POWL vs. FELE, BDC, ENS, BRC, VICR, THR, AMSC, PLPC, LYTS, and FCEL
Should you be buying Powell Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Powell Industries include Franklin Electric (FELE), Belden (BDC), EnerSys (ENS), Brady (BRC), Vicor (VICR), Thermon Group (THR), American Superconductor (AMSC), Preformed Line Products (PLPC), LSI Industries (LYTS), and FuelCell Energy (FCEL). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry.
Powell Industries vs.
Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) and Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.
80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Powell Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Powell Industries shares are held 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.
In the previous week, Powell Industries had 1 more articles in the media than Franklin Electric. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Powell Industries and 8 mentions for Franklin Electric. Powell Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Franklin Electric's score of 1.11 indicating that Powell Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Franklin Electric received 72 more outperform votes than Powell Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.87% of users gave Powell Industries an outperform vote while only 55.43% of users gave Franklin Electric an outperform vote.
Powell Industries has a net margin of 15.15% compared to Franklin Electric's net margin of 8.92%. Powell Industries' return on equity of 35.48% beat Franklin Electric's return on equity.
Franklin Electric has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Powell Industries has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Franklin Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Powell Industries. Powell Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Franklin Electric currently has a consensus target price of $97.50, suggesting a potential downside of 3.34%. Powell Industries has a consensus target price of $312.00, suggesting a potential upside of 99.87%. Given Powell Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Powell Industries is more favorable than Franklin Electric.
Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Powell Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Franklin Electric pays out 27.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Powell Industries pays out 8.1% 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. Franklin Electric has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years. Franklin Electric is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
Powell Industries beats Franklin Electric on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:POWL) was last updated on 3/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
