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LYTS vs. AMSC, THR, PLPC, FCEL, ETN, EMR, ROP, AME, ROK, and AYI

Should you be buying LSI Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LSI Industries include American Superconductor (AMSC), Thermon Group (THR), Preformed Line Products (PLPC), FuelCell Energy (FCEL), Eaton (ETN), Emerson Electric (EMR), Roper Technologies (ROP), AMETEK (AME), Rockwell Automation (ROK), and Acuity Brands (AYI). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry.

LSI Industries vs. Its Competitors

American Superconductor (NASDAQ:AMSC) and LSI Industries (NASDAQ:LYTS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and profitability.

American Superconductor has a beta of 2.87, indicating that its share price is 187% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LSI Industries has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

LSI Industries has a net margin of 4.47% compared to American Superconductor's net margin of 1.64%. LSI Industries' return on equity of 11.25% beat American Superconductor's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
American Superconductor1.64% 8.95% 5.52%
LSI Industries 4.47%11.25%7.02%

In the previous week, American Superconductor had 15 more articles in the media than LSI Industries. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for American Superconductor and 4 mentions for LSI Industries. LSI Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat American Superconductor's score of 0.58 indicating that LSI Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
American Superconductor
7 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
LSI Industries
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

American Superconductor received 102 more outperform votes than LSI Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.97% of users gave LSI Industries an outperform vote while only 66.84% of users gave American Superconductor an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
American SuperconductorOutperform Votes
397
66.84%
Underperform Votes
197
33.16%
LSI IndustriesOutperform Votes
295
67.97%
Underperform Votes
139
32.03%

LSI Industries has higher revenue and earnings than American Superconductor. LSI Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Superconductor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
American Superconductor$222.82M5.21-$11.11M$0.15195.97
LSI Industries$547.32M0.90$24.98M$0.7222.82

American Superconductor presently has a consensus target price of $33.67, indicating a potential upside of 14.53%. LSI Industries has a consensus target price of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 58.28%. Given LSI Industries' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LSI Industries is more favorable than American Superconductor.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
American Superconductor
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
LSI Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

52.3% of American Superconductor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of LSI Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of American Superconductor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of LSI Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

LSI Industries beats American Superconductor on 11 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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LYTS vs. The Competition

MetricLSI IndustriesElectric lighting & wiring equipment IndustryConstruction SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$491.51M$1.15B$8.70B$8.62B
Dividend Yield1.23%0.75%2.05%4.18%
P/E Ratio21.338.3316.9920.06
Price / Sales0.901.94103.64157.08
Price / Cash16.7717.1321.7634.64
Price / Book2.262.965.034.70
Net Income$24.98M$55.56M$553.80M$247.88M
7 Day Performance2.16%2.16%1.11%2.63%
1 Month Performance-0.38%13.09%1.82%6.36%
1 Year Performance8.00%-7.35%92.37%14.05%

LSI Industries Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LYTS
LSI Industries
4.781 of 5 stars
$16.43
-0.9%
$26.00
+58.3%
+10.9%$491.51M$547.32M21.331,530Positive News
AMSC
American Superconductor
1.9131 of 5 stars
$28.82
+2.0%
$33.67
+16.8%
+35.1%$1.14B$222.82M411.77330Trending News
Insider Trade
Options Volume
Gap Down
THR
Thermon Group
2.6444 of 5 stars
$25.81
-0.5%
N/A-7.3%$854.03M$498.21M18.981,230Positive News
High Trading Volume
PLPC
Preformed Line Products
2.3044 of 5 stars
$140.02
-1.8%
N/A+18.9%$691.70M$601.35M21.023,260Positive News
High Trading Volume
FCEL
FuelCell Energy
4.2174 of 5 stars
$4.94
-3.3%
$10.03
+102.9%
-76.0%$112.21M$114.44M-0.62510Earnings Report
Gap Up
ETN
Eaton
4.7696 of 5 stars
$319.05
-0.4%
$367.83
+15.3%
+2.0%$124.84B$25.31B33.5891,900Positive News
Analyst Forecast
EMR
Emerson Electric
4.5169 of 5 stars
$118.84
-0.5%
$133.53
+12.4%
+17.6%$66.85B$17.61B28.3685,500Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
ROP
Roper Technologies
4.6704 of 5 stars
$566.69
-0.6%
$632.36
+11.6%
+2.5%$60.93B$7.24B39.5215,800Positive News
Dividend Announcement
AME
AMETEK
3.6879 of 5 stars
$176.14
-1.5%
$197.89
+12.3%
+4.8%$40.67B$6.94B29.7019,600Positive News
ROK
Rockwell Automation
4.8055 of 5 stars
$317.13
+0.5%
$313.89
-1.0%
+27.4%$35.75B$7.97B39.4926,000Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
AYI
Acuity Brands
3.9213 of 5 stars
$256.05
-1.5%
$317.60
+24.0%
+9.3%$7.91B$3.96B18.8513,200Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:LYTS) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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