Energizer (ENR) Competitors

Novanta (NASDAQ:NOVT) and Energizer (NYSE:ENR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NOVT or ENR?

98.3% of Novanta shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.7% of Energizer shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Novanta shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Energizer shares are owned 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.

Do analysts rate NOVT or ENR?

Novanta presently has a consensus price target of $160.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.90%. Energizer has a consensus price target of $31.63, indicating a potential upside of 46.55%. Given Energizer's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Energizer is more favorable than Novanta.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Novanta	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Energizer	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has higher valuation & earnings, NOVT or ENR?

Novanta has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Energizer. Energizer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Novanta, 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
Novanta	$951.70M	4.77	$72.88M	$1.96	64.33
Energizer	$2.90B	0.54	$38.10M	$0.73	29.56

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NOVT or ENR?

Energizer received 86 more outperform votes than Novanta when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.70% of users gave Novanta an outperform vote while only 58.30% of users gave Energizer an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Novanta	Outperform Votes 304 71.70%	Underperform Votes 120 28.30%
Energizer	Outperform Votes 390 58.30%	Underperform Votes 279 41.70%

Does the media favor NOVT or ENR?

In the previous week, Novanta had 6 more articles in the media than Energizer. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Novanta and 1 mentions for Energizer. Energizer's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Novanta's score of 0.77 indicating that Energizer is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Novanta	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Energizer	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is NOVT or ENR more profitable?

Novanta has a net margin of 6.52% compared to Energizer's net margin of 2.02%. Energizer's return on equity of 168.16% beat Novanta's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Novanta	6.52%	15.20%	7.80%
Energizer	2.02%	168.16%	5.81%

Which has more risk and volatility, NOVT or ENR?

Novanta has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energizer has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Novanta beats Energizer on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.