PACCAR (PCAR) Competitors

Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) and PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, FELE or PCAR?

Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PACCAR has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FELE or PCAR a better dividend stock?

Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. PACCAR pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Franklin Electric pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PACCAR pays out 22.6% 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. Franklin Electric has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years and PACCAR has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. PACCAR is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate FELE or PCAR?

Franklin Electric currently has a consensus price target of $94.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.19%. PACCAR has a consensus price target of $106.45, suggesting a potential upside of 4.80%. Given PACCAR's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PACCAR is more favorable than Franklin Electric.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Franklin Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
PACCAR	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42

Does the media favor FELE or PCAR?

In the previous week, PACCAR had 41 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for PACCAR and 2 mentions for Franklin Electric. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat PACCAR's score of 0.82 indicating that Franklin Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Franklin Electric	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
PACCAR	17 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FELE or PCAR?

PACCAR has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Electric. PACCAR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Franklin Electric	$2.02B	2.10	$180.31M	$3.82	24.32
PACCAR	$31.10B	1.71	$4.16B	$5.84	17.39

Is FELE or PCAR more profitable?

PACCAR has a net margin of 9.88% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 8.85%. PACCAR's return on equity of 18.25% beat Franklin Electric's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Franklin Electric	8.85%	14.08%	9.72%
PACCAR	9.88%	18.25%	7.69%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FELE or PCAR?

80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of PACCAR shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of PACCAR shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

PACCAR beats Franklin Electric on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.