POWL vs. AYI, GNRC, ENPH, BDC, FELE, ENS, BRC, VICR, THR, and AMSC
Should you be buying Powell Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Powell Industries include Acuity Brands (AYI), Generac (GNRC), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Belden (BDC), Franklin Electric (FELE), EnerSys (ENS), Brady (BRC), Vicor (VICR), Thermon Group (THR), and American Superconductor (AMSC). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry.
Powell Industries vs.
Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) and Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.
Acuity Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Powell Industries. Powell Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acuity Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Acuity Brands had 8 more articles in the media than Powell Industries. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Acuity Brands and 7 mentions for Powell Industries. Acuity Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Powell Industries' score of 1.46 indicating that Acuity Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.
98.2% of Acuity Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Powell Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Acuity Brands shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Powell Industries 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.
Acuity Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Powell Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Acuity Brands pays out 5.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Powell Industries pays out 7.5% 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. Acuity Brands has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Powell Industries has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
Acuity Brands currently has a consensus target price of $317.60, suggesting a potential upside of 17.85%. Powell Industries has a consensus target price of $312.00, suggesting a potential upside of 72.06%. Given Powell Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Powell Industries is more favorable than Acuity Brands.
Acuity Brands received 493 more outperform votes than Powell Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.67% of users gave Acuity Brands an outperform vote while only 60.98% of users gave Powell Industries an outperform vote.
Powell Industries has a net margin of 15.15% compared to Acuity Brands' net margin of 11.11%. Powell Industries' return on equity of 35.48% beat Acuity Brands' return on equity.
Acuity Brands has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Powell Industries has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Acuity Brands beats Powell Industries on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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