POWL vs. AYI, GNRC, ENPH, BDC, FELE, ENS, BRC, VICR, AMSC, and THR
Should you be buying Powell Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Powell Industries include Acuity (AYI), Generac (GNRC), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Belden (BDC), Franklin Electric (FELE), Enersys (ENS), Brady (BRC), Vicor (VICR), American Superconductor (AMSC), and Thermon Group (THR). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry.
Powell Industries vs. Its Competitors
Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) and Acuity (NYSE:AYI) are both mid-cap electrical components & equipment companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.
Powell Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Acuity pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Powell Industries pays out 7.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Acuity pays out 5.2% 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. Powell Industries has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Acuity has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
Powell Industries has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acuity has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Powell Industries has a net margin of 16.00% compared to Acuity's net margin of 9.63%. Powell Industries' return on equity of 35.43% beat Acuity's return on equity.
In the previous week, Acuity had 32 more articles in the media than Powell Industries. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Acuity and 18 mentions for Powell Industries. Powell Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Acuity's score of 0.73 indicating that Powell Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Powell Industries currently has a consensus price target of $312.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.25%. Acuity has a consensus price target of $340.60, suggesting a potential upside of 13.97%. Given Powell Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Powell Industries is more favorable than Acuity.
89.8% of Powell Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Acuity shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Powell Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Acuity shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Acuity has higher revenue and earnings than Powell Industries. Powell Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acuity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Powell Industries beats Acuity on 10 of the 19 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 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
