This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. General Cable (BGC) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipTrendsBuy This Stock BGC vs. GNRC, AYI, BDC, ENPH, FELE, ENS, BRC, POWL, AMSC, and VICRShould you be buying General Cable stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of General Cable include Generac (GNRC), Acuity (AYI), Belden (BDC), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Franklin Electric (FELE), Enersys (ENS), Brady (BRC), Powell Industries (POWL), American Superconductor (AMSC), and Vicor (VICR). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry. General Cable vs. Its Competitors Generac Acuity Belden Enphase Energy Franklin Electric Enersys Brady Powell Industries American Superconductor Vicor Generac (NYSE:GNRC) and General Cable (NYSE:BGC) are both electrical components & equipment companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment. Which has higher earnings & valuation, GNRC or BGC? Generac has higher revenue and earnings than General Cable. Generac is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than General Cable, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGenerac$4.30B2.54$325.26M$6.0230.85General Cable$2.03B2.35$36.26M$0.07137.86 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GNRC or BGC? 84.0% of Generac shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.1% of General Cable shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Generac shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 47.9% of General Cable shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, GNRC or BGC? Generac has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Cable has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is GNRC or BGC more profitable? Generac has a net margin of 7.91% compared to General Cable's net margin of 1.74%. General Cable's return on equity of 48.53% beat Generac's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Generac7.91% 19.14% 9.19% General Cable 1.74%48.53%10.49% Does the media prefer GNRC or BGC? In the previous week, Generac had 20 more articles in the media than General Cable. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Generac and 0 mentions for General Cable. Generac's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat General Cable's score of 0.00 indicating that Generac is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Generac Positive General Cable Neutral Do analysts recommend GNRC or BGC? Generac currently has a consensus price target of $180.78, indicating a potential downside of 2.66%. General Cable has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 45.08%. Given General Cable's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe General Cable is more favorable than Generac.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Generac 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63General Cable 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryGenerac beats General Cable on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get General Cable News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BGC 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. 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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 BGC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGeneral CableSecurity & commodity brokers IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.77B$24.75B$12.73B$21.65BDividend Yield0.52%1.23%5.42%3.50%P/E Ratio137.8616.39240.7730.23Price / Sales2.356.0430.9458.72Price / Cash7.0519.4219.8318.30Price / Book5.365.792.334.66Net Income$36.26M$764.90M$1.01B$1.00B General Cable Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BGCGeneral Cable3.2976 of 5 stars$9.65-1.0%$14.00+45.1%-0.1%$4.77B$2.03B137.863,895GNRCGenerac4.2769 of 5 stars$189.66+2.5%$174.56-8.0%+31.0%$11.17B$4.30B31.619,239Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeAYIAcuity4.0343 of 5 stars$336.96+2.0%$352.60+4.6%+24.8%$10.32B$3.84B26.5313,200Positive NewsBDCBelden4.5384 of 5 stars$132.72+2.2%$136.50+2.8%+16.0%$5.26B$2.46B24.057,500Positive NewsENPHEnphase Energy4.9498 of 5 stars$38.12+2.7%$55.48+45.5%-64.8%$5.00B$1.33B29.872,781News CoveragePositive NewsFELEFranklin Electric4.72 of 5 stars$96.07+1.6%$107.00+11.4%-6.7%$4.28B$2.02B24.836,300Positive NewsENSEnersys3.7212 of 5 stars$106.30+1.6%$118.33+11.3%+9.6%$3.98B$3.62B12.1310,858Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeBRCBrady2.6153 of 5 stars$79.45+1.4%N/A+6.1%$3.77B$1.51B20.286,400POWLPowell Industries3.2479 of 5 stars$291.51+5.2%$312.00+7.0%+46.8%$3.51B$1.01B20.223,187Positive NewsAMSCAmerican Superconductor1.5779 of 5 stars$54.72+6.4%$34.00-37.9%+193.4%$2.47B$222.82M140.36330VICRVicor2.8715 of 5 stars$51.05+1.9%$43.00-15.8%+47.7%$2.29B$359.06M34.971,100 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GNRC Alternatives AYI Alternatives BDC Alternatives ENPH Alternatives FELE Alternatives ENS Alternatives BRC Alternatives POWL Alternatives AMSC Alternatives VICR Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BGC) was last updated on 9/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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