Hubbell (HUBB) Competitors

Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) and Hubbell (NYSE:HUBB) are both large-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk, community ranking and valuation.

Is AVY or HUBB a better dividend stock?

Avery Dennison pays an annual dividend of $3.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Hubbell pays an annual dividend of $4.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Avery Dennison pays out 54.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hubbell pays out 37.1% 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. Avery Dennison has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Hubbell has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

Which has more risk & volatility, AVY or HUBB?

Avery Dennison has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hubbell has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend AVY or HUBB?

Avery Dennison currently has a consensus price target of $207.25, suggesting a potential upside of 8.11%. Hubbell has a consensus price target of $315.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.38%. Given Hubbell's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Avery Dennison is more favorable than Hubbell.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avery Dennison	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Hubbell	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has better valuation and earnings, AVY or HUBB?

Avery Dennison has higher revenue and earnings than Hubbell. Hubbell is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avery Dennison, 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
Avery Dennison	$9.04B	1.71	$757.10M	$5.95	32.22
Hubbell	$4.95B	3.34	$545.90M	$13.16	23.42

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AVY or HUBB?

91.1% of Avery Dennison shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.0% of Hubbell shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Avery Dennison shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Hubbell shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AVY or HUBB?

Avery Dennison received 84 more outperform votes than Hubbell when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.52% of users gave Hubbell an outperform vote while only 56.90% of users gave Avery Dennison an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Avery Dennison	Outperform Votes 400 56.90%	Underperform Votes 303 43.10%
Hubbell	Outperform Votes 316 58.52%	Underperform Votes 224 41.48%

Is AVY or HUBB more profitable?

Hubbell has a net margin of 13.56% compared to Hubbell's net margin of 5.83%. Avery Dennison's return on equity of 30.09% beat Hubbell's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avery Dennison	5.83%	29.38%	7.35%
Hubbell	13.56%	30.09%	13.82%

Does the media prefer AVY or HUBB?

In the previous week, Hubbell had 10 more articles in the media than Avery Dennison. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Hubbell and 5 mentions for Avery Dennison. Hubbell's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Avery Dennison's score of 0.50 indicating that Avery Dennison is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Avery Dennison	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hubbell	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Avery Dennison beats Hubbell on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.