Energy Recovery (ERII) Competitors

Standex International (NYSE:SXI) and Energy Recovery (NASDAQ:ERII) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SXI or ERII?

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend SXI or ERII?

Standex International currently has a consensus price target of $223.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.63%. Energy Recovery has a consensus price target of $18.67, indicating a potential upside of 30.99%. Given Energy Recovery's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Energy Recovery is more favorable than Standex International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Standex International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Energy Recovery	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Is SXI or ERII more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Standex International	7.06%	13.92%	6.69%
Energy Recovery	17.02%	11.67%	10.23%

Does the media prefer SXI or ERII?

In the previous week, Standex International and Standex International both had 9 articles in the media. Energy Recovery's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Standex International's score of 0.69 indicating that Energy Recovery is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Standex International	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Energy Recovery	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, SXI or ERII?

Standex International has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Recovery has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SXI or ERII?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Standex International	$790.11M	3.11	$55.76M	$4.64	43.94
Energy Recovery	$144.95M	5.23	$23.05M	$0.42	33.93

Summary

Standex International and Energy Recovery tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.