Brady (BRC) Competitors $71.58 +0.17 (+0.24%) As of 05/20/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BRC vs. AYI, GNRC, ENPH, BDC, FELE, ENS, POWL, VICR, THR, and AMSCShould you be buying Brady stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brady include Acuity Brands (AYI), Generac (GNRC), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Belden (BDC), Franklin Electric (FELE), EnerSys (ENS), Powell Industries (POWL), Vicor (VICR), Thermon Group (THR), and American Superconductor (AMSC). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry. Brady vs. Acuity Brands Generac Enphase Energy Belden Franklin Electric EnerSys Powell Industries Vicor Thermon Group American Superconductor Brady (NYSE:BRC) and Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings. Which has more volatility and risk, BRC or AYI? Brady has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less 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. Do analysts recommend BRC or AYI? Acuity Brands has a consensus price target of $317.60, indicating a potential upside of 17.85%. Given Acuity Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Acuity Brands is more favorable than Brady.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Brady 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Acuity Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is BRC or AYI a better dividend stock? Brady pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Acuity Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Brady pays out 23.8% 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. Brady has raised its dividend for 39 consecutive years and Acuity Brands has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Brady is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media refer more to BRC or AYI? In the previous week, Brady had 18 more articles in the media than Acuity Brands. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Brady and 16 mentions for Acuity Brands. Acuity Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Brady's score of 0.47 indicating that Acuity Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Brady 8 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Acuity Brands 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BRC or AYI? Acuity Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Brady. Brady is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acuity Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBrady$1.46B2.34$197.21M$4.0417.72Acuity Brands$3.96B2.10$422.60M$13.1920.43 Do insiders and institutionals believe in BRC or AYI? 76.3% of Brady shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Acuity Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 15.6% of Brady shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Acuity Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is BRC or AYI more profitable? Brady has a net margin of 14.19% compared to Acuity Brands' net margin of 11.11%. Acuity Brands' return on equity of 19.98% beat Brady's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Brady14.19% 19.79% 14.03% Acuity Brands 11.11%19.98%12.44% Does the MarketBeat Community favor BRC or AYI? Acuity Brands received 343 more outperform votes than Brady when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.67% of users gave Acuity Brands an outperform vote while only 66.96% of users gave Brady an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBradyOutperform Votes37566.96% Underperform Votes18533.04% Acuity BrandsOutperform Votes71867.67% Underperform Votes34332.33% SummaryAcuity Brands beats Brady on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Brady News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BRC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart BRC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBradymanufacturing industries IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.41B$2.22B$7.72B$19.70BDividend Yield1.34%2.71%4.58%3.84%P/E Ratio17.5913.8924.0035.13Price / Sales2.342.0392.2636.36Price / Cash15.148.1826.8917.51Price / Book3.192.784.014.78Net Income$197.21M$95.48M$805.86M$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.73%-0.98%1.44%1.62%1 Month Performance7.25%16.07%12.26%13.00%1 Year Performance18.77%8.67%18.41%5.59% Brady Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BRCBrady2.7784 of 5 stars$71.58+0.2%N/A+18.2%$3.41B$1.46B17.595,700Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAYIAcuity Brands4.2304 of 5 stars$271.30+5.7%$317.60+17.1%+2.9%$8.38B$3.96B19.9813,200News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpGNRCGenerac4.597 of 5 stars$127.15+5.0%$167.20+31.5%-15.9%$7.51B$4.35B23.559,500Positive NewsENPHEnphase Energy4.7521 of 5 stars$47.94-5.6%$70.54+47.1%-56.8%$6.29B$1.42B64.782,820Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBDCBelden4.6834 of 5 stars$112.37+5.4%$126.20+12.3%+17.9%$4.44B$2.55B23.368,000Positive NewsFELEFranklin Electric4.5072 of 5 stars$89.69+3.2%$94.00+4.8%-10.9%$4.09B$2.02B23.306,500News CoveragePositive NewsENSEnerSys3.8237 of 5 stars$98.64+5.9%$117.50+19.1%+0.8%$3.89B$3.55B12.2111,400Positive NewsPOWLPowell Industries3.8925 of 5 stars$187.90+7.5%$312.00+66.0%+9.8%$2.27B$1.08B14.272,170Gap UpVICRVicor1.6752 of 5 stars$43.91+6.7%$43.00-2.1%+28.8%$1.98B$369.15M84.441,090THRThermon Group3.7273 of 5 stars$30.00+4.6%$38.00+26.6%-14.8%$1.01B$491.78M22.061,230News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAMSCAmerican Superconductor1.9061 of 5 stars$22.80+5.6%$33.67+47.7%+72.1%$899.69M$198.19M325.76330News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AYI Alternatives GNRC Alternatives ENPH Alternatives BDC Alternatives FELE Alternatives ENS Alternatives POWL Alternatives VICR Alternatives THR Alternatives AMSC 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:BRC) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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