SXI vs. FELE, IOSP, AIN, DCI, DOV, ITT, MLI, NPO, PH, and TNC
Should you be buying Standex International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Standex International include Franklin Electric (FELE), Innospec (IOSP), Albany International (AIN), Donaldson (DCI), Dover (DOV), ITT (ITT), Mueller Industries (MLI), Enpro (NPO), Parker-Hannifin (PH), and Tennant (TNC).
Standex International vs. Its Competitors
Standex International (NYSE:SXI) and Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk.
Standex International pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Standex International pays out 25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Electric pays out 27.7% 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 increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Franklin Electric has increased 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.
Standex International has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Standex International presently has a consensus price target of $223.33, suggesting a potential upside of 35.85%. Franklin Electric has a consensus price target of $94.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.54%. Given Standex International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Standex International is more favorable than Franklin Electric.
90.4% of Standex International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Standex International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Franklin Electric had 8 more articles in the media than Standex International. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Franklin Electric and 4 mentions for Standex International. Standex International's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Franklin Electric's score of 0.86 indicating that Standex International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Franklin Electric has a net margin of 8.85% compared to Standex International's net margin of 8.09%. Franklin Electric's return on equity of 14.08% beat Standex International's return on equity.
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.
Summary
Standex International and Franklin Electric tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:SXI) was last updated on 7/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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