American Superconductor (AMSC) Competitors $18.18 -0.07 (-0.38%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AMSC vs. POWL, VICR, THR, PLPC, LYTS, FCEL, ETN, ROP, EMR, and AMEShould you be buying American Superconductor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Superconductor include Powell Industries (POWL), Vicor (VICR), Thermon Group (THR), Preformed Line Products (PLPC), LSI Industries (LYTS), FuelCell Energy (FCEL), Eaton (ETN), Roper Technologies (ROP), Emerson Electric (EMR), and AMETEK (AME). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry. American Superconductor vs. Powell Industries Vicor Thermon Group Preformed Line Products LSI Industries FuelCell Energy Eaton Roper Technologies Emerson Electric AMETEK Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) and American Superconductor (NASDAQ:AMSC) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, community ranking, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in POWL or AMSC? American Superconductor received 172 more outperform votes than Powell Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.84% of users gave American Superconductor an outperform vote while only 60.98% of users gave Powell Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPowell IndustriesOutperform Votes22560.98% Underperform Votes14439.02% American SuperconductorOutperform Votes39766.84% Underperform Votes19733.16% Is POWL or AMSC more profitable? Powell Industries has a net margin of 15.15% compared to American Superconductor's net margin of 1.64%. Powell Industries' return on equity of 35.48% beat American Superconductor's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Powell Industries15.15% 35.48% 18.04% American Superconductor 1.64%8.95%5.52% Do analysts rate POWL or AMSC? Powell Industries currently has a consensus target price of $312.00, suggesting a potential upside of 86.88%. American Superconductor has a consensus target price of $33.67, suggesting a potential upside of 85.19%. Given Powell Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Powell Industries is more favorable than American Superconductor.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Powell Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50American Superconductor 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor POWL or AMSC? In the previous week, Powell Industries had 8 more articles in the media than American Superconductor. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Powell Industries and 6 mentions for American Superconductor. American Superconductor's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Powell Industries' score of 1.14 indicating that American Superconductor is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Powell Industries 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Superconductor 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of POWL or AMSC? 89.8% of Powell Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of American Superconductor shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Powell Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of American Superconductor shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, POWL or AMSC? Powell Industries has higher revenue and earnings than American Superconductor. Powell Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Superconductor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPowell Industries$1.06B1.90$149.85M$13.1712.68American Superconductor$198.19M3.62-$11.11M$0.07259.71 Which has more risk & volatility, POWL or AMSC? Powell Industries has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Superconductor has a beta of 2.58, suggesting that its stock price is 158% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPowell Industries beats American Superconductor on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get American Superconductor News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AMSC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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.Skip Chart AMSC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmerican SuperconductorMotors & generators IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$717.38M$7.50B$21.56B$7.36BDividend YieldN/A2.28%3.01%4.32%P/E Ratio259.7552.6639.3817.68Price / Sales3.6211.902,139.5592.88Price / Cash1,706.10253.6434.6334.64Price / Book3.872.365.663.94Net Income-$11.11M$109.86M$736.02M$247.45M7 Day Performance-3.35%4.24%-0.19%0.48%1 Month Performance-9.10%-7.16%-6.23%-7.08%1 Year Performance52.13%14.24%52,779.28%-0.35% American Superconductor Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AMSCAmerican Superconductor2.1591 of 5 stars$18.18-0.4%$33.67+85.2%+51.3%$717.38M$198.19M259.75330Positive NewsGap DownPOWLPowell Industries4.1026 of 5 stars$167.56+1.9%$312.00+86.2%+37.0%$2.02B$1.06B12.722,170News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownVICRVicor1.6477 of 5 stars$43.17+2.6%$43.00-0.4%+33.2%$1.94B$359.06M82.691,063Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageTHRThermon Group3.8977 of 5 stars$24.59-1.9%$40.00+62.7%-17.8%$826.65M$491.78M18.041,230Short Interest ↓Positive NewsPLPCPreformed Line Products1.8763 of 5 stars$132.73-1.2%N/A+11.7%$655.82M$593.71M19.933,260Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap DownLYTSLSI Industries4.5997 of 5 stars$15.25-0.9%$28.00+83.6%+13.6%$457.55M$523.02M19.861,530Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeFCELFuelCell Energy3.4703 of 5 stars$4.38-1.9%$10.03+129.1%-86.9%$92.36M$114.44M-0.55510News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownETNEaton4.5919 of 5 stars$252.21+2.3%$356.68+41.4%-12.1%$98.65B$24.88B26.5191,900Analyst ForecastPositive NewsROPRoper Technologies3.6829 of 5 stars$531.98-1.8%$629.18+18.3%+7.3%$57.20B$7.04B37.1415,800Positive NewsEMREmerson Electric4.9002 of 5 stars$97.00+2.6%$135.94+40.1%-10.1%$54.64B$17.55B23.1385,500Analyst ForecastAMEAMETEK4.6495 of 5 stars$153.29+0.4%$204.67+33.5%-10.5%$35.32B$6.94B25.8219,600Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Powell Industries Competitors Vicor Competitors Thermon Group Competitors Preformed Line Products Competitors LSI Industries Competitors FuelCell Energy Competitors Eaton Competitors Roper Technologies Competitors Emerson Electric Competitors AMETEK Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AMSC) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Makes Major Crypto AnnouncementTrump Ends the “War on Crypto” I expect it to pump the market, which is why I'm recommending ONE coin to al...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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