Gorman-Rupp (GRC) Competitors

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

Is FELE or GRC a better dividend stock?

Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Gorman-Rupp pays an annual dividend of $0.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Franklin Electric pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gorman-Rupp pays out 43.8% 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. Franklin Electric has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years and Gorman-Rupp has increased its dividend for 52 consecutive years. Gorman-Rupp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer FELE or GRC?

Franklin Electric presently has a consensus price target of $94.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.62%. Given Franklin Electric's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Franklin Electric is more favorable than Gorman-Rupp.

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

Which has more risk & volatility, FELE or GRC?

Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gorman-Rupp has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FELE or GRC more profitable?

Franklin Electric has a net margin of 8.85% compared to Gorman-Rupp's net margin of 6.68%. Franklin Electric's return on equity of 14.08% beat Gorman-Rupp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Franklin Electric	8.85%	14.08%	9.72%
Gorman-Rupp	6.68%	13.57%	5.76%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FELE or GRC?

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
Franklin Electric	$2.02B	2.07	$180.31M	$3.82	23.98
Gorman-Rupp	$659.67M	1.50	$40.12M	$1.69	22.27

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

80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.3% of Gorman-Rupp shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Gorman-Rupp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to FELE or GRC?

In the previous week, Franklin Electric had 7 more articles in the media than Gorman-Rupp. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Franklin Electric and 4 mentions for Gorman-Rupp. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Gorman-Rupp's score of -0.53 indicating that Franklin Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Franklin Electric	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gorman-Rupp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Summary

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