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$15.23 +0.01 (+0.07%)
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GENC vs. NPKI, KRNT, OMSE, AZ, PDYN, AIRJ, PPIH, RR, TAYD, and FTEK

Should you be buying Gencor Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gencor Industries include NPK International (NPKI), Kornit Digital (KRNT), OMS Energy Technologies (OMSE), A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions (AZ), Palladyne AI (PDYN), AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ), Perma-Pipe International (PPIH), Richtech Robotics (RR), Taylor Devices (TAYD), and Fuel Tech (FTEK). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.

Gencor Industries vs. Its Competitors

Gencor Industries (NASDAQ:GENC) and NPK International (NYSE:NPKI) are both small-cap machinery companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation and media sentiment.

Gencor Industries has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NPK International has a beta of 2.19, meaning that its stock price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Gencor Industries has a net margin of 14.33% compared to NPK International's net margin of -62.59%. Gencor Industries' return on equity of 8.60% beat NPK International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Gencor Industries14.33% 8.60% 8.01%
NPK International -62.59%8.29%6.87%

Gencor Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NPK International. NPK International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gencor Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Gencor Industries$117.53M1.90$14.67M$1.0414.64
NPK International$234.74M3.59-$150.26M-$1.68-5.94

In the previous week, NPK International had 30 more articles in the media than Gencor Industries. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for NPK International and 4 mentions for Gencor Industries. Gencor Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat NPK International's score of 0.39 indicating that Gencor Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Gencor Industries
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
NPK International
7 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

NPK International has a consensus target price of $12.17, suggesting a potential upside of 21.91%. Given NPK International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NPK International is more favorable than Gencor Industries.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Gencor Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
NPK International
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

80.8% of NPK International shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.5% of Gencor Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of NPK International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Gencor Industries and NPK International tied by winning 8 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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GENC vs. The Competition

MetricGencor IndustriesConstruction machinery IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$223.24M$223.24M$7.71B$9.84B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A4.55%4.07%
P/E Ratio13.8513.8525.8925.74
Price / Sales1.901.9099.49115.79
Price / Cash10.8510.8528.5959.48
Price / Book1.231.234.356.15
Net Income$14.67M$14.67M$797.05M$265.06M
7 Day Performance2.49%2.49%0.90%2.60%
1 Month Performance8.63%8.63%2.04%2.83%
1 Year Performance-22.06%-22.06%32.65%25.58%

Gencor Industries Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GENC
Gencor Industries
1.9189 of 5 stars
$15.23
+0.1%
N/A-19.8%$223.24M$117.53M13.85370High Trading Volume
NPKI
NPK International
1.2277 of 5 stars
$9.48
+2.0%
$12.25
+29.2%
N/A$784.38M$217.49M-5.641,550Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
KRNT
Kornit Digital
3.0998 of 5 stars
$14.19
-6.0%
$31.40
+121.3%
-7.5%$675.95M$203.82M-56.76880Gap Down
OMSE
OMS Energy Technologies
N/A$7.25
+4.2%
$10.00
+37.9%
N/A$295.44M$203.61M0.00632
AZ
A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions
2.2566 of 5 stars
$9.82
+3.9%
$20.00
+103.7%
+491.1%$279.63M$7.17M-10.0760News Coverage
Earnings Report
PDYN
Palladyne AI
2.2278 of 5 stars
$7.51
-1.2%
$15.00
+99.7%
+407.4%$267.67M$7.79M-4.0270Upcoming Earnings
Gap Down
AIRJ
AirJoule Technologies
3.3644 of 5 stars
$4.72
+5.4%
$11.50
+143.6%
-45.7%$250.87MN/A6.47N/ANews Coverage
Earnings Report
PPIH
Perma-Pipe International
1.5315 of 5 stars
$25.12
-4.4%
N/A+217.0%$209.70M$158.38M16.31610News Coverage
Short Interest ↓
RR
Richtech Robotics
2.5644 of 5 stars
$2.11
+15.3%
$3.25
+54.0%
+375.8%$209.54M$4.24M-14.0751Earnings Report
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
TAYD
Taylor Devices
1.813 of 5 stars
$44.35
+0.5%
N/A-20.1%$138.38M$44.58M17.74120News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Up
FTEK
Fuel Tech
2.0321 of 5 stars
$2.86
-4.7%
$4.00
+39.9%
+185.0%$93.22M$25.13M-28.6070

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This page (NASDAQ:GENC) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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