Regal Rexnord (RRX) Competitors

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

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

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

Is LFUS or RRX more profitable?

Littelfuse has a net margin of 5.30% compared to Regal Rexnord's net margin of 4.28%. Littelfuse's return on equity of 9.74% beat Regal Rexnord's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Littelfuse	5.30%	9.74%	6.15%
Regal Rexnord	4.28%	9.73%	4.46%

Which has more risk & volatility, LFUS or RRX?

Littelfuse has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regal Rexnord has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend LFUS or RRX?

Littelfuse presently has a consensus price target of $234.50, indicating a potential downside of 10.82%. Regal Rexnord has a consensus price target of $185.25, indicating a potential upside of 20.38%. Given Regal Rexnord's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Regal Rexnord is more favorable than Littelfuse.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Littelfuse	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Regal Rexnord	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is LFUS or RRX a better dividend stock?

Littelfuse pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Regal Rexnord pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Littelfuse pays out 62.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Regal Rexnord pays out 37.2% 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 increased 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 preferable valuation and earnings, LFUS or RRX?

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
Littelfuse	$2.19B	2.97	$100.19M	$4.80	54.78
Regal Rexnord	$6.03B	1.69	$196.20M	$3.76	40.93

Does the media favor LFUS or RRX?

In the previous week, Regal Rexnord had 1 more articles in the media than Littelfuse. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Regal Rexnord and 12 mentions for Littelfuse. Littelfuse's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Regal Rexnord's score of 1.24 indicating that Littelfuse is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Littelfuse	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Regal Rexnord	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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