Brady (BRC) Competitors $70.31 +0.10 (+0.14%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BRC vs. AYI, ENPH, GNRC, FELE, BDC, ENS, VICR, POWL, THR, and AMSCShould 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. Acuity Brands Enphase Energy Generac Franklin Electric Belden EnerSys Vicor Powell Industries Thermon Group American Superconductor 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. Which has more volatility & risk, BRC or AYI? 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. Do analysts prefer BRC or AYI? 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) 0.00Acuity Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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$1.42B2.36$197.21M$4.0017.58Acuity Brands$3.96B1.90$422.60M$13.1918.48 Does the media favor BRC or AYI? 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 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BRC or AYI? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBradyOutperform Votes37566.96% Underperform Votes18533.04% Acuity BrandsOutperform Votes71767.64% Underperform Votes34332.36% Is BRC or AYI a better dividend stock? Brady pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. 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. 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% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 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. 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$3.36B$2.08B$7.15B$18.97BDividend Yield1.41%2.72%3.56%4.03%P/E Ratio17.2812.7620.8232.71Price / Sales2.361.6580.9427.84Price / Cash15.148.1826.9417.53Price / Book3.142.413.744.47Net Income$197.21M$95.48M$807.45M$1.02B7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BRCBrady2.9105 of 5 stars$70.31+0.1%N/A+18.0%$3.36B$1.42B17.285,700AYIAcuity Brands4.6383 of 5 stars$229.05+0.0%$317.60+38.7%-5.0%$7.08B$3.96B16.8713,200Positive NewsENPHEnphase Energy4.818 of 5 stars$51.62-1.8%$82.85+60.5%-58.1%$6.84B$1.33B69.762,820Insider TradeShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionGap DownGNRCGenerac4.5986 of 5 stars$106.62-4.6%$173.40+62.6%-17.6%$6.36B$4.30B19.749,500Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownFELEFranklin Electric3.6371 of 5 stars$84.56-2.4%$97.50+15.3%-17.9%$3.87B$2.02B21.966,500Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageBDCBelden4.5219 of 5 stars$92.34-1.8%$126.20+36.7%+21.6%$3.67B$2.46B19.208,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap DownENSEnerSys4.6857 of 5 stars$79.92-3.3%$117.50+47.0%-5.4%$3.15B$3.55B9.8911,400Short Interest ↓Positive NewsVICRVicor1.8917 of 5 stars$45.25-3.2%$43.00-5.0%+51.3%$2.04B$359.06M87.021,090Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap DownPOWLPowell Industries4.4336 of 5 stars$159.38-4.7%$312.00+95.8%+24.2%$1.92B$1.06B12.102,170Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsTHRThermon Group3.9304 of 5 stars$24.11-3.2%$40.00+65.9%-18.2%$812.27M$491.78M17.731,230Positive NewsAMSCAmerican Superconductor2.1123 of 5 stars$17.52-4.8%$33.67+92.2%+61.6%$691.34M$198.19M250.32330News CoveragePositive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AYI Alternatives ENPH Alternatives GNRC Alternatives FELE Alternatives BDC Alternatives ENS Alternatives VICR Alternatives POWL 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 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners"I'm risking my reputation on this"I've discovered something so significant about the 2025 crypto market that I had to put everything else aside ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMusk’s AI Masterplan – Our #1 AI Stock to Buy NowDid Elon Musk just set the stage for the next AI stock explosion? 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