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Gencor Industries (GENC) Competitors

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GENC vs. NPKI, AZ, PDYN, OMSE, AIRJ, RR, PPIH, DM, TAYD, and LSE

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

Gencor Industries vs. Its Competitors

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

NPK International currently has a consensus price target of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 26.79%. Given NPK International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe NPK International is more favorable than Gencor Industries.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NPK International
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.50
Gencor Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Gencor Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
NPK International$217.49M3.52-$150.26M-$1.69-5.37
Gencor Industries$113.17M2.11$14.67M$0.9916.42

NPK International has a beta of 2.1, indicating that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gencor Industries has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

80.8% of NPK International shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of NPK International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.5% of Gencor Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Gencor Industries had 4 more articles in the media than NPK International. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Gencor Industries and 1 mentions for NPK International. Gencor Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat NPK International's score of 0.00 indicating that Gencor Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Gencor Industries has a net margin of 14.33% compared to NPK International's net margin of -42.71%. Gencor Industries' return on equity of 8.60% beat NPK International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NPK International-42.71% 8.09% 6.28%
Gencor Industries 14.33%8.60%8.01%

Summary

Gencor Industries beats NPK International on 9 of the 17 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$238.34M$238.34M$7.79B$9.51B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A4.55%3.99%
P/E Ratio14.7814.7825.4920.02
Price / Sales2.112.11104.24103.02
Price / Cash10.8510.8527.9758.97
Price / Book1.311.314.485.88
Net Income$14.67M$14.67M$795.63M$258.50M
7 Day Performance17.49%17.49%1.24%2.03%
1 Month Performance14.59%14.59%6.56%12.52%
1 Year Performance-28.46%-28.46%32.51%19.07%

Gencor Industries Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GENC
Gencor Industries
1.7772 of 5 stars
$16.26
+12.8%
N/A-33.7%$238.34M$113.17M14.78370News Coverage
Gap Up
NPKI
NPK International
2.2894 of 5 stars
$8.52
-0.2%
$11.50
+35.0%
N/A$720.14M$233.30M-5.041,550News Coverage
AZ
A2Z Cust2Mate Solutions
2.6409 of 5 stars
$11.90
+4.2%
$20.00
+68.1%
+479.0%$352.12M$7.44M-12.2160High Trading Volume
PDYN
Palladyne AI
2.277 of 5 stars
$9.04
+3.9%
$15.00
+65.9%
+441.9%$318.39M$7.79M-4.8370
OMSE
OMS Energy Technologies
N/A$6.63
-2.2%
$10.00
+50.8%
N/A$281.44MN/A0.00632News Coverage
Positive News
AIRJ
AirJoule Technologies
3.3858 of 5 stars
$4.81
+2.8%
$11.50
+139.1%
-53.7%$269.35MN/A6.59N/APositive News
Gap Down
RR
Richtech Robotics
2.2749 of 5 stars
$1.83
+0.5%
$3.25
+77.6%
+80.7%$209.54M$4.24M-12.2051
PPIH
Perma-Pipe International
1.0197 of 5 stars
$23.71
-0.4%
N/A+140.8%$189.21M$158.38M15.40610Positive News
DM
Desktop Metal
N/A$4.96
+1.0%
N/A+1.4%$165.37M$168.28M-0.441,370High Trading Volume
TAYD
Taylor Devices
1.2131 of 5 stars
$47.70
+4.0%
N/A-6.2%$149.78M$44.58M19.08120Positive News
LSE
Leishen Energy
N/A$5.54
-3.3%
N/AN/A$93.49M$69.07M0.00173Positive News
Gap Down

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This page (NASDAQ:GENC) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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