Franklin Electric (FELE) Competitors

Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) and Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) are both mid-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, community ranking and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ENPH or FELE?

Enphase Energy received 512 more outperform votes than Franklin Electric when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.77% of users gave Enphase Energy an outperform vote while only 55.43% of users gave Franklin Electric an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Enphase Energy	Outperform Votes 808 63.77%	Underperform Votes 459 36.23%
Franklin Electric	Outperform Votes 296 55.43%	Underperform Votes 238 44.57%

Is ENPH or FELE more profitable?

Franklin Electric has a net margin of 8.92% compared to Enphase Energy's net margin of 7.72%. Enphase Energy's return on equity of 15.62% beat Franklin Electric's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enphase Energy	7.72%	15.62%	4.32%
Franklin Electric	8.92%	14.46%	10.04%

Do analysts rate ENPH or FELE?

Enphase Energy currently has a consensus target price of $90.42, indicating a potential upside of 41.68%. Franklin Electric has a consensus target price of $97.50, indicating a potential downside of 0.74%. Given Enphase Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Enphase Energy is more favorable than Franklin Electric.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enphase Energy	3 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Franklin Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to ENPH or FELE?

In the previous week, Enphase Energy had 10 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Enphase Energy and 7 mentions for Franklin Electric. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Enphase Energy's score of 1.37 indicating that Franklin Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enphase Energy	14 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Franklin Electric	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ENPH or FELE?

72.1% of Enphase Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Enphase Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, ENPH or FELE?

Enphase Energy has a beta of 2.12, suggesting that its share price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Electric has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, ENPH or FELE?

Franklin Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Enphase Energy. Franklin Electric 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
Enphase Energy	$1.33B	6.35	$102.66M	$0.74	86.25
Franklin Electric	$2.02B	2.22	$193.27M	$3.85	25.51

Summary

Enphase Energy beats Franklin Electric on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.