Albany International (AIN) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AIN or FELE?

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
Albany International	$1.23B	1.53	$87.62M	$2.00	31.88
Franklin Electric	$2.02B	2.12	$180.31M	$3.87	24.92

Which has more volatility and risk, AIN or FELE?

Albany International has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate AIN or FELE?

Albany International currently has a consensus price target of $71.40, suggesting a potential upside of 11.97%. Franklin Electric has a consensus price target of $107.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.95%. Given Albany International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Albany International is more favorable than Franklin Electric.

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

Is AIN or FELE 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
Albany International	5.25%	8.87%	4.88%
Franklin Electric	8.71%	14.05%	9.47%

Does the media refer more to AIN or FELE?

In the previous week, Albany International had 6 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Albany International and 4 mentions for Franklin Electric. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Albany International's score of 0.47 indicating that Franklin Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Albany International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Franklin Electric	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is AIN or FELE a better dividend stock?

Albany International pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Albany International pays out 54.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Electric pays out 27.4% 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. Albany International has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Franklin Electric has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AIN or FELE?

97.4% of Albany International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Albany International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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