.64+5.9%$117.50+19.1%+0.8%$3.89B$3.55B12.2111,400Positive NewsBRCBrady2.7784 of 5 stars$75.16+2.3%N/A+18.2%$3.59B$1.42B18.475,700Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementPOWLPowell Industries3.8925 of 5 stars$187.90+7.5%$312.00+66.0%+9.8%$2.27B$1.08B14.272,170Gap UpVICRVicor1.6752 of 5 stars$43.91+6.7%$43.00-2.1%+28.8%$1.98B$369.15M84.441,090THRThermon Group3.7245 of 5 stars$30.00+4.6%$38.00+26.6%-14.8%$1.01B$491.78M22.061,230News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAMSCAmerican Superconductor1.9094 of 5 stars$22.80+5.6%$33.67+47.7%+72.1%$899.69M$198.19M325.76330News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Acuity Brands Competitors Generac Competitors Enphase Energy Competitors Belden Competitors EnerSys Competitors Brady Competitors Powell Industries Competitors Vicor Competitors Thermon Group Competitors American Superconductor Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FELE) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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