Belden (BDC) Competitors

In the previous week, Belden had 6 more articles in the media than Avnet. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Belden and 17 mentions for Avnet. Belden's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Avnet's score of 0.69 indicating that Belden is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Avnet currently has a consensus price target of $93.25, indicating a potential downside of 5.27%. Belden has a consensus price target of $156.25, indicating a potential upside of 20.16%. Given Belden's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Belden is more favorable than Avnet.

Avnet pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Belden pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Avnet pays out 54.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Belden pays out 3.3% 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. 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 higher revenue and earnings than Belden. Belden is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avnet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Belden has a net margin of 8.52% compared to Avnet's net margin of 0.86%. Belden's return on equity of 25.00% beat Avnet's return on equity.

Avnet has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Belden has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market.

95.8% of Avnet shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Belden shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Avnet shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Belden shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Littelfuse pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Belden pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Littelfuse pays out -600.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Belden pays out 3.3% 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. Littelfuse has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Littelfuse is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

96.1% of Littelfuse shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Belden shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Littelfuse shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Belden shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Belden has a net margin of 8.52% compared to Littelfuse's net margin of -0.31%. Belden's return on equity of 25.00% beat Littelfuse's return on equity.

Littelfuse presently has a consensus target price of $465.83, suggesting a potential upside of 0.14%. Belden has a consensus target price of $156.25, suggesting a potential upside of 20.16%. Given Belden's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Belden is more favorable than Littelfuse.

In the previous week, Belden had 11 more articles in the media than Littelfuse. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Belden and 12 mentions for Littelfuse. Littelfuse's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Belden's score of 0.77 indicating that Littelfuse is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Littelfuse has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Belden has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market.

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

98.8% of Belden shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Arrow Electronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Belden shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Arrow Electronics shares are owned 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.

Belden has a net margin of 8.52% compared to Arrow Electronics' net margin of 2.17%. Belden's return on equity of 25.00% beat Arrow Electronics' return on equity.

Belden currently has a consensus target price of $156.25, indicating a potential upside of 20.16%. Arrow Electronics has a consensus target price of $222.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.78%. Given Belden's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Belden is more favorable than Arrow Electronics.

Belden has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Arrow Electronics has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the broader market.

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

In the previous week, Belden had 14 more articles in the media than Arrow Electronics. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Belden and 9 mentions for Arrow Electronics. Arrow Electronics' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Belden's score of 0.77 indicating that Arrow Electronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Belden pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Crane pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Belden pays out 3.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crane pays out 17.8% 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. Crane has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Crane is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Crane has a net margin of 13.10% compared to Belden's net margin of 8.52%. Belden's return on equity of 25.00% beat Crane's return on equity.

98.8% of Belden shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Crane shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Belden shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Crane shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Belden has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Crane has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the broader market.

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

In the previous week, Belden and Belden both had 23 articles in the media. Crane's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Belden's score of 0.77 indicating that Crane is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Belden currently has a consensus price target of $156.25, indicating a potential upside of 20.16%. Crane has a consensus price target of $236.33, indicating a potential upside of 6.34%. Given Belden's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Belden is more favorable than Crane.