AZZ (AZZ) Competitors $114.36 -0.92 (-0.80%) Closing price 09/16/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$114.79 +0.43 (+0.38%) As of 09/16/2025 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AZZ vs. FELE, BRC, ITT, AOS, ESE, ENS, POWL, PLUG, IPWR, and PPSIShould you be buying AZZ stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AZZ include Franklin Electric (FELE), Brady (BRC), ITT (ITT), A. O. Smith (AOS), ESCO Technologies (ESE), Enersys (ENS), Powell Industries (POWL), Plug Power (PLUG), Ideal Power (IPWR), and Pioneer Power Solutions (PPSI). AZZ vs. Its Competitors Franklin Electric Brady ITT A. O. Smith ESCO Technologies Enersys Powell Industries Plug Power Ideal Power Pioneer Power Solutions AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) 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 institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and valuation. Which has more volatility & risk, AZZ or FELE? AZZ has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer AZZ or FELE? In the previous week, AZZ and AZZ both had 7 articles in the media. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat AZZ's score of 0.82 indicating that Franklin Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AZZ 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Franklin Electric 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is AZZ or FELE a better dividend stock? AZZ pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. AZZ pays out 9.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Electric pays out 27.4% 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 increased 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. Do analysts prefer AZZ or FELE? AZZ presently has a consensus price target of $112.29, indicating a potential downside of 1.81%. Franklin Electric has a consensus price target of $107.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.87%. Given Franklin Electric's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Franklin Electric 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) 5 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.90Franklin Electric 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do insiders and institutionals believe in AZZ or FELE? 90.9% of AZZ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of AZZ shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is AZZ or FELE more profitable? AZZ has a net margin of 16.40% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 8.71%. AZZ's return on equity of 15.54% beat Franklin Electric's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AZZ16.40% 15.54% 7.51% Franklin Electric 8.71%14.05%9.47% Which has better valuation & earnings, AZZ or FELE? Franklin Electric has higher revenue and earnings than AZZ. 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 RatioAZZ$1.58B2.18$128.83M$8.6313.25Franklin Electric$2.02B2.09$180.31M$3.8724.50 SummaryAZZ beats Franklin Electric on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AZZ News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AZZ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AZZ and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart AZZ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAZZMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.46B$25.64B$7.76B$21.51BDividend Yield0.69%0.93%4.56%3.50%P/E Ratio13.2520.86309.5829.83Price / Sales2.1829.24214.0053.44Price / Cash10.5421.4928.9224.76Price / Book3.274.144.634.53Net Income$128.83M$702.35M$798.53M$998.53M7 Day Performance-1.44%1.67%0.99%1.09%1 Month Performance1.57%2.97%1.70%4.39%1 Year Performance42.72%4.93%24.97%13.83% AZZ Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AZZAZZ3.9183 of 5 stars$114.36-0.8%$112.29-1.8%+45.5%$3.46B$1.58B13.253,684High Trading VolumeFELEFranklin Electric4.8597 of 5 stars$97.61+0.0%$107.00+9.6%-3.7%$4.34B$2.06B25.226,300Positive NewsBRCBrady2.5958 of 5 stars$80.30-2.0%N/A+7.9%$3.88B$1.51B20.436,400ITTITT4.304 of 5 stars$173.12+1.3%$182.78+5.6%+34.1%$13.33B$3.63B27.2211,700Analyst ForecastAOSA. O. Smith4.6871 of 5 stars$73.84+0.2%$77.43+4.9%-9.9%$10.32B$3.82B20.5712,700Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionESEESCO Technologies2.0483 of 5 stars$205.11+1.2%$187.50-8.6%+74.3%$5.23B$1.03B46.203,281Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ENSEnersys4.0327 of 5 stars$104.40+0.5%$118.33+13.3%+7.6%$3.89B$3.62B11.9210,858Positive NewsPOWLPowell Industries3.3191 of 5 stars$272.40+1.6%$312.00+14.5%+75.3%$3.24B$1.01B18.923,187Positive NewsPLUGPlug Power3.2325 of 5 stars$1.44-1.4%$1.88+30.6%-14.7%$1.69B$628.81M-0.623,224Options VolumeIPWRIdeal Power0.2772 of 5 stars$5.20+1.8%N/A-32.3%$43.42M$90K-4.237Short Interest ↑PPSIPioneer Power Solutions2.9987 of 5 stars$3.81-1.0%$12.00+215.0%-4.9%$42.72M$22.88M0.0090Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Franklin Electric Competitors Brady Competitors ITT Competitors A. O. 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