Enphase Energy (ENPH) Competitors

Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) and Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and valuation.

Is ROK or ENPH more profitable?

Rockwell Automation has a net margin of 11.38% compared to Enphase Energy's net margin of 7.72%. Rockwell Automation's return on equity of 30.17% beat Enphase Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rockwell Automation	11.38%	30.17%	9.75%
Enphase Energy	7.72%	15.62%	4.32%

Does the media prefer ROK or ENPH?

In the previous week, Rockwell Automation had 13 more articles in the media than Enphase Energy. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Rockwell Automation and 36 mentions for Enphase Energy. Enphase Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Rockwell Automation's score of 1.00 indicating that Enphase Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rockwell Automation	29 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	11 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Enphase Energy	18 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ROK or ENPH?

Enphase Energy received 177 more outperform votes than Rockwell Automation when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.68% of users gave Enphase Energy an outperform vote while only 55.04% of users gave Rockwell Automation an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rockwell Automation	Outperform Votes 633 55.04%	Underperform Votes 517 44.96%
Enphase Energy	Outperform Votes 810 63.68%	Underperform Votes 462 36.32%

Which has more volatility & risk, ROK or ENPH?

Rockwell Automation has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enphase Energy has a beta of 1.94, meaning that its share price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend ROK or ENPH?

Rockwell Automation presently has a consensus price target of $300.63, indicating a potential upside of 27.84%. Enphase Energy has a consensus price target of $88.49, indicating a potential upside of 61.62%. Given Enphase Energy's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Enphase Energy is more favorable than Rockwell Automation.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rockwell Automation	3 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42
Enphase Energy	4 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ROK or ENPH?

75.8% of Rockwell Automation shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.1% of Enphase Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Rockwell Automation shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Enphase Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ROK or ENPH?

Rockwell Automation has higher revenue and earnings than Enphase Energy. Rockwell Automation is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enphase Energy, 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
Rockwell Automation	$8.09B	3.29	$952.50M	$8.03	29.29
Enphase Energy	$1.33B	5.45	$102.66M	$0.74	73.99

Summary

Rockwell Automation beats Enphase Energy on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.