PACCAR (PCAR) Competitors

PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR) and Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Is PCAR or FELE more profitable?

PACCAR has a net margin of 10.73% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 8.85%. PACCAR's return on equity of 20.79% beat Franklin Electric's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PACCAR	10.73%	20.79%	8.76%
Franklin Electric	8.85%	14.08%	9.72%

Do analysts rate PCAR or FELE?

PACCAR presently has a consensus price target of $104.59, suggesting a potential upside of 9.95%. Franklin Electric has a consensus price target of $94.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.02%. Given PACCAR's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe PACCAR is more favorable than Franklin Electric.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PACCAR	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Franklin Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media favor PCAR or FELE?

In the previous week, PACCAR had 8 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for PACCAR and 7 mentions for Franklin Electric. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat PACCAR's score of 0.92 indicating that Franklin Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PACCAR	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Franklin Electric	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PCAR or FELE?

PACCAR has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Electric. PACCAR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Electric, 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
PACCAR	$33.66B	1.48	$4.16B	$6.60	14.41
Franklin Electric	$2.02B	2.02	$180.31M	$3.82	23.43

Is PCAR or FELE a better dividend stock?

PACCAR pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. PACCAR pays out 20.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Electric pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. PACCAR has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Franklin Electric has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years. PACCAR is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, PCAR or FELE?

PACCAR has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PCAR or FELE?

64.9% of PACCAR shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of PACCAR shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

PACCAR beats Franklin Electric on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.