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

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

Generac vs. Its Competitors

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

Acuity has lower revenue, but higher 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$4.30B2.09$325.26M$5.7426.49
Acuity$4.17B2.23$422.60M$12.6923.86

Generac has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acuity has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Generac currently has a consensus target price of $169.17, suggesting a potential upside of 11.27%. Acuity has a consensus target price of $340.60, suggesting a potential upside of 12.51%. Given Acuity's 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
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.65
Acuity
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Acuity has a net margin of 9.63% compared to Generac's net margin of 7.68%. Acuity's return on equity of 20.35% beat Generac's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Generac7.68% 18.90% 9.00%
Acuity 9.63%20.35%11.98%

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Generac and Generac both had 13 articles in the media. Generac's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Acuity's score of 1.23 indicating that Generac is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Generac
13 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Acuity
11 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Acuity beats Generac on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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GNRC vs. The Competition

MetricGeneracMACH IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$8.92B$12.92B$7.60B$20.59B
Dividend YieldN/A23.73%4.53%3.73%
P/E Ratio26.4929.2425.0528.00
Price / Sales2.095.14114.2243.17
Price / Cash14.6416.4027.4222.41
Price / Book3.623.894.444.61
Net Income$325.26M$521.16M$791.63M$982.91M
7 Day Performance-0.22%-0.01%1.04%3.26%
1 Month Performance16.38%7.39%5.19%4.37%
1 Year Performance6.99%36.14%34.12%14.95%

Generac Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GNRC
Generac
4.0286 of 5 stars
$152.03
+0.7%
$169.17
+11.3%
+5.8%$8.92B$4.30B26.499,239Positive News
AYI
Acuity
4.5284 of 5 stars
$303.62
-0.6%
$340.60
+12.2%
+28.3%$9.31B$3.84B23.9413,200Positive News
ENPH
Enphase Energy
4.9503 of 5 stars
$42.40
-0.4%
$65.44
+54.3%
-58.6%$5.57B$1.33B39.312,781Trending News
Analyst Forecast
BDC
Belden
4.3824 of 5 stars
$119.55
-1.8%
$128.20
+7.2%
+35.1%$4.72B$2.55B23.067,500News Coverage
FELE
Franklin Electric
4.4207 of 5 stars
$91.53
-1.6%
$94.00
+2.7%
-1.1%$4.17B$2.02B23.946,300
ENS
Enersys
4.7035 of 5 stars
$88.43
-2.0%
$117.50
+32.9%
-11.2%$3.47B$3.62B9.8210,858Positive News
BRC
Brady
2.8411 of 5 stars
$68.78
-1.3%
N/A+6.4%$3.25B$1.34B17.025,700Trending News
POWL
Powell Industries
4.2425 of 5 stars
$214.12
-1.6%
$312.00
+45.7%
+54.4%$2.59B$1.01B15.073,187
VICR
Vicor
1.7186 of 5 stars
$45.64
-1.4%
$43.00
-5.8%
+40.5%$2.06B$359.06M87.481,100Positive News
AMSC
American Superconductor
0.937 of 5 stars
$39.76
-0.3%
$33.67
-15.3%
+46.3%$1.57B$222.82M264.15330Analyst Downgrade
THR
Thermon Group
3.002 of 5 stars
$28.50
-2.1%
N/A-2.7%$946.54M$498.21M18.141,568Positive News

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