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AZZ vs. FELE, AIT, BRC, DOV, and GRC

Should you buy AZZ stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares AZZ with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with AZZ include Franklin Electric (FELE), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Brady (BRC), Dover (DOV), and Gorman-Rupp (GRC). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.

How does AZZ compare to Franklin Electric?

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

AZZ has a net margin of 19.23% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 6.91%. Franklin Electric's return on equity of 14.86% beat AZZ's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Franklin Electric6.91% 14.86% 9.81%
AZZ 19.23%14.47%8.48%

Franklin Electric presently has a consensus price target of $106.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.47%. AZZ has a consensus price target of $152.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.71%. Given Franklin Electric's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Franklin Electric is more favorable than AZZ.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Franklin Electric
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
AZZ
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AZZ has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Franklin Electric had 2 more articles in the media than AZZ. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Franklin Electric and 0 mentions for AZZ. AZZ's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Franklin Electric's score of -0.25 indicating that AZZ is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Franklin Electric Neutral
AZZ Positive

Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. AZZ pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Franklin Electric pays out 33.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AZZ pays out 7.6% 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. Franklin Electric has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years. Franklin Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of AZZ shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Franklin Electric shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of AZZ shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

AZZ has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Franklin Electric. AZZ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Franklin Electric$2.13B2.17$147.09M$3.3231.46
AZZ$1.65B2.87$317.26M$10.5015.03

Summary

AZZ beats Franklin Electric on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AZZ compare to Applied Industrial Technologies?

AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) and Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Applied Industrial Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than AZZ. AZZ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Applied Industrial Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AZZ$1.65B2.87$317.26M$10.5015.03
Applied Industrial Technologies$4.56B2.74$392.99M$10.5931.93

AZZ pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. AZZ pays out 7.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 19.3% 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. Applied Industrial Technologies has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Applied Industrial Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

AZZ has a net margin of 19.23% compared to Applied Industrial Technologies' net margin of 8.34%. Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity of 21.64% beat AZZ's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AZZ19.23% 14.47% 8.48%
Applied Industrial Technologies 8.34%21.64%12.91%

AZZ has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

AZZ currently has a consensus price target of $152.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.71%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus price target of $323.14, suggesting a potential downside of 4.45%. Given AZZ's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe AZZ is more favorable than Applied Industrial Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AZZ
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57
Applied Industrial Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

In the previous week, Applied Industrial Technologies had 8 more articles in the media than AZZ. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies and 0 mentions for AZZ. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat AZZ's score of 0.67 indicating that Applied Industrial Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
AZZ Positive
Applied Industrial Technologies Positive

90.9% of AZZ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of AZZ shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Applied Industrial Technologies beats AZZ on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AZZ compare to Brady?

Brady (NYSE:BRC) and AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

AZZ has a net margin of 19.23% compared to Brady's net margin of 12.93%. Brady's return on equity of 19.01% beat AZZ's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Brady12.93% 19.01% 13.47%
AZZ 19.23%14.47%8.48%

76.3% of Brady shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of AZZ shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.6% of Brady shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of AZZ shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Brady presently has a consensus target price of $103.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.34%. AZZ has a consensus target price of $152.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.71%. Given Brady's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Brady is more favorable than AZZ.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Brady
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
AZZ
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

In the previous week, Brady had 1 more articles in the media than AZZ. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Brady and 0 mentions for AZZ. Brady's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat AZZ's score of 0.67 indicating that Brady is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Brady Positive
AZZ Positive

Brady has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AZZ has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Brady$1.51B2.64$189.26M$4.3919.34
AZZ$1.65B2.87$317.26M$10.5015.03

Brady pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. AZZ pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Brady pays out 22.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AZZ pays out 7.6% 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. Brady has increased its dividend for 39 consecutive years. Brady is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Brady beats AZZ on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AZZ compare to Dover?

AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) and Dover (NYSE:DOV) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AZZ$1.65B2.87$317.26M$10.5015.03
Dover$8.09B3.82$1.09B$8.0228.59

AZZ currently has a consensus target price of $152.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.71%. Dover has a consensus target price of $239.85, suggesting a potential upside of 4.59%. Given Dover's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dover is more favorable than AZZ.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AZZ
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57
Dover
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

AZZ has a net margin of 19.23% compared to Dover's net margin of 13.30%. Dover's return on equity of 18.01% beat AZZ's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AZZ19.23% 14.47% 8.48%
Dover 13.30%18.01%10.10%

90.9% of AZZ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Dover shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of AZZ shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Dover shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Dover had 3 more articles in the media than AZZ. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Dover and 0 mentions for AZZ. Dover's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat AZZ's score of 0.67 indicating that Dover is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
AZZ Positive
Dover Positive

AZZ has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

AZZ pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. AZZ pays out 7.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dover pays out 25.9% 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. Dover has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years. Dover is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Dover beats AZZ on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AZZ compare to Gorman-Rupp?

AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) and Gorman-Rupp (NYSE:GRC) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

AZZ has a net margin of 19.23% compared to Gorman-Rupp's net margin of 8.45%. Gorman-Rupp's return on equity of 15.08% beat AZZ's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AZZ19.23% 14.47% 8.48%
Gorman-Rupp 8.45%15.08%7.18%

In the previous week, Gorman-Rupp had 2 more articles in the media than AZZ. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Gorman-Rupp and 0 mentions for AZZ. AZZ's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Gorman-Rupp's score of 0.50 indicating that AZZ is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
AZZ Positive
Gorman-Rupp Positive

90.9% of AZZ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.3% of Gorman-Rupp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of AZZ shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Gorman-Rupp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

AZZ has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gorman-Rupp has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the broader market.

AZZ presently has a consensus price target of $152.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.71%. Given AZZ's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe AZZ is more favorable than Gorman-Rupp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AZZ
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57
Gorman-Rupp
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

AZZ pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Gorman-Rupp pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. AZZ pays out 7.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gorman-Rupp pays out 34.1% 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. Gorman-Rupp has raised its dividend for 52 consecutive years. Gorman-Rupp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

AZZ has higher revenue and earnings than Gorman-Rupp. AZZ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gorman-Rupp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AZZ$1.65B2.87$317.26M$10.5015.03
Gorman-Rupp$682.39M3.42$53.02M$2.2339.60

Summary

AZZ and Gorman-Rupp tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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AZZ vs. The Competition

MetricAZZMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.74B$39.64B$9.80B$23.29B
Dividend Yield0.51%0.89%3.54%4.06%
P/E Ratio15.0331.1725.9531.48
Price / Sales2.87116.264,960.7422.46
Price / Cash16.1727.7527.8518.67
Price / Book3.536.214.694.68
Net Income$317.26M$909.86M$792.16M$1.08B
7 Day Performance3.83%3.73%0.68%-1.09%
1 Month Performance14.51%5.13%0.89%0.29%
1 Year Performance80.77%116.34%26.56%24.73%

AZZ Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AZZ
AZZ
3.1717 of 5 stars
$157.86
+0.4%
$152.00
-3.7%
+79.8%$4.74B$1.65B15.033,767
FELE
Franklin Electric
2.7882 of 5 stars
$103.50
-0.1%
$106.00
+2.4%
+22.7%$4.58B$2.13B31.176,500
AIT
Applied Industrial Technologies
3.4607 of 5 stars
$316.38
-1.2%
$313.67
-0.9%
+49.3%$11.83B$4.56B29.876,800
BRC
Brady
4.8784 of 5 stars
$84.29
+2.0%
$103.00
+22.2%
+28.1%$3.89B$1.51B19.206,400
DOV
Dover
3.0138 of 5 stars
$220.83
+1.6%
$239.85
+8.6%
+28.0%$29.28B$8.09B27.5324,000

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