POWL vs. AYI, ENPH, GNRC, FELE, BDC, BRC, ENS, VICR, THR, and AMSC
Should you be buying Powell Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Powell Industries include Acuity Brands (AYI), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Generac (GNRC), Franklin Electric (FELE), Belden (BDC), Brady (BRC), EnerSys (ENS), Vicor (VICR), Thermon Group (THR), and American Superconductor (AMSC). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry.
Powell Industries vs.
Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) and Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and community ranking.
Powell Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Acuity Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Powell Industries pays out 8.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Acuity Brands pays out 5.2% 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.
In the previous week, Powell Industries had 3 more articles in the media than Acuity Brands. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Powell Industries and 10 mentions for Acuity Brands. Acuity Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Powell Industries' score of 1.06 indicating that Acuity Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
89.8% of Powell Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Acuity Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Powell Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Acuity Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Powell Industries has a net margin of 15.15% compared to Acuity Brands' net margin of 11.11%. Powell Industries' return on equity of 35.48% beat Acuity Brands' return on equity.
Acuity Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Powell Industries. Powell Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acuity Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Powell Industries presently has a consensus price target of $312.00, suggesting a potential upside of 78.62%. Acuity Brands has a consensus price target of $317.60, suggesting a potential upside of 35.66%. Given Powell Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Powell Industries is more favorable than Acuity Brands.
Acuity Brands received 492 more outperform votes than Powell Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.64% of users gave Acuity Brands an outperform vote while only 60.98% of users gave Powell Industries an outperform vote.
Powell Industries has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acuity Brands has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Acuity Brands beats Powell Industries on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:POWL) was last updated on 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
