Korn/Ferry International (KFY) Competitors

Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) and Korn/Ferry International (NYSE:KFY) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Do analysts prefer FELE or KFY?

Franklin Electric currently has a consensus target price of $107.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.22%. Korn/Ferry International has a consensus target price of $81.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.02%. Given Franklin Electric's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Franklin Electric is more favorable than Korn/Ferry International.

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
Korn/Ferry International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FELE or KFY?

Korn/Ferry International has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Electric. Korn/Ferry International 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	$2.06B	2.02	$180.31M	$3.87	24.21
Korn/Ferry International	$2.76B	1.36	$246.06M	$4.71	15.22

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FELE or KFY?

80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of Korn/Ferry International shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Korn/Ferry International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FELE or KFY a better dividend stock?

Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Korn/Ferry International pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Franklin Electric pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Korn/Ferry International pays out 40.8% 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 Korn/Ferry International has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Is FELE or KFY more profitable?

Korn/Ferry International has a net margin of 8.95% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 8.71%. Korn/Ferry International's return on equity of 14.55% beat Franklin Electric's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Franklin Electric	8.71%	14.05%	9.47%
Korn/Ferry International	8.95%	14.55%	7.29%

Which has more volatility and risk, FELE or KFY?

Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Korn/Ferry International has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer FELE or KFY?

In the previous week, Korn/Ferry International had 3 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Korn/Ferry International and 4 mentions for Franklin Electric. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Korn/Ferry International's score of 1.36 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Korn/Ferry International	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Korn/Ferry International beats Franklin Electric on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.