AZZ (AZZ) Competitors $100.96 -0.17 (-0.17%) As of 01:28 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, PLUG, POWL, PPSI, and IPWRShould 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), Plug Power (PLUG), Powell Industries (POWL), Pioneer Power Solutions (PPSI), and Ideal Power (IPWR). AZZ vs. Its Competitors Franklin Electric Brady ITT A. O. Smith ESCO Technologies Enersys Plug Power Powell Industries Pioneer Power Solutions Ideal Power AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) and Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend AZZ or FELE? AZZ currently has a consensus price target of $115.43, indicating a potential upside of 14.33%. Franklin Electric has a consensus price target of $107.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.09%. Given AZZ's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe AZZ is more favorable than Franklin Electric.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AZZ 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.91Franklin Electric 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has stronger valuation and 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$1.58B1.92$128.83M$10.409.71Franklin Electric$2.06B2.14$180.31M$3.8725.58 Does the media refer more to AZZ or FELE? In the previous week, Franklin Electric had 1 more articles in the media than AZZ. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Franklin Electric and 4 mentions for AZZ. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat AZZ's score of 0.63 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Franklin Electric 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) 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 0.8%. Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. AZZ pays out 7.7% 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 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. Which has more risk & volatility, 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 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 company will outperform the market over the long term. Is AZZ or FELE more profitable? AZZ has a net margin of 19.69% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 8.71%. AZZ's return on equity of 15.01% beat Franklin Electric's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AZZ19.69% 15.01% 7.78% Franklin Electric 8.71%14.05%9.47% SummaryAZZ and Franklin Electric tied by winning 10 of the 20 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. 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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$3.03B$26.66B$7.92B$22.07BDividend Yield0.81%0.93%4.58%3.59%P/E Ratio9.7121.5925.2133.05Price / Sales1.9231.641,263.5560.36Price / Cash9.0121.6827.8724.20Price / Book2.334.294.944.70Net Income$128.83M$702.35M$790.14M$1.01B7 Day Performance3.42%0.24%1.62%2.39%1 Month Performance-9.52%2.81%2.54%1.36%1 Year Performance32.51%8.99%30.67%13.71% AZZ Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AZZAZZ4.4799 of 5 stars$100.96-0.2%$115.43+14.3%+33.3%$3.03B$1.58B9.713,684FELEFranklin Electric4.5036 of 5 stars$92.84+1.2%$107.00+15.3%-2.7%$4.08B$2.02B23.996,300News CoverageUpcoming EarningsBRCBrady3.3117 of 5 stars$73.34+1.1%N/A+7.3%$3.41B$1.51B18.666,400Positive NewsITTITT4.6796 of 5 stars$171.77+0.5%$190.89+11.1%+21.4%$13.33B$3.63B27.0111,700Upcoming EarningsAOSA. O. Smith4.7398 of 5 stars$67.70-0.1%$77.43+14.4%-10.6%$9.49B$3.82B18.8612,700Upcoming EarningsESEESCO Technologies2.3551 of 5 stars$212.60+2.7%$187.50-11.8%+71.6%$5.35B$1.03B47.883,281News CoveragePositive NewsENSEnersys3.8266 of 5 stars$115.66+5.8%$118.33+2.3%+22.2%$4.10B$3.62B13.2010,858Positive NewsPLUGPlug Power2.6132 of 5 stars$3.90+14.0%$2.47-36.7%+38.5%$3.95B$628.81M-1.693,224Analyst RevisionPOWLPowell Industries2.2171 of 5 stars$316.00+5.0%$312.00-1.3%+33.9%$3.63B$1.01B21.943,187Gap UpPPSIPioneer Power Solutions3.7548 of 5 stars$4.79+5.5%$12.00+150.5%-28.1%$50.37M$22.88M-7.0490Positive NewsShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeIPWRIdeal Power0.2727 of 5 stars$4.93+0.2%N/A-26.1%$41.81M$90K-4.017 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Franklin Electric Competitors Brady Competitors ITT Competitors A. O. 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