Brady (BRC) Competitors $77.94 -0.14 (-0.18%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$77.84 -0.10 (-0.13%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BRC vs. ALLE, GNRC, AYI, BDC, ENPH, FELE, ENS, POWL, VICR, and AMSCShould you be buying Brady stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brady include Allegion (ALLE), Generac (GNRC), Acuity (AYI), Belden (BDC), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Franklin Electric (FELE), Enersys (ENS), Powell Industries (POWL), Vicor (VICR), and American Superconductor (AMSC). Brady vs. Its Competitors Allegion Generac Acuity Belden Enphase Energy Franklin Electric Enersys Powell Industries Vicor American Superconductor Allegion (NYSE:ALLE) and Brady (NYSE:BRC) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation. Which has more volatility & risk, ALLE or BRC? Allegion has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brady has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is ALLE or BRC more profitable? Allegion has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Brady's net margin of 13.35%. Allegion's return on equity of 42.62% beat Brady's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Allegion16.15% 42.62% 14.55% Brady 13.35%19.57%13.58% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ALLE or BRC? 92.2% of Allegion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of Brady shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Allegion shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.6% of Brady shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is ALLE or BRC a better dividend stock? Allegion pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Brady pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Allegion pays out 28.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brady pays out 23.8% 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. Allegion has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Brady has increased its dividend for 39 consecutive years. Brady is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has higher valuation and earnings, ALLE or BRC? Allegion has higher revenue and earnings than Brady. Brady is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allegion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAllegion$3.77B3.82$597.50M$7.2023.33Brady$1.46B2.53$197.21M$4.0419.29 Does the media favor ALLE or BRC? In the previous week, Allegion and Allegion both had 17 articles in the media. Allegion's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Brady's score of 0.56 indicating that Allegion is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Allegion 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Brady 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate ALLE or BRC? Allegion currently has a consensus price target of $166.75, indicating a potential downside of 0.74%. Given Allegion's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Allegion is more favorable than Brady.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Allegion 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.22Brady 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00 SummaryAllegion beats Brady on 13 of the 19 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. 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 BRC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBradyPROTECTION IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.69B$2.18B$7.61B$21.20BDividend Yield1.23%1.85%4.55%3.48%P/E Ratio19.2920.01304.5429.02Price / Sales2.534.28212.6650.28Price / Cash15.8575.6327.7618.29Price / Book3.489.884.414.57Net Income$197.21M$110.19M$798.54M$999.06M7 Day Performance2.12%-3.05%-0.96%-0.01%1 Month Performance10.94%1.28%1.25%6.50%1 Year Performance5.27%29.27%26.60%11.34% Brady Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BRCBrady3.292 of 5 stars$77.94-0.2%N/A+5.5%$3.69B$1.46B19.295,700Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsALLEAllegion4.7031 of 5 stars$170.03-1.3%$166.75-1.9%+22.2%$14.60B$3.88B23.6214,400Positive NewsGNRCGenerac4.2836 of 5 stars$193.27-0.7%$170.06-12.0%+18.2%$11.34B$4.41B32.119,239Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeGap DownAYIAcuity4.1661 of 5 stars$325.96-0.2%$340.60+4.5%+27.9%$9.99B$3.84B25.6913,200BDCBelden4.2528 of 5 stars$130.70-0.3%$136.50+4.4%+21.4%$5.18B$2.46B23.687,500Positive NewsGap DownENPHEnphase Energy4.9083 of 5 stars$38.23+0.1%$55.48+45.1%-68.9%$5.00B$1.33B29.872,781Positive NewsGap DownFELEFranklin Electric4.6635 of 5 stars$98.40-1.2%$107.00+8.7%-5.8%$4.38B$2.02B25.436,300Positive NewsENSEnersys3.8339 of 5 stars$101.42-0.6%$118.33+16.7%+1.4%$3.80B$3.62B11.5810,858Positive NewsPOWLPowell Industries3.5958 of 5 stars$258.36-1.7%$312.00+20.8%+59.0%$3.12B$1.01B17.943,187Positive NewsVICRVicor2.6489 of 5 stars$50.70-0.5%$43.00-15.2%+32.8%$2.28B$424.35M34.731,100News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownAMSCAmerican Superconductor1.7725 of 5 stars$49.58-2.2%$33.67-32.1%+146.8%$2.24B$222.82M127.13330News CoveragePositive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ALLE Alternatives GNRC Alternatives AYI Alternatives BDC Alternatives ENPH Alternatives FELE Alternatives ENS Alternatives POWL Alternatives VICR 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 9/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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