Hillenbrand (HI) Competitors

Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) and Avnet (NASDAQ:AVT) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends.

Do analysts rate HI or AVT?

Hillenbrand presently has a consensus price target of $34.67, suggesting a potential upside of 10.09%. Avnet has a consensus price target of $49.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.84%. Given Hillenbrand's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Hillenbrand is more favorable than Avnet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hillenbrand	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Avnet	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.60

Is HI or AVT a better dividend stock?

Hillenbrand pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Avnet pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Hillenbrand pays out -360.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avnet pays out 51.3% 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. Hillenbrand has increased its dividend for 18 consecutive years and Avnet has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Hillenbrand is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is HI or AVT more profitable?

Avnet has a net margin of 1.08% compared to Hillenbrand's net margin of -0.63%. Hillenbrand's return on equity of 13.53% beat Avnet's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hillenbrand	-0.63%	13.53%	3.82%
Avnet	1.08%	6.07%	2.48%

Does the media prefer HI or AVT?

In the previous week, Avnet had 17 more articles in the media than Hillenbrand. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Avnet and 8 mentions for Hillenbrand. Hillenbrand's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Avnet's score of 0.31 indicating that Hillenbrand is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hillenbrand	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Avnet	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, HI or AVT?

Avnet has higher revenue and earnings than Hillenbrand. Hillenbrand is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avnet, 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
Hillenbrand	$2.86B	0.78	-$211M	-$0.25	-125.95
Avnet	$22.20B	0.19	$240.22M	$2.73	18.86

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HI or AVT?

89.1% of Hillenbrand shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.8% of Avnet shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Hillenbrand shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Avnet shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, HI or AVT?

Hillenbrand has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avnet has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hillenbrand beats Avnet on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.