ERII vs. SXI, AIN, KMT, TRS, TNC, PRLB, GRC, HY, GHM, and CMCO
Should you be buying Energy Recovery stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Energy Recovery include Standex International (SXI), Albany International (AIN), Kennametal (KMT), TriMas (TRS), Tennant (TNC), Proto Labs (PRLB), Gorman-Rupp (GRC), Hyster-Yale (HY), Graham (GHM), and Columbus McKinnon (CMCO). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.
Energy Recovery vs. Its Competitors
Standex International (NYSE:SXI) and Energy Recovery (NASDAQ:ERII) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.
Energy Recovery has a net margin of 17.02% compared to Standex International's net margin of 7.06%. Standex International's return on equity of 13.92% beat Energy Recovery's return on equity.
Standex International presently has a consensus price target of $223.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.12%. Energy Recovery has a consensus price target of $18.67, indicating a potential upside of 29.75%. Given Energy Recovery's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Energy Recovery is more favorable than Standex International.
In the previous week, Standex International had 1 more articles in the media than Energy Recovery. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Standex International and 4 mentions for Energy Recovery. Energy Recovery's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Standex International's score of 0.79 indicating that Energy Recovery is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Standex International has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Recovery has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
90.4% of Standex International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.6% of Energy Recovery shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Standex International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Energy Recovery shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Standex International has higher revenue and earnings than Energy Recovery. Energy Recovery is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Standex International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Standex International beats Energy Recovery on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ERII) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff