Atkore (ATKR) Competitors

Atkore (NYSE:ATKR) and EnerSys (NYSE:ENS) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has better valuation & earnings, ATKR or ENS?

Atkore has higher revenue and earnings than EnerSys. Atkore is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EnerSys, 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
Atkore	$3.91 billion	1.36	$913.43 million	$19.43	7.11
EnerSys	$3.71 billion	1.15	$175.81 million	$4.26	24.43

Do analysts recommend ATKR or ENS?

Atkore presently has a consensus price target of $161.40, indicating a potential upside of 16.90%. EnerSys has a consensus price target of $97.50, indicating a potential downside of 6.33%. Given Atkore's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Atkore is more favorable than EnerSys.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atkore	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
EnerSys	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is ATKR or ENS more profitable?

Atkore has a net margin of 21.54% compared to EnerSys' net margin of 4.74%. Atkore's return on equity of 66.55% beat EnerSys' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atkore	21.54%	66.55%	32.22%
EnerSys	4.74%	14.75%	6.08%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ATKR or ENS?

EnerSys received 36 more outperform votes than Atkore when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.29% of users gave EnerSys an outperform vote while only 67.79% of users gave Atkore an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Atkore	Outperform Votes 343 67.79%	Underperform Votes 163 32.21%
EnerSys	Outperform Votes 379 69.29%	Underperform Votes 168 30.71%

Which has more volatility & risk, ATKR or ENS?

Atkore has a beta of 2.17, meaning that its stock price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EnerSys has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ATKR or ENS?

95.7% of EnerSys shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Atkore shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of EnerSys shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer ATKR or ENS?

In the previous week, Atkore had 3 more articles in the media than EnerSys. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Atkore and 4 mentions for EnerSys. EnerSys' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Atkore's score of 0.72 indicating that EnerSys is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Atkore	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EnerSys	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Atkore beats EnerSys on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.