POWL vs. GNRC, AYI, BDC, ENPH, FELE, ENS, BRC, VICR, AMSC, and PLPC
Should you be buying Powell Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Powell Industries include Generac (GNRC), Acuity (AYI), Belden (BDC), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Franklin Electric (FELE), Enersys (ENS), Brady (BRC), Vicor (VICR), American Superconductor (AMSC), and Preformed Line Products (PLPC). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry.
Powell Industries vs. Its Competitors
Generac (NYSE:GNRC) and Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.
Generac has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Powell Industries has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
84.0% of Generac shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Powell Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Generac shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Powell Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Powell Industries has a net margin of 16.22% compared to Generac's net margin of 7.91%. Powell Industries' return on equity of 33.16% beat Generac's return on equity.
In the previous week, Generac had 4 more articles in the media than Powell Industries. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Generac and 16 mentions for Powell Industries. Generac's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Powell Industries' score of 1.15 indicating that Generac is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Generac presently has a consensus price target of $174.56, indicating a potential downside of 2.72%. Powell Industries has a consensus price target of $312.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.28%. Given Powell Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Powell Industries is more favorable than Generac.
Generac has higher revenue and earnings than Powell Industries. Powell Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Generac, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Powell Industries beats Generac 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
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This page (NASDAQ:POWL) was last updated on 9/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
