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$72.17 +0.36 (+0.50%)
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AIN vs. FELE, LECO, AIT, DCI, FSS, ITT, KMT, NPO, PH, and SXI

Should you be buying Albany International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Albany International include Franklin Electric (FELE), Lincoln Electric (LECO), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Donaldson (DCI), Federal Signal (FSS), ITT (ITT), Kennametal (KMT), Enpro (NPO), Parker-Hannifin (PH), and Standex International (SXI).

Albany International vs. Its Competitors

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Albany International$1.23B1.77$87.62M$2.4829.10
Franklin Electric$2.02B2.10$180.31M$3.8224.32

Albany International pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Albany International pays out 43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Electric pays out 27.7% 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. Albany International has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Franklin Electric has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years.

97.4% of Albany International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Albany International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Franklin Electric has a net margin of 8.85% compared to Albany International's net margin of 6.44%. Franklin Electric's return on equity of 14.08% beat Albany International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Albany International6.44% 9.79% 5.47%
Franklin Electric 8.85%14.08%9.72%

In the previous week, Albany International had 5 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Albany International and 2 mentions for Franklin Electric. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Albany International's score of 0.72 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
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Franklin Electric
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Albany International has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Albany International presently has a consensus target price of $79.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.47%. Franklin Electric has a consensus target price of $94.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.19%. Given Albany International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Franklin Electric
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

Franklin Electric beats Albany International on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AIN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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AIN vs. The Competition

MetricAlbany InternationalTEXTILE IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.17B$751.83M$7.88B$21.11B
Dividend Yield1.50%1.50%4.55%3.60%
P/E Ratio29.1016.4525.5628.44
Price / Sales1.770.96101.4358.68
Price / Cash11.8111.8127.9222.92
Price / Book2.361.354.464.69
Net Income$87.62M$20.11M$795.63M$995.51M
7 Day Performance3.39%2.45%1.40%1.65%
1 Month Performance3.90%-1.96%5.68%4.54%
1 Year Performance-21.65%-22.70%31.97%9.99%

Albany International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AIN
Albany International
2.8116 of 5 stars
$72.17
+0.5%
$79.00
+9.5%
-21.2%$2.17B$1.23B29.105,400Upcoming Earnings
FELE
Franklin Electric
4.3549 of 5 stars
$90.89
-0.8%
$94.00
+3.4%
-10.5%$4.14B$2.02B23.796,300Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
LECO
Lincoln Electric
3.8398 of 5 stars
$222.82
+0.0%
$206.40
-7.4%
+10.3%$12.44B$4.03B27.4712,000News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
4.1118 of 5 stars
$256.95
+1.2%
$285.00
+10.9%
+29.7%$9.79B$4.50B25.806,500Positive News
DCI
Donaldson
4.0023 of 5 stars
$70.22
-0.5%
$70.00
-0.3%
-1.7%$8.18B$3.59B23.5614,000Positive News
Dividend Announcement
FSS
Federal Signal
1.5763 of 5 stars
$107.93
-2.0%
$108.67
+0.7%
+12.7%$6.58B$1.90B31.564,700Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
ITT
ITT
4.5864 of 5 stars
$158.11
+0.2%
$170.00
+7.5%
+16.3%$12.44B$3.63B25.1411,700Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
KMT
Kennametal
2.6483 of 5 stars
$24.45
-1.0%
$25.40
+3.9%
+0.8%$1.86B$2.05B17.598,447Positive News
NPO
Enpro
3.5658 of 5 stars
$203.83
-0.3%
$202.50
-0.7%
+24.5%$4.29B$1.06B50.703,500News Coverage
Analyst Revision
PH
Parker-Hannifin
4.2992 of 5 stars
$712.31
-0.4%
$735.88
+3.3%
+35.4%$91.02B$19.93B27.4361,120Positive News
SXI
Standex International
4.4041 of 5 stars
$161.38
-1.2%
$223.33
+38.4%
-10.4%$1.95B$720.64M31.893,700News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
High Trading Volume

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