Solaris Energy Infrastructure (SEI) Competitors

Solaris Energy Infrastructure (NYSE:SEI) and SPX Technologies (NYSE:SPXC) are both mid-cap machinery companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor SEI or SPXC?

In the previous week, Solaris Energy Infrastructure had 5 more articles in the media than SPX Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Solaris Energy Infrastructure and 6 mentions for SPX Technologies. Solaris Energy Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat SPX Technologies' score of 0.58 indicating that Solaris Energy Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SPX Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, SEI or SPXC?

Solaris Energy Infrastructure has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SPX Technologies has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SEI or SPXC?

67.4% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of SPX Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 21.2% of Solaris Energy Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of SPX Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SEI or SPXC?

SPX Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Solaris Energy Infrastructure. SPX Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Solaris Energy Infrastructure, 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
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	$313.09M	11.10	$15.81M	$0.59	87.19
SPX Technologies	$2.05B	4.19	$200.50M	$4.45	41.34

Do analysts prefer SEI or SPXC?

Solaris Energy Infrastructure currently has a consensus price target of $47.56, indicating a potential downside of 7.55%. SPX Technologies has a consensus price target of $197.57, indicating a potential upside of 7.40%. Given SPX Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SPX Technologies is more favorable than Solaris Energy Infrastructure.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.08
SPX Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Is SEI or SPXC more profitable?

SPX Technologies has a net margin of 10.27% compared to Solaris Energy Infrastructure's net margin of 4.99%. SPX Technologies' return on equity of 19.59% beat Solaris Energy Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Solaris Energy Infrastructure	4.99%	7.66%	4.29%
SPX Technologies	10.27%	19.59%	9.36%

Summary

SPX Technologies beats Solaris Energy Infrastructure on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.