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$128.39 +1.23 (+0.97%)
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BDC vs. AVT, DIOD, LFUS, APH, ARW, CR, NVT, RRX, TEL, and GNRC

Should you be buying Belden stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Belden include Avnet (AVT), Diodes (DIOD), Littelfuse (LFUS), Amphenol (APH), Arrow Electronics (ARW), Crane (CR), nVent Electric (NVT), Regal Rexnord (RRX), TE Connectivity (TEL), and Generac (GNRC).

Belden vs. Its Competitors

Avnet (NASDAQ:AVT) and Belden (NYSE:BDC) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Belden has a net margin of 8.35% compared to Avnet's net margin of 1.43%. Belden's return on equity of 22.28% beat Avnet's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Avnet1.43% 6.96% 2.83%
Belden 8.35%22.28%8.23%

In the previous week, Belden had 4 more articles in the media than Avnet. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Belden and 6 mentions for Avnet. Avnet's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Belden's score of 0.81 indicating that Avnet is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Avnet
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Belden
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Avnet presently has a consensus target price of $49.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.41%. Belden has a consensus target price of $132.75, indicating a potential upside of 3.39%. Given Belden's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Belden is more favorable than Avnet.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Avnet
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50
Belden
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Avnet pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Belden pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Avnet pays out 37.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Belden pays out 3.9% 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. Avnet has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Avnet is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Avnet has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Belden has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Avnet$22.15B0.20$498.70M$3.5714.99
Belden$2.55B1.99$198.43M$5.1824.79

95.8% of Avnet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Belden shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Avnet shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Belden shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Belden beats Avnet on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BDC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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BDC vs. The Competition

MetricBeldenWIRE&CABLE PRDS IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$5.08B$2.59B$7.88B$21.10B
Dividend Yield0.15%0.92%4.55%3.59%
P/E Ratio24.7913.3725.5828.44
Price / Sales1.990.97101.4558.59
Price / Cash13.557.3327.9222.92
Price / Book4.002.014.464.69
Net Income$198.43M$224.93M$795.63M$995.51M
7 Day Performance0.36%4.90%1.41%1.65%
1 Month Performance10.10%11.06%5.67%4.54%
1 Year Performance39.65%5.51%32.01%9.99%

Belden Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BDC
Belden
4.6052 of 5 stars
$128.39
+1.0%
$132.75
+3.4%
+38.7%$5.08B$2.55B24.797,500Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Upgrade
AVT
Avnet
4.6889 of 5 stars
$55.05
+0.1%
$49.00
-11.0%
+3.2%$4.61B$23.76B15.4215,462Positive News
DIOD
Diodes
1.5663 of 5 stars
$55.26
+0.5%
$55.00
-0.5%
-35.7%$2.55B$1.31B100.478,593News Coverage
Analyst Downgrade
LFUS
Littelfuse
4.2815 of 5 stars
$232.18
-1.0%
$252.25
+8.6%
-10.0%$5.80B$2.19B26.3216,000News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
APH
Amphenol
4.475 of 5 stars
$103.69
+0.3%
$94.07
-9.3%
+69.9%$125.00B$15.22B50.34125,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
ARW
Arrow Electronics
3.9239 of 5 stars
$130.61
+0.1%
$115.75
-11.4%
+6.4%$6.77B$27.92B17.9921,520News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Upgrade
CR
Crane
3.8368 of 5 stars
$186.89
-1.2%
$207.50
+11.0%
+22.8%$10.75B$2.18B24.7511,000Upcoming Earnings
NVT
nVent Electric
3.452 of 5 stars
$74.97
-1.2%
$80.33
+7.2%
+11.8%$12.50B$3.01B21.4212,100News Coverage
Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
RRX
Regal Rexnord
4.8216 of 5 stars
$148.85
-2.2%
$185.25
+24.5%
+4.1%$10.10B$6.03B42.4130,800Positive News
Dividend Announcement
TEL
TE Connectivity
4.5221 of 5 stars
$179.62
+0.4%
$177.10
-1.4%
+34.4%$53.07B$15.85B39.4887,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
GNRC
Generac
3.2396 of 5 stars
$150.27
-1.9%
$168.11
+11.9%
+2.7%$9.05B$4.30B26.189,239Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision

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