CECO vs. HAYW, ATS, HSAI, EPAC, DNOW, AZTA, ACMR, SEI, INVX, and CRCT
Should you be buying CECO Environmental stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CECO Environmental include Hayward (HAYW), ATS (ATS), Hesai Group (HSAI), Enerpac Tool Group (EPAC), DNOW (DNOW), Azenta (AZTA), ACM Research (ACMR), Solaris Energy Infrastructure (SEI), Innovex International (INVX), and Cricut (CRCT). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.
CECO Environmental vs.
Hayward (NYSE:HAYW) and CECO Environmental (NASDAQ:CECO) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
68.1% of CECO Environmental shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Hayward shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of CECO Environmental shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Hayward had 5 more articles in the media than CECO Environmental. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Hayward and 7 mentions for CECO Environmental. CECO Environmental's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Hayward's score of 0.12 indicating that CECO Environmental is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Hayward has higher revenue and earnings than CECO Environmental. Hayward is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CECO Environmental, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Hayward has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CECO Environmental has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Hayward has a net margin of 9.47% compared to CECO Environmental's net margin of 2.16%. CECO Environmental's return on equity of 11.12% beat Hayward's return on equity.
Hayward received 16 more outperform votes than CECO Environmental when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.13% of users gave CECO Environmental an outperform vote while only 46.07% of users gave Hayward an outperform vote.
Hayward currently has a consensus price target of $17.13, indicating a potential upside of 23.03%. CECO Environmental has a consensus price target of $36.20, indicating a potential upside of 58.36%. Given CECO Environmental's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CECO Environmental is more favorable than Hayward.
Summary
CECO Environmental beats Hayward on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CECO) was last updated on 3/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff