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Brady (BRC) Competitors

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$70.31 +0.10 (+0.14%)
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BRC vs. AYI, ENPH, GNRC, FELE, BDC, ENS, VICR, POWL, THR, and AMSC

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

Brady vs.

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

Brady has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acuity Brands has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Acuity Brands has a consensus target price of $317.60, indicating a potential upside of 30.29%. Given Acuity Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)
0.00
Acuity Brands
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

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 Ratio
Brady$1.42B2.36$197.21M$4.0017.58
Acuity Brands$3.96B1.90$422.60M$13.1918.48

In the previous week, Brady had 16 more articles in the media than Acuity Brands. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Brady and 13 mentions for Acuity Brands. Acuity Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Brady's score of 0.18 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
10 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
12 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Acuity Brands
13 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 received 342 more outperform votes than Brady when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.64% of users gave Acuity Brands an outperform vote while only 66.96% of users gave Brady an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
BradyOutperform Votes
375
66.96%
Underperform Votes
185
33.04%
Acuity BrandsOutperform Votes
717
67.64%
Underperform Votes
343
32.36%

Brady pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Acuity Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Brady pays out 24.0% 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 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.

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%

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Acuity Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BRC vs. The Competition

MetricBradymanufacturing industries IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.36B$2.08B$7.15B$18.97B
Dividend Yield1.41%2.72%3.56%4.03%
P/E Ratio17.2812.7620.8232.71
Price / Sales2.361.6580.9427.84
Price / Cash15.148.1826.9417.53
Price / Book3.142.413.744.47
Net Income$197.21M$95.48M$807.45M$1.02B
7 Day Performance2.81%0.59%3.18%2.26%
1 Month Performance-0.13%-6.96%1.11%-2.86%
1 Year Performance19.18%8.24%13.93%5.48%

Brady Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BRC
Brady
2.9105 of 5 stars
$70.31
+0.1%
N/A+18.0%$3.36B$1.42B17.285,700
AYI
Acuity Brands
4.6383 of 5 stars
$229.05
+0.0%
$317.60
+38.7%
-5.0%$7.08B$3.96B16.8713,200Positive News
ENPH
Enphase Energy
4.818 of 5 stars
$51.62
-1.8%
$82.85
+60.5%
-58.1%$6.84B$1.33B69.762,820Insider Trade
Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
Gap Down
GNRC
Generac
4.5986 of 5 stars
$106.62
-4.6%
$173.40
+62.6%
-17.6%$6.36B$4.30B19.749,500Earnings Report
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
FELE
Franklin Electric
3.6371 of 5 stars
$84.56
-2.4%
$97.50
+15.3%
-17.9%$3.87B$2.02B21.966,500Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
BDC
Belden
4.5219 of 5 stars
$92.34
-1.8%
$126.20
+36.7%
+21.6%$3.67B$2.46B19.208,000Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
Gap Down
ENS
EnerSys
4.6857 of 5 stars
$79.92
-3.3%
$117.50
+47.0%
-5.4%$3.15B$3.55B9.8911,400Short Interest ↓
Positive News
VICR
Vicor
1.8917 of 5 stars
$45.25
-3.2%
$43.00
-5.0%
+51.3%$2.04B$359.06M87.021,090Earnings Report
News Coverage
Gap Down
POWL
Powell Industries
4.4336 of 5 stars
$159.38
-4.7%
$312.00
+95.8%
+24.2%$1.92B$1.06B12.102,170Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
THR
Thermon Group
3.9304 of 5 stars
$24.11
-3.2%
$40.00
+65.9%
-18.2%$812.27M$491.78M17.731,230Positive News
AMSC
American Superconductor
2.1123 of 5 stars
$17.52
-4.8%
$33.67
+92.2%
+61.6%$691.34M$198.19M250.32330News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down

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