Regal Rexnord (RRX) Competitors

Regal Rexnord (NYSE:RRX) and Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and risk.

Is RRX or LFUS a better dividend stock?

Regal Rexnord pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Littelfuse pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Regal Rexnord pays out 39.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Littelfuse pays out 62.5% 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. Littelfuse has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Littelfuse is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, RRX or LFUS?

Regal Rexnord has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Littelfuse has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor RRX or LFUS?

In the previous week, Littelfuse had 27 more articles in the media than Regal Rexnord. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Littelfuse and 6 mentions for Regal Rexnord. Regal Rexnord's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Littelfuse's score of 0.75 indicating that Regal Rexnord is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Regal Rexnord	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Littelfuse	9 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate RRX or LFUS?

Regal Rexnord presently has a consensus price target of $185.25, suggesting a potential upside of 24.34%. Littelfuse has a consensus price target of $249.67, suggesting a potential downside of 0.50%. Given Regal Rexnord's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Regal Rexnord is more favorable than Littelfuse.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Regal Rexnord	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Littelfuse	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has better valuation & earnings, RRX or LFUS?

Regal Rexnord has higher revenue and earnings than Littelfuse. Regal Rexnord is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Littelfuse, 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
Regal Rexnord	$6.03B	1.64	$196.20M	$3.51	42.45
Littelfuse	$2.26B	2.74	$100.19M	$4.80	52.27

Is RRX or LFUS more profitable?

Littelfuse has a net margin of 5.30% compared to Regal Rexnord's net margin of 3.96%. Littelfuse's return on equity of 9.74% beat Regal Rexnord's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Regal Rexnord	3.96%	9.67%	4.32%
Littelfuse	5.30%	9.74%	6.15%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RRX or LFUS?

99.7% of Regal Rexnord shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of Littelfuse shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Regal Rexnord shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Littelfuse shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Littelfuse beats Regal Rexnord on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.