Albany International (AIN) Competitors

Albany International (NYSE:AIN) and Middleby (NASDAQ:MIDD) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and community ranking.

Do analysts recommend AIN or MIDD?

Albany International presently has a consensus target price of $79.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.31%. Middleby has a consensus target price of $168.14, suggesting a potential upside of 16.86%. Given Middleby's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Middleby is more favorable than Albany International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Albany International	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Middleby	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AIN or MIDD?

Middleby received 138 more outperform votes than Albany International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.29% of users gave Albany International an outperform vote while only 59.45% of users gave Middleby an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Albany International	Outperform Votes 252 60.29%	Underperform Votes 166 39.71%
Middleby	Outperform Votes 390 59.45%	Underperform Votes 266 40.55%

Which has more volatility and risk, AIN or MIDD?

Albany International has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Middleby has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to AIN or MIDD?

In the previous week, Middleby had 11 more articles in the media than Albany International. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Middleby and 3 mentions for Albany International. Albany International's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Middleby's score of 0.85 indicating that Albany International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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
Middleby	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AIN or MIDD?

Middleby has higher revenue and earnings than Albany International. Middleby 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	$1.21B	1.72	$111.12M	$2.48	27.63
Middleby	$3.85B	2.00	$400.88M	$8.00	17.99

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AIN or MIDD?

97.4% of Albany International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.6% of Middleby shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Albany International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Middleby shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AIN or MIDD more profitable?

Middleby has a net margin of 10.14% compared to Albany International's net margin of 7.92%. Middleby's return on equity of 14.66% beat Albany International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Albany International	7.92%	12.20%	6.69%
Middleby	10.14%	14.66%	7.09%

Summary

Middleby beats Albany International on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.