Capstone Companies (OTCMKTS:CAPC) Vs. AYI, AZZ, CCF, LYTS, OESX, AUVI, EFOI, RVLT, ELED, and LSCG
Should you be buying Capstone Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Capstone Companies include Acuity Brands (AYI), AZZ (AZZ), Chase (CCF), LSI Industries (LYTS), Orion Energy Systems (OESX), Applied UV (AUVI), Energy Focus (EFOI), Revolution Lighting Technologies (RVLT), ExeLED (ELED), and Lighting Science Group (LSCG). These companies are all part of the "electric lighting & wiring equipment" industry.These companies are all part of the "electric lighting & wiring equipment" industry.
Capstone Companies vs.
Capstone Companies (OTCMKTS:CAPC) and AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.
AZZ received 191 more outperform votes than Capstone Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.47% of users gave Capstone Companies an outperform vote while only 56.06% of users gave AZZ an outperform vote.
In the previous week, AZZ had 3 more articles in the media than Capstone Companies. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for AZZ and 0 mentions for Capstone Companies. AZZ's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat Capstone Companies' score of 0.00 indicating that AZZ is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Capstone Companies has a beta of -2.02, indicating that its share price is 302% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AZZ has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.
AZZ has a net margin of 8.99% compared to Capstone Companies' net margin of 0.00%. AZZ's return on equity of 12.30% beat Capstone Companies' return on equity.
AZZ has higher revenue and earnings than Capstone Companies. Capstone Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AZZ, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
86.6% of AZZ shares are held by institutional investors. 39.9% of Capstone Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of AZZ shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
AZZ beats Capstone Companies on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CAPC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of OTCMKTS and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment >-1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Capstone Companies (OTCMKTS:CAPC) vs. Its Competitors
Capstone Companies Competitors List
