Energy Recovery (ERII) Competitors

Albany International (NYSE:AIN) and Energy Recovery (NASDAQ:ERII) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and profitability.

Does the media prefer AIN or ERII?

In the previous week, Albany International had 11 more articles in the media than Energy Recovery. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Albany International and 2 mentions for Energy Recovery. Energy Recovery's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Albany International's score of 0.47 indicating that Energy Recovery is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AIN or ERII?

Energy Recovery received 110 more outperform votes than Albany International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.54% of users gave Albany International an outperform vote while only 60.10% of users gave Energy Recovery an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Albany International	Outperform Votes 247 60.54%	Underperform Votes 161 39.46%
Energy Recovery	Outperform Votes 357 60.10%	Underperform Votes 237 39.90%

Which has more volatility and risk, AIN or ERII?

Albany International has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Recovery has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AIN or ERII?

Albany International has higher revenue and earnings than Energy Recovery. Albany International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Energy Recovery, 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
Albany International	$1.15B	2.22	$111.12M	$3.20	25.42
Energy Recovery	$135.06M	6.33	$21.50M	$0.34	43.44

Is AIN or ERII more profitable?

Energy Recovery has a net margin of 14.35% compared to Albany International's net margin of 7.92%. Albany International's return on equity of 12.20% beat Energy Recovery's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Albany International	7.92%	12.20%	6.69%
Energy Recovery	14.35%	8.90%	7.84%

Do analysts rate AIN or ERII?

Albany International currently has a consensus price target of $80.75, indicating a potential downside of 0.75%. Energy Recovery has a consensus price target of $20.75, indicating a potential upside of 40.49%. Given Energy Recovery's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Energy Recovery is more favorable than Albany International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Albany International	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Energy Recovery	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Do institutionals & insiders believe in AIN or ERII?

97.4% of Albany International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.6% of Energy Recovery shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Albany International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Energy Recovery shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Energy Recovery beats Albany International on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.