Energizer (ENR) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, ENR or NOVT?

Energizer has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Novanta has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ENR or NOVT?

Novanta has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Energizer	$2.90B	0.57	$38.10M	$0.73	31.37
Novanta	$951.70M	4.54	$72.88M	$1.96	61.29

Is ENR or NOVT 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
Energizer	2.02%	168.16%	5.81%
Novanta	6.52%	15.20%	7.80%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ENR or NOVT?

Energizer received 87 more outperform votes than Novanta when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.63% of users gave Novanta an outperform vote while only 58.30% of users gave Energizer an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Energizer	Outperform Votes 390 58.30%	Underperform Votes 279 41.70%
Novanta	Outperform Votes 303 71.63%	Underperform Votes 120 28.37%

Does the media refer more to ENR or NOVT?

In the previous week, Energizer had 9 more articles in the media than Novanta. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Energizer and 10 mentions for Novanta. Novanta's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Energizer's score of 1.09 indicating that Novanta is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Energizer	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Novanta	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ENR or NOVT?

93.7% of Energizer shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Novanta shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Energizer shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Novanta shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer ENR or NOVT?

Energizer currently has a consensus price target of $31.63, indicating a potential upside of 38.10%. Novanta has a consensus price target of $160.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.19%. Given Energizer's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Energizer is more favorable than Novanta.

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

Summary

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