Thermon Group (THR) Competitors

Thermon Group (NYSE:THR) and EnerSys (NYSE:ENS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in THR or ENS?

99.8% of Thermon Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of EnerSys shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Thermon Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of EnerSys shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor THR or ENS?

In the previous week, EnerSys had 15 more articles in the media than Thermon Group. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for EnerSys and 11 mentions for Thermon Group. EnerSys' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Thermon Group's score of 0.89 indicating that EnerSys is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Thermon Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EnerSys	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, THR or ENS?

Thermon Group has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EnerSys has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is THR or ENS more profitable?

Thermon Group has a net margin of 9.48% compared to EnerSys' net margin of 9.23%. EnerSys' return on equity of 20.78% beat Thermon Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Thermon Group	9.48%	11.72%	7.41%
EnerSys	9.23%	20.78%	10.05%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in THR or ENS?

EnerSys received 78 more outperform votes than Thermon Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.15% of users gave EnerSys an outperform vote while only 66.20% of users gave Thermon Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Thermon Group	Outperform Votes 331 66.20%	Underperform Votes 169 33.80%
EnerSys	Outperform Votes 409 70.15%	Underperform Votes 174 29.85%

Do analysts recommend THR or ENS?

Thermon Group presently has a consensus price target of $38.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.76%. EnerSys has a consensus price target of $117.50, suggesting a potential upside of 44.28%. Given EnerSys' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe EnerSys is more favorable than Thermon Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Thermon Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
EnerSys	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, THR or ENS?

EnerSys has higher revenue and earnings than Thermon Group. EnerSys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Thermon Group, 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
Thermon Group	$491.78M	1.98	$51.59M	$1.36	21.21
EnerSys	$3.55B	0.90	$269.10M	$8.08	10.08

Summary

EnerSys beats Thermon Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.