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AYI vs. ROK, GNRC, ENPH, FELE, BDC, ENS, BRC, VICR, POWL, and THR

Should you be buying Acuity Brands stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Acuity Brands include Rockwell Automation (ROK), Generac (GNRC), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Franklin Electric (FELE), Belden (BDC), EnerSys (ENS), Brady (BRC), Vicor (VICR), Powell Industries (POWL), and Thermon Group (THR). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry.

Acuity Brands vs.

Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) and Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) are both construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Acuity Brands received 83 more outperform votes than Rockwell Automation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.64% of users gave Acuity Brands an outperform vote while only 55.08% of users gave Rockwell Automation an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Acuity BrandsOutperform Votes
717
67.64%
Underperform Votes
343
32.36%
Rockwell AutomationOutperform Votes
634
55.08%
Underperform Votes
517
44.92%

Acuity Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Rockwell Automation pays an annual dividend of $5.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Acuity Brands pays out 5.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rockwell Automation pays out 65.3% 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. Rockwell Automation has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Rockwell Automation is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

98.2% of Acuity Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.8% of Rockwell Automation shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Acuity Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Rockwell Automation shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Rockwell Automation has a net margin of 11.38% compared to Acuity Brands' net margin of 11.11%. Rockwell Automation's return on equity of 30.17% beat Acuity Brands' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Acuity Brands11.11% 19.98% 12.44%
Rockwell Automation 11.38%30.17%9.75%

Acuity Brands presently has a consensus target price of $317.60, suggesting a potential upside of 30.29%. Rockwell Automation has a consensus target price of $297.11, suggesting a potential upside of 20.09%. Given Acuity Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Acuity Brands is more favorable than Rockwell Automation.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Acuity Brands
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Rockwell Automation
3 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.42

Rockwell Automation has higher revenue and earnings than Acuity Brands. Acuity Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rockwell Automation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Acuity Brands$3.96B1.90$422.60M$13.1918.48
Rockwell Automation$8.09B3.46$952.50M$8.0330.81

Acuity Brands has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rockwell Automation has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Rockwell Automation had 12 more articles in the media than Acuity Brands. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Rockwell Automation and 13 mentions for Acuity Brands. Acuity Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Rockwell Automation's score of 1.20 indicating that Acuity Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Acuity Brands
13 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Rockwell Automation
17 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Acuity Brands and Rockwell Automation tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.

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AYI vs. The Competition

MetricAcuity BrandsElectric lighting & wiring equipment IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$7.47B$1.01B$8.24B$18.97B
Dividend Yield0.28%0.82%2.12%4.02%
P/E Ratio17.957.5115.3932.71
Price / Sales1.901.5272.9527.84
Price / Cash17.4817.1321.4017.53
Price / Book3.153.014.094.47
Net Income$422.60M$55.56M$535.55M$1.02B
7 Day Performance0.19%3.82%0.02%0.50%
1 Month Performance-7.63%-2.93%61.80%-2.83%
1 Year Performance-0.92%-2.60%75.83%4.36%

Acuity Brands Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AYI
Acuity Brands
4.6413 of 5 stars
$241.75
-0.8%
$317.60
+31.4%
-1.9%$7.47B$3.96B17.8013,200Positive News
ROK
Rockwell Automation
4.9653 of 5 stars
$248.78
+0.1%
$297.11
+19.4%
-8.7%$28.13B$8.09B30.9826,000Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
GNRC
Generac
4.7107 of 5 stars
$112.95
-0.8%
$173.40
+53.5%
-15.7%$6.73B$4.30B20.929,500Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
Positive News
ENPH
Enphase Energy
4.8298 of 5 stars
$46.24
+1.1%
$70.54
+52.6%
-59.0%$6.12B$1.33B62.482,820Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
Gap Up
FELE
Franklin Electric
4.1871 of 5 stars
$88.99
-0.4%
$97.50
+9.6%
-11.7%$4.06B$2.02B23.056,500Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
BDC
Belden
4.5447 of 5 stars
$100.12
-1.2%
$126.20
+26.1%
+26.6%$3.98B$2.46B20.848,000Earnings Report
News Coverage
Positive News
ENS
EnerSys
4.6915 of 5 stars
$86.61
+0.8%
$117.50
+35.7%
-4.3%$3.41B$3.55B10.7211,400Short Interest ↓
Positive News
BRC
Brady
2.7627 of 5 stars
$68.57
-0.7%
N/A+19.2%$3.27B$1.42B16.835,700
VICR
Vicor
1.8795 of 5 stars
$50.57
-0.2%
$43.00
-15.0%
+23.2%$2.28B$359.06M97.121,090Earnings Report
News Coverage
POWL
Powell Industries
4.4511 of 5 stars
$181.75
-1.4%
$312.00
+71.7%
+28.0%$2.20B$1.06B13.842,170Positive News
THR
Thermon Group
3.9485 of 5 stars
$26.06
-0.5%
$40.00
+53.5%
-18.1%$877.62M$491.78M19.151,230Positive News

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