Standex International (SXI) Competitors

Standex International (NYSE:SXI) and Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Do analysts recommend SXI or FELE?

Standex International currently has a consensus target price of $223.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.21%. Franklin Electric has a consensus target price of $107.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.09%. Given Franklin Electric's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Franklin Electric is more favorable than Standex International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Standex International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Franklin Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk and volatility, SXI or FELE?

Standex International has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SXI or FELE?

Franklin Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Standex International. Franklin Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Standex International, 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
Standex International	$790.11M	3.28	$55.76M	$4.64	46.22
Franklin Electric	$2.02B	2.12	$180.31M	$3.87	24.89

Is SXI or FELE a better dividend stock?

Standex International pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Standex International pays out 27.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Electric pays out 27.4% 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. Standex International has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Franklin Electric has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years. Franklin Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is SXI or FELE more profitable?

Franklin Electric has a net margin of 8.71% compared to Standex International's net margin of 7.06%. Franklin Electric's return on equity of 14.05% beat Standex International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Standex International	7.06%	13.92%	6.69%
Franklin Electric	8.71%	14.05%	9.47%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SXI or FELE?

90.4% of Standex International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Standex International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor SXI or FELE?

In the previous week, Standex International had 5 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Standex International and 1 mentions for Franklin Electric. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Standex International's score of 0.35 indicating that Franklin Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Standex International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Franklin Electric	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Franklin Electric beats Standex International on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.