Free Trial

Powell Industries (POWL) Competitors

Powell Industries logo
$245.80 +2.34 (+0.96%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET)

POWL vs. GNRC, AYI, ENPH, BDC, FELE, ENS, BRC, VICR, THR, and AMSC

Should you be buying Powell Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Powell Industries include Generac (GNRC), Acuity Brands (AYI), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Belden (BDC), Franklin Electric (FELE), EnerSys (ENS), Brady (BRC), Vicor (VICR), Thermon Group (THR), and American Superconductor (AMSC). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry.

Powell Industries vs.

Generac (NYSE:GNRC) and Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking and media sentiment.

84.0% of Generac shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Powell Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Generac shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Powell Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Generac has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Powell Industries has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Generac has higher revenue and earnings than Powell Industries. Powell Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Generac, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Generac$4.12B2.25$203.09M$4.8232.42
Powell Industries$1.01B2.92$149.85M$12.2920.00

Generac received 279 more outperform votes than Powell Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.00% of users gave Powell Industries an outperform vote while only 57.11% of users gave Generac an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
GeneracOutperform Votes
498
57.11%
Underperform Votes
374
42.89%
Powell IndustriesOutperform Votes
219
61.00%
Underperform Votes
140
39.00%

Generac currently has a consensus target price of $175.30, indicating a potential upside of 12.18%. Powell Industries has a consensus target price of $312.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.93%. Given Powell Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Powell Industries is more favorable than Generac.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Generac
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.48
Powell Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.50

Powell Industries has a net margin of 14.80% compared to Generac's net margin of 7.17%. Powell Industries' return on equity of 35.68% beat Generac's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Generac7.17% 16.70% 7.73%
Powell Industries 14.80%35.68%17.35%

In the previous week, Powell Industries had 7 more articles in the media than Generac. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Powell Industries and 10 mentions for Generac. Generac's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Powell Industries' score of 1.08 indicating that Generac is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Generac
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Powell Industries
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Powell Industries beats Generac on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Skip Chart

Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Skip Chart

POWL vs. The Competition

MetricPowell IndustriesSwitchgear & switchboard apparatus IndustryIndustrial SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.95B$36.84B$9.23B$9.08B
Dividend Yield0.42%0.86%2.06%4.18%
P/E Ratio20.0025.4321.0817.18
Price / Sales2.922.914.85115.67
Price / Cash19.2819.3419.2637.88
Price / Book6.105.264.244.78
Net Income$149.85M$1.38B$398.18M$225.60M
7 Day Performance-2.46%-4.13%-4.68%-1.26%
1 Month Performance-6.12%-3.04%-0.46%4.37%
1 Year Performance171.21%62.68%16.08%18.73%

Powell Industries Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
POWL
Powell Industries
3.9249 of 5 stars
$245.80
+1.0%
$312.00
+26.9%
+171.2%$2.95B$1.01B20.003,187Analyst Downgrade
Positive News
High Trading Volume
GNRC
Generac
4.6674 of 5 stars
$166.59
-0.4%
$175.30
+5.2%
+22.9%$9.91B$4.12B34.638,600Positive News
AYI
Acuity Brands
3.9295 of 5 stars
$319.37
+0.5%
$324.00
+1.4%
+49.3%$9.86B$3.84B23.6413,200Positive News
ENPH
Enphase Energy
4.648 of 5 stars
$71.60
-3.0%
$101.13
+41.2%
-44.2%$9.67B$1.25B167.823,157Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
BDC
Belden
4.5018 of 5 stars
$123.42
+2.0%
$122.75
-0.5%
+50.7%$4.98B$2.35B28.148,000Short Interest ↓
Positive News
FELE
Franklin Electric
4.4796 of 5 stars
$105.27
+0.2%
$101.67
-3.4%
+3.1%$4.81B$2.01B26.706,400Positive News
ENS
EnerSys
4.7962 of 5 stars
$93.33
+0.1%
$118.00
+26.4%
-6.8%$3.72B$3.51B13.2110,797Analyst Revision
BRC
Brady
1.8396 of 5 stars
$76.50
+1.2%
$65.00
-15.0%
+26.8%$3.65B$1.39B18.575,700
VICR
Vicor
2.3484 of 5 stars
$56.89
+4.3%
$43.00
-24.4%
+15.4%$2.57B$355.54M117.101,063Positive News
THR
Thermon Group
4.4026 of 5 stars
$31.88
-0.4%
$40.00
+25.5%
-9.3%$1.07B$493.86M25.001,416
AMSC
American Superconductor
2.4103 of 5 stars
$26.41
+2.2%
$28.33
+7.3%
+146.6%$1.04B$176.14M-516.60337Positive News

Related Companies and Tools


This page (NASDAQ:POWL) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
From Our Partners