LYTS vs. VICR, AMSC, THR, PLPC, FCEL, ETN, EMR, ROP, AME, and ROK
Should you be buying LSI Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LSI Industries include Vicor (VICR), American Superconductor (AMSC), Thermon Group (THR), Preformed Line Products (PLPC), FuelCell Energy (FCEL), Eaton (ETN), Emerson Electric (EMR), Roper Technologies (ROP), AMETEK (AME), and Rockwell Automation (ROK). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry.
LSI Industries vs.
LSI Industries (NASDAQ:LYTS) and Vicor (NASDAQ:VICR) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and community ranking.
In the previous week, Vicor had 4 more articles in the media than LSI Industries. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Vicor and 6 mentions for LSI Industries. LSI Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Vicor's score of 0.31 indicating that LSI Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.
LSI Industries currently has a consensus price target of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.74%. Vicor has a consensus price target of $43.00, suggesting a potential downside of 14.21%. Given LSI Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe LSI Industries is more favorable than Vicor.
Vicor has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LSI Industries. LSI Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vicor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Vicor has a net margin of 6.08% compared to LSI Industries' net margin of 4.47%. LSI Industries' return on equity of 11.42% beat Vicor's return on equity.
LSI Industries has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vicor has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.
LSI Industries received 51 more outperform votes than Vicor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.37% of users gave LSI Industries an outperform vote while only 59.00% of users gave Vicor an outperform vote.
73.9% of LSI Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.5% of Vicor shares are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of LSI Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.0% of Vicor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
LSI Industries beats Vicor on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:LYTS) was last updated on 2/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff