Hubbell (HUBB) Competitors

Hubbell (NYSE:HUBB) and AMETEK (NYSE:AME) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Do analysts recommend HUBB or AME?

Hubbell currently has a consensus target price of $456.25, indicating a potential upside of 4.30%. AMETEK has a consensus target price of $197.30, indicating a potential upside of 9.80%. Given AMETEK's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AMETEK is more favorable than Hubbell.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hubbell	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
AMETEK	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Is HUBB or AME a better dividend stock?

Hubbell pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. AMETEK pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Hubbell pays out 35.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AMETEK pays out 20.3% 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. Hubbell has raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years and AMETEK has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Hubbell is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HUBB or AME?

88.2% of Hubbell shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of AMETEK shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Hubbell shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of AMETEK shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer HUBB or AME?

In the previous week, AMETEK had 9 more articles in the media than Hubbell. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for AMETEK and 11 mentions for Hubbell. AMETEK's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Hubbell's score of 0.98 indicating that AMETEK is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hubbell	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AMETEK	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, HUBB or AME?

Hubbell has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMETEK has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, HUBB or AME?

AMETEK has higher revenue and earnings than Hubbell. AMETEK is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hubbell, 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
Hubbell	$5.63B	4.15	$777.80M	$14.78	29.60
AMETEK	$6.94B	5.98	$1.38B	$6.11	29.41

Is HUBB or AME more profitable?

AMETEK has a net margin of 20.43% compared to Hubbell's net margin of 14.29%. Hubbell's return on equity of 27.68% beat AMETEK's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hubbell	14.29%	27.68%	12.98%
AMETEK	20.43%	16.75%	10.90%

Summary

AMETEK beats Hubbell on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.