Albany International (AIN) Competitors

Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) and Albany International (NYSE:AIN) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer FELE or AIN?

Franklin Electric currently has a consensus price target of $107.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.24%. Albany International has a consensus price target of $71.40, indicating a potential upside of 26.89%. Given Albany International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Albany International is more favorable than Franklin Electric.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Franklin Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Albany International	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Which has more volatility and risk, FELE or AIN?

Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Albany International has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FELE or AIN a better dividend stock?

Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Albany International pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Franklin Electric pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Albany International pays out 54.0% 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. Franklin Electric has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years and Albany International has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

Does the media refer more to FELE or AIN?

In the previous week, Albany International had 1 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Albany International and 5 mentions for Franklin Electric. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Albany International's score of 1.14 indicating that Franklin Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Franklin Electric	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Albany International	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FELE or AIN?

80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Albany International shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Albany International shares are owned 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 higher valuation and earnings, FELE or AIN?

Franklin Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Albany International. Franklin Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Albany International, 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
Franklin Electric	$2.02B	2.10	$180.31M	$3.87	24.63
Albany International	$1.23B	1.35	$87.62M	$2.00	28.14

Is FELE or AIN more profitable?

Franklin Electric has a net margin of 8.71% compared to Albany International's net margin of 5.25%. Franklin Electric's return on equity of 14.05% beat Albany International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Franklin Electric	8.71%	14.05%	9.47%
Albany International	5.25%	8.87%	4.88%

Summary

Franklin Electric beats Albany International on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.