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