Array Technologies (ARRY) Competitors

ALLETE (NYSE:ALE) and Array Technologies (NASDAQ:ARRY) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer ALE or ARRY?

In the previous week, ALLETE had 2 more articles in the media than Array Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for ALLETE and 2 mentions for Array Technologies. ALLETE's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Array Technologies' score of 0.16 indicating that ALLETE is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ALLETE	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Array Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ALE or ARRY?

76.6% of ALLETE shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of ALLETE shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Array Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ALE or ARRY more profitable?

ALLETE has a net margin of 11.49% compared to Array Technologies' net margin of -9.59%. Array Technologies' return on equity of 75.57% beat ALLETE's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ALLETE	11.49%	5.99%	3.06%
Array Technologies	-9.59%	75.57%	8.71%

Do analysts prefer ALE or ARRY?

ALLETE presently has a consensus price target of $63.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.09%. Array Technologies has a consensus price target of $11.19, indicating a potential upside of 60.55%. Given Array Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Array Technologies is more favorable than ALLETE.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ALLETE	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Array Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Which has better earnings and valuation, ALE or ARRY?

ALLETE has higher revenue and earnings than Array Technologies. Array Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ALLETE, 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
ALLETE	$1.88B	2.02	$247.10M	$3.12	21.05
Array Technologies	$1.58B	0.67	$137.24M	-$0.97	-7.19

Which has more risk & volatility, ALE or ARRY?

ALLETE has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Array Technologies has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ALE or ARRY?

Array Technologies received 306 more outperform votes than ALLETE when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.41% of users gave Array Technologies an outperform vote while only 49.57% of users gave ALLETE an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ALLETE	Outperform Votes 287 49.57%	Underperform Votes 292 50.43%
Array Technologies	Outperform Votes 593 66.41%	Underperform Votes 300 33.59%

Summary

ALLETE beats Array Technologies on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.