Enerflex (EFXT) Competitors

Enerflex (NYSE:EFXT) and Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) are both machinery companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of EFXT or HAYW?

46.5% of Enerflex shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Hayward shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, EFXT or HAYW?

Hayward has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Enerflex. Enerflex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hayward, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Enerflex	$2.33B	0.47	$32M	$0.59	15.07
Hayward	$1.05B	3.23	$118.65M	$0.58	27.01

Is EFXT or HAYW more profitable?

Hayward has a net margin of 12.04% compared to Enerflex's net margin of 3.18%. Hayward's return on equity of 11.07% beat Enerflex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enerflex	3.18%	5.23%	1.93%
Hayward	12.04%	11.07%	5.34%

Do analysts prefer EFXT or HAYW?

Enerflex presently has a consensus price target of $10.63, suggesting a potential upside of 19.50%. Hayward has a consensus price target of $17.13, suggesting a potential upside of 9.33%. Given Enerflex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Enerflex is more favorable than Hayward.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enerflex	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Hayward	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Which has more volatility and risk, EFXT or HAYW?

Enerflex has a beta of 2, suggesting that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hayward has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer EFXT or HAYW?

In the previous week, Hayward had 23 more articles in the media than Enerflex. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Hayward and 9 mentions for Enerflex. Enerflex's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Hayward's score of 0.16 indicating that Enerflex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enerflex	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hayward	8 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	6 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Hayward beats Enerflex on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.