EAF vs. HOLI, THR, BLDP, FCEL, HYZN, ENCP, HTOO, WWD, BE, and PLUG
Should you be buying GrafTech International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GrafTech International include Hollysys Automation Technologies (HOLI), Thermon Group (THR), Ballard Power Systems (BLDP), FuelCell Energy (FCEL), Hyzon Motors (HYZN), Energem (ENCP), Fusion Fuel Green (HTOO), Woodward (WWD), Bloom Energy (BE), and Plug Power (PLUG). These companies are all part of the "electrical industrial apparatus" industry.
GrafTech International (NYSE:EAF) and Hollysys Automation Technologies (NASDAQ:HOLI) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and community ranking.
Hollysys Automation Technologies has a net margin of 9.52% compared to GrafTech International's net margin of -45.08%. Hollysys Automation Technologies' return on equity of 6.39% beat GrafTech International's return on equity.
92.8% of GrafTech International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.7% of Hollysys Automation Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of GrafTech International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Hollysys Automation Technologies shares are owned 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.
In the previous week, Hollysys Automation Technologies had 5 more articles in the media than GrafTech International. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Hollysys Automation Technologies and 0 mentions for GrafTech International. Hollysys Automation Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat GrafTech International's score of 0.00 indicating that Hollysys Automation Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
GrafTech International has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hollysys Automation Technologies has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Hollysys Automation Technologies received 86 more outperform votes than GrafTech International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.09% of users gave Hollysys Automation Technologies an outperform vote while only 58.39% of users gave GrafTech International an outperform vote.
GrafTech International presently has a consensus target price of $1.88, indicating a potential upside of 35.87%. Given GrafTech International's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GrafTech International is more favorable than Hollysys Automation Technologies.
Hollysys Automation Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than GrafTech International. GrafTech International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hollysys Automation Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Hollysys Automation Technologies beats GrafTech International on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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