Albany International (AIN) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer MLI or AIN?

In the previous week, Mueller Industries had 8 more articles in the media than Albany International. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Mueller Industries and 3 mentions for Albany International. Mueller Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Albany International's score of 0.79 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 1.2%. Albany International pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Mueller Industries pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Albany International pays out 43.5% 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. Mueller Industries has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Albany International has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Albany International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

94.5% of Mueller Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Albany International shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Mueller Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Albany International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, MLI or AIN?

Mueller Industries has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Albany International has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer MLI or AIN?

Mueller Industries presently has a consensus price target of $105.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.20%. Albany International has a consensus price target of $79.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.37%. Given Mueller Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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 stronger valuation and 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	$3.77B	2.46	$604.88M	$5.49	15.28
Albany International	$1.21B	1.81	$87.62M	$2.48	29.13

Is MLI or AIN more profitable?

Mueller Industries has a net margin of 15.92% compared to Albany International's net margin of 6.44%. Mueller Industries' return on equity of 23.17% beat Albany International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mueller Industries	15.92%	23.17%	19.51%
Albany International	6.44%	9.79%	5.47%

Summary

Mueller Industries beats Albany International on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.