Solaris Energy Infrastructure (SEI) Competitors

ESAB (NYSE:ESAB) and Solaris Energy Infrastructure (NASDAQ:SEI) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ESAB or SEI?

ESAB received 7 more outperform votes than Solaris Energy Infrastructure when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Solaris Energy Infrastructure an outperform vote while only 43.64% of users gave ESAB an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ESAB	Outperform Votes 24 43.64%	Underperform Votes 31 56.36%
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	Outperform Votes 17 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ESAB or SEI?

91.1% of ESAB shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of ESAB shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.2% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, ESAB or SEI?

ESAB has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Solaris Energy Infrastructure has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ESAB or SEI more profitable?

ESAB has a net margin of 9.66% compared to Solaris Energy Infrastructure's net margin of 4.80%. ESAB's return on equity of 17.43% beat Solaris Energy Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ESAB	9.66%	17.43%	7.80%
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	4.80%	6.66%	4.12%

Does the media favor ESAB or SEI?

In the previous week, Solaris Energy Infrastructure had 5 more articles in the media than ESAB. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Solaris Energy Infrastructure and 4 mentions for ESAB. Solaris Energy Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat ESAB's score of 1.08 indicating that Solaris Energy Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ESAB	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ESAB or SEI a better dividend stock?

ESAB pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Solaris Energy Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. ESAB pays out 9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Solaris Energy Infrastructure pays out 98.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. ESAB has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer ESAB or SEI?

ESAB currently has a consensus target price of $137.22, indicating a potential upside of 8.73%. Solaris Energy Infrastructure has a consensus target price of $43.00, indicating a potential upside of 62.42%. Given Solaris Energy Infrastructure's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Solaris Energy Infrastructure is more favorable than ESAB.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ESAB	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.18

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ESAB or SEI?

ESAB has higher revenue and earnings than Solaris Energy Infrastructure. ESAB is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Solaris Energy Infrastructure, 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
ESAB	$2.73B	2.80	$205.29M	$4.44	28.42
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	$371.53M	4.81	$24.34M	$0.49	54.03

Summary

ESAB and Solaris Energy Infrastructure tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.