Gorman-Rupp (GRC) Competitors

Gorman-Rupp (NYSE:GRC) and Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Do analysts rate GRC or FELE?

Franklin Electric has a consensus price target of $107.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.43%. Given Franklin Electric's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Franklin Electric is more favorable than Gorman-Rupp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gorman-Rupp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Franklin Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is GRC or FELE more profitable?

Franklin Electric has a net margin of 8.71% compared to Gorman-Rupp's net margin of 7.69%. Franklin Electric's return on equity of 14.05% beat Gorman-Rupp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gorman-Rupp	7.69%	13.63%	5.99%
Franklin Electric	8.71%	14.05%	9.47%

Does the media favor GRC or FELE?

In the previous week, Franklin Electric had 7 more articles in the media than Gorman-Rupp. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Franklin Electric and 0 mentions for Gorman-Rupp. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Gorman-Rupp's score of 0.00 indicating that Franklin Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gorman-Rupp	Neutral
Franklin Electric	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GRC or FELE?

59.3% of Gorman-Rupp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of Gorman-Rupp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is GRC or FELE a better dividend stock?

Gorman-Rupp pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Gorman-Rupp pays out 37.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Electric pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Gorman-Rupp has raised its dividend for 52 consecutive years and Franklin Electric has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years. Gorman-Rupp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GRC or FELE?

Franklin Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Gorman-Rupp. Gorman-Rupp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Electric, 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
Gorman-Rupp	$659.67M	1.70	$40.12M	$1.97	21.65
Franklin Electric	$2.06B	2.15	$180.31M	$3.87	25.74

Which has more volatility and risk, GRC or FELE?

Gorman-Rupp has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Franklin Electric beats Gorman-Rupp on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.