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$108.33 -0.94 (-0.86%)
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BDC vs. AYI, GNRC, ENPH, FELE, ENS, BRC, POWL, VICR, THR, and AMSC

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

Belden vs.

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

In the previous week, Belden had 4 more articles in the media than Acuity Brands. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Belden and 15 mentions for Acuity Brands. Acuity Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Belden's score of 1.35 indicating that Acuity Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Belden
15 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Acuity Brands
15 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Acuity Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Belden. Acuity Brands 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
Belden$2.55B1.68$198.43M$5.1820.91
Acuity Brands$3.96B2.04$422.60M$13.1919.84

Belden presently has a consensus price target of $126.20, indicating a potential upside of 16.50%. Acuity Brands has a consensus price target of $317.60, indicating a potential upside of 21.34%. Given Acuity Brands' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Acuity Brands is more favorable than Belden.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Belden
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Acuity Brands
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Belden pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Acuity Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Belden pays out 3.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Acuity Brands pays out 5.2% 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. Acuity Brands has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Acuity Brands is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Belden has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acuity Brands has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Acuity Brands received 253 more outperform votes than Belden when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.67% of users gave Acuity Brands an outperform vote while only 66.62% of users gave Belden an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
BeldenOutperform Votes
465
66.62%
Underperform Votes
233
33.38%
Acuity BrandsOutperform Votes
718
67.67%
Underperform Votes
343
32.33%

Acuity Brands has a net margin of 11.11% compared to Belden's net margin of 8.06%. Belden's return on equity of 21.42% beat Acuity Brands' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Belden8.06% 21.42% 7.90%
Acuity Brands 11.11%19.98%12.44%

98.8% of Belden shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Acuity Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Belden shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Acuity Brands shares are owned by 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.

Summary

Acuity Brands beats Belden on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BDC vs. The Competition

MetricBeldenNonferrous wiredrawing & insulating IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.28B$11.47B$7.63B$19.30B
Dividend Yield0.18%1.27%4.58%3.84%
P/E Ratio22.5235.4023.1434.53
Price / Sales1.681.2990.5434.83
Price / Cash11.899.8926.9417.51
Price / Book3.372.103.974.69
Net Income$198.43M$176.02M$807.24M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-3.24%-2.04%0.77%-1.74%
1 Month Performance14.35%7.25%11.16%7.50%
1 Year Performance12.58%13.81%19.74%4.15%

Belden Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BDC
Belden
4.6475 of 5 stars
$108.33
-0.9%
$126.20
+16.5%
+12.6%$4.28B$2.55B22.528,000Positive News
Dividend Announcement
AYI
Acuity Brands
4.1672 of 5 stars
$271.30
+5.7%
$317.60
+17.1%
-0.6%$8.38B$3.96B19.9813,200Positive News
GNRC
Generac
4.5482 of 5 stars
$127.15
+5.0%
$167.20
+31.5%
-18.3%$7.51B$4.35B23.559,500Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
ENPH
Enphase Energy
4.8193 of 5 stars
$47.94
-5.6%
$70.54
+47.1%
-68.6%$6.29B$1.42B64.782,820Trending News
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
FELE
Franklin Electric
4.4421 of 5 stars
$89.69
+3.2%
$94.00
+4.8%
-12.8%$4.09B$2.02B23.306,500Positive News
ENS
EnerSys
4.2872 of 5 stars
$98.64
+5.9%
$117.50
+19.1%
-16.4%$3.89B$3.55B12.2111,400Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
BRC
Brady
2.5152 of 5 stars
$75.16
+2.3%
N/A+4.1%$3.59B$1.42B18.475,700Earnings Report
POWL
Powell Industries
3.9134 of 5 stars
$187.90
+7.5%
$312.00
+66.0%
-11.0%$2.27B$1.08B14.272,170Gap Up
VICR
Vicor
1.7764 of 5 stars
$43.91
+6.7%
$43.00
-2.1%
+19.1%$1.98B$369.15M84.441,090Positive News
Gap Down
THR
Thermon Group
3.6302 of 5 stars
$30.00
+4.6%
$38.00
+26.6%
-18.9%$1.01B$491.78M22.061,230Trending News
Earnings Report
AMSC
American Superconductor
1.8256 of 5 stars
$22.80
+5.6%
$33.67
+47.7%
+59.4%$899.69M$198.19M325.76330Trending News
Earnings Report
Options Volume
Gap Up

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This page (NYSE:BDC) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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