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GNRC vs. AYI, ENPH, BDC, ENS, FELE, POWL, BRC, AMSC, VICR, and PLPC

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

Generac vs. Its Competitors

Generac (NYSE:GNRC) and Acuity (NYSE:AYI) are both electrical components & equipment companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Generac$4.30B2.38$325.26M$6.0228.90
Acuity$4.35B2.54$396.60M$12.5328.71

Acuity has a net margin of 9.13% compared to Generac's net margin of 7.91%. Acuity's return on equity of 20.81% beat Generac's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Generac7.91% 19.14% 9.19%
Acuity 9.13%20.81%12.00%

84.0% of Generac shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Acuity shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Generac shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Acuity shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Generac has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acuity has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Generac had 15 more articles in the media than Acuity. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Generac and 11 mentions for Acuity. Generac's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Acuity's score of 0.96 indicating that Generac is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Generac
14 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Acuity
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Generac currently has a consensus target price of $184.11, suggesting a potential upside of 5.84%. Acuity has a consensus target price of $395.17, suggesting a potential upside of 9.84%. Given Acuity's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Acuity is more favorable than Generac.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Generac
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.55
Acuity
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90

Summary

Acuity beats Generac on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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GNRC vs. The Competition

MetricGeneracMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$9.98B$12.90B$7.72B$21.48B
Dividend YieldN/A24.45%4.61%3.67%
P/E Ratio28.9021.66297.3629.66
Price / Sales2.389.091,295.6786.18
Price / Cash16.5017.2927.8517.79
Price / Book4.144.334.874.63
Net Income$325.26M$498.10M$791.48M$1.01B
7 Day Performance4.22%-0.99%-0.39%-0.80%
1 Month Performance-5.82%2.91%3.74%0.55%
1 Year Performance0.07%20.36%29.43%13.03%

Generac Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GNRC
Generac
4.0592 of 5 stars
$173.96
+2.3%
$184.11
+5.8%
+0.2%$9.98B$4.30B28.909,239
AYI
Acuity
4.4288 of 5 stars
$353.14
+0.1%
$395.17
+11.9%
+16.8%$10.82B$4.35B28.1813,200
ENPH
Enphase Energy
4.8909 of 5 stars
$37.28
+1.3%
$55.82
+49.7%
-65.5%$4.88B$1.48B29.132,781Analyst Forecast
BDC
Belden
4.7009 of 5 stars
$116.61
-1.2%
$136.50
+17.1%
-7.8%$4.62B$2.46B21.137,500
ENS
Enersys
3.2545 of 5 stars
$116.06
+1.1%
$118.33
+2.0%
+12.3%$4.35B$3.66B13.2510,858
FELE
Franklin Electric
4.6364 of 5 stars
$95.22
-1.1%
$107.00
+12.4%
-11.8%$4.23B$2.06B24.596,300News Coverage
Positive News
POWL
Powell Industries
2.708 of 5 stars
$311.54
+2.5%
$312.00
+0.1%
+20.2%$3.76B$1.08B21.633,187Analyst Revision
BRC
Brady
3.3278 of 5 stars
$75.94
-2.8%
N/A-2.2%$3.58B$1.51B19.346,400
AMSC
American Superconductor
1.4356 of 5 stars
$60.98
+2.8%
$39.00
-36.0%
+156.5%$2.75B$254.89M155.96330Gap Up
VICR
Vicor
2.7649 of 5 stars
$50.07
+2.1%
$43.00
-14.1%
+25.0%$2.24B$359.06M34.191,100Upcoming Earnings
PLPC
Preformed Line Products
2.2396 of 5 stars
$198.59
-0.6%
N/A+72.4%$977.06M$593.71M23.203,401High Trading Volume

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