Albany International (AIN) Competitors

Mueller Industries (NYSE:MLI) and Albany International (NYSE:AIN) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MLI or AIN?

Mueller Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Albany International. Mueller Industries 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
Mueller Industries	$3.92B	2.13	$604.88M	$5.49	13.76
Albany International	$1.23B	1.59	$111.12M	$2.79	22.73

Is MLI or AIN a better dividend stock?

Mueller Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Albany International pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Mueller Industries pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Albany International pays out 38.7% 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.

Do analysts rate MLI or AIN?

Mueller Industries currently has a consensus price target of $105.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.96%. Albany International has a consensus price target of $80.40, suggesting a potential upside of 26.79%. Given Mueller Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Mueller Industries is more favorable than Albany International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mueller Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Albany International	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has more risk and volatility, MLI or AIN?

Mueller Industries has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Albany International has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MLI or AIN?

In the previous week, Albany International had 2 more articles in the media than Mueller Industries. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Albany International and 12 mentions for Mueller Industries. Mueller Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Albany International's score of 1.09 indicating that Mueller Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mueller Industries	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Albany International	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

94.5% of Mueller Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Albany International shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Mueller Industries 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MLI or AIN?

Albany International received 57 more outperform votes than Mueller Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.78% of users gave Mueller Industries an outperform vote while only 60.63% of users gave Albany International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mueller Industries	Outperform Votes 194 61.78%	Underperform Votes 120 38.22%
Albany International	Outperform Votes 251 60.63%	Underperform Votes 163 39.37%

Is MLI or AIN more profitable?

Mueller Industries has a net margin of 16.05% compared to Albany International's net margin of 7.92%. Mueller Industries' return on equity of 22.97% beat Albany International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mueller Industries	16.05%	22.97%	19.42%
Albany International	7.92%	12.20%	6.69%

Summary

Mueller Industries beats Albany International on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.