Solaris Energy Infrastructure (SEI) Competitors

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

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

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

Does the media refer more to SEI or ESAB?

In the previous week, Solaris Energy Infrastructure and Solaris Energy Infrastructure both had 4 articles in the media. Solaris Energy Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat ESAB's score of 1.44 indicating that Solaris Energy Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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
ESAB	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SEI or ESAB a better dividend stock?

Solaris Energy Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. ESAB pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. 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 pays out 9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ESAB has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Is SEI or ESAB more profitable?

ESAB has a net margin of 9.98% compared to Solaris Energy Infrastructure's net margin of 4.80%. ESAB's return on equity of 16.98% beat Solaris Energy Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	4.80%	6.66%	4.12%
ESAB	9.98%	16.98%	7.69%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SEI or ESAB?

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
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	$371.53M	5.76	$24.34M	$0.49	64.71
ESAB	$2.73B	2.78	$264.84M	$4.44	28.14

Which has more volatility & risk, SEI or ESAB?

Solaris Energy Infrastructure has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ESAB has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend SEI or ESAB?

Solaris Energy Infrastructure presently has a consensus target price of $42.56, indicating a potential upside of 34.20%. ESAB has a consensus target price of $137.22, indicating a potential upside of 9.83%. Given Solaris Energy Infrastructure's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Solaris Energy Infrastructure is more favorable than ESAB.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
ESAB	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Summary

ESAB beats Solaris Energy Infrastructure on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.