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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 Brands (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 business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, earnings and risk.

In the previous week, Acuity had 4 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Acuity and 5 mentions for Franklin Electric. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Acuity's score of 0.79 indicating that Franklin Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Acuity
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Franklin Electric
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Acuity has a net margin of 10.53% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 8.85%. Acuity's return on equity of 19.73% beat Franklin Electric's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Acuity10.53% 19.73% 11.93%
Franklin Electric 8.85%14.08%9.72%

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 1.2%. 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 raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Franklin Electric has raised 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 currently has a consensus target price of $323.60, suggesting a potential upside of 14.96%. Franklin Electric has a consensus target price of $94.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.77%. Given Acuity's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Acuity is more favorable than Franklin Electric.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Acuity
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Franklin Electric
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Acuity received 421 more outperform votes than Franklin Electric when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.54% of users gave Acuity an outperform vote while only 55.31% of users gave Franklin Electric an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
AcuityOutperform Votes
718
67.54%
Underperform Votes
345
32.46%
Franklin ElectricOutperform Votes
297
55.31%
Underperform Votes
240
44.69%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Acuity$3.84B2.27$422.60M$13.1921.34
Franklin Electric$2.02B1.97$180.31M$3.8222.83

Acuity has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Acuity beats Franklin Electric on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FELE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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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FELE vs. The Competition

MetricFranklin ElectricMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.98B$22.95B$7.43B$8.59B
Dividend Yield1.25%1.08%4.56%4.24%
P/E Ratio22.8321.5623.7019.28
Price / Sales1.9791.61110.90155.65
Price / Cash16.4218.0626.2926.73
Price / Book3.143.454.215.66
Net Income$180.31M$701.94M$790.10M$248.36M
7 Day Performance0.75%-3.69%-0.38%-0.26%
1 Month Performance2.95%1.52%3.29%3.65%
1 Year Performance-10.40%-14.42%26.92%15.38%

Franklin Electric Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FELE
Franklin Electric
4.2259 of 5 stars
$87.22
+2.7%
$94.00
+7.8%
-12.7%$3.98B$2.02B22.836,300Positive News
Buyback Announcement
AYI
Acuity Brands
4.1041 of 5 stars
$267.79
+0.8%
$317.60
+18.6%
+14.5%$8.28B$3.96B19.7213,200
GNRC
Generac
4.5742 of 5 stars
$126.23
+1.2%
$169.17
+34.0%
-6.9%$7.46B$4.35B23.389,500
ENPH
Enphase Energy
4.7182 of 5 stars
$45.93
+0.7%
$68.31
+48.7%
-66.4%$6.03B$1.42B62.072,820Analyst Forecast
BDC
Belden
4.856 of 5 stars
$109.63
+2.1%
$126.20
+15.1%
+15.5%$4.33B$2.55B22.798,000Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
ENS
EnerSys
4.5779 of 5 stars
$86.53
+0.0%
$117.50
+35.8%
-21.6%$3.39B$3.62B10.7111,400Analyst Downgrade
High Trading Volume
BRC
Brady
3.0602 of 5 stars
$67.76
-0.3%
N/A+0.6%$3.21B$1.46B16.655,700Trending News
POWL
Powell Industries
4.2474 of 5 stars
$195.14
+3.9%
$312.00
+59.9%
+13.9%$2.35B$1.08B14.822,170
VICR
Vicor
1.3322 of 5 stars
$44.84
+2.7%
$43.00
-4.1%
+34.0%$2.03B$369.15M86.231,090
AMSC
American Superconductor
0.9766 of 5 stars
$29.62
+0.9%
$33.67
+13.7%
+24.4%$1.17B$222.82M423.20330Analyst Downgrade
THR
Thermon Group
2.3507 of 5 stars
$27.37
+1.3%
N/A-6.5%$905.71M$498.21M20.131,230Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:FELE) was last updated on 6/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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