Solaris Energy Infrastructure (SEI) Competitors

SPX Technologies (NYSE:SPXC) and Solaris Energy Infrastructure (NASDAQ:SEI) are both mid-cap machinery companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Is SPXC or SEI more profitable?

SPX Technologies has a net margin of 10.13% compared to Solaris Energy Infrastructure's net margin of 4.80%. SPX Technologies' return on equity of 19.67% beat Solaris Energy Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SPX Technologies	10.13%	19.67%	9.40%
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	4.80%	6.66%	4.12%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SPXC or SEI?

92.8% of SPX Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of SPX Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.2% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, SPXC or SEI?

SPX Technologies has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Solaris Energy Infrastructure has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SPXC or SEI?

SPX Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Solaris Energy Infrastructure. SPX Technologies 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
SPX Technologies	$1.98B	4.07	$200.50M	$4.29	40.33
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	$371.53M	5.87	$24.34M	$0.49	65.88

Does the media favor SPXC or SEI?

In the previous week, SPX Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Solaris Energy Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for SPX Technologies and 4 mentions for Solaris Energy Infrastructure. Solaris Energy Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat SPX Technologies' score of 1.33 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
SPX Technologies	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate SPXC or SEI?

SPX Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $183.20, indicating a potential upside of 5.88%. Solaris Energy Infrastructure has a consensus price target of $42.56, indicating a potential upside of 31.83%. Given Solaris Energy Infrastructure's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Solaris Energy Infrastructure is more favorable than SPX Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SPX Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Summary

SPX Technologies beats Solaris Energy Infrastructure on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.