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$181.30 +5.41 (+3.08%)
Closing price 04/2/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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POWL vs. AYI, ENPH, GNRC, FELE, BDC, 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 Acuity Brands (AYI), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Generac (GNRC), Franklin Electric (FELE), Belden (BDC), 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.

Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) and Powell Industries (NASDAQ:POWL) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation and community ranking.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Acuity Brands$3.86B2.14$422.60M$13.5819.65
Powell Industries$1.06B2.06$149.85M$13.1713.77

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Acuity Brands11.11% 19.98% 12.44%
Powell Industries 15.15%35.48%18.04%

In the previous week, Acuity Brands had 27 more articles in the media than Powell Industries. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Acuity Brands and 7 mentions for Powell Industries. Powell Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Acuity Brands' score of 0.70 indicating that Powell Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Acuity Brands
11 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Powell Industries
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Acuity Brands has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Powell Industries has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Acuity Brands received 492 more outperform votes than Powell Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.90% of users gave Acuity Brands an outperform vote while only 60.98% of users gave Powell Industries an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Acuity BrandsOutperform Votes
717
67.90%
Underperform Votes
339
32.10%
Powell IndustriesOutperform Votes
225
60.98%
Underperform Votes
144
39.02%

Acuity Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Powell Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Acuity Brands pays out 5.0% 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.

Acuity Brands currently has a consensus price target of $330.60, suggesting a potential upside of 23.92%. Powell Industries has a consensus price target of $312.00, suggesting a potential upside of 72.09%. Given Powell Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Powell Industries is more favorable than Acuity Brands.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Acuity Brands
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Powell Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.50

98.2% of Acuity Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Powell Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Acuity Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Powell Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Acuity Brands beats Powell Industries on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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POWL vs. The Competition

MetricPowell IndustriesSwitchgear & switchboard apparatus IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.19B$34.47B$6.89B$7.92B
Dividend Yield0.59%1.00%3.56%4.04%
P/E Ratio13.7727.3021.6818.81
Price / Sales2.062.4175.6888.69
Price / Cash14.4320.0726.7834.64
Price / Book4.414.273.674.18
Net Income$149.85M$1.40B$793.46M$247.10M
7 Day Performance0.21%-3.72%-1.10%-2.72%
1 Month Performance16.14%0.31%-0.87%-3.90%
1 Year Performance34.62%9.53%12.44%-0.11%

Powell Industries Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
POWL
Powell Industries
4.3595 of 5 stars
$181.30
+3.1%
$312.00
+72.1%
+34.3%$2.19B$1.06B13.772,170Positive News
Gap Down
AYI
Acuity Brands
3.7546 of 5 stars
$264.65
+1.0%
$330.60
+24.9%
+1.9%$8.17B$3.86B19.4413,200Dividend Announcement
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
ENPH
Enphase Energy
4.7884 of 5 stars
$61.43
-0.4%
$90.36
+47.1%
-44.9%$8.12B$1.33B82.832,820
GNRC
Generac
4.6879 of 5 stars
$126.89
-0.2%
$174.38
+37.4%
+0.1%$7.56B$4.30B23.479,500Short Interest ↓
Positive News
FELE
Franklin Electric
4.0416 of 5 stars
$94.48
-0.1%
$97.50
+3.2%
-7.4%$4.32B$2.02B24.516,400Positive News
BDC
Belden
4.4885 of 5 stars
$100.85
0.0%
$130.25
+29.1%
+18.4%$4.05B$2.46B20.937,500Positive News
ENS
EnerSys
4.64 of 5 stars
$91.72
-1.5%
$117.50
+28.1%
+2.6%$3.61B$3.55B11.3411,400Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
BRC
Brady
3.1893 of 5 stars
$70.87
+0.7%
N/A+22.7%$3.38B$1.42B17.375,700
VICR
Vicor
1.7342 of 5 stars
$47.08
-2.7%
$43.00
-8.7%
+29.8%$2.12B$359.06M90.361,063Gap Down
THR
Thermon Group
3.7429 of 5 stars
$27.98
-1.5%
$40.00
+43.0%
-12.3%$941.47M$491.78M20.551,230Short Interest ↑
Positive News
AMSC
American Superconductor
2.1273 of 5 stars
$18.19
-3.2%
$33.67
+85.1%
+45.5%$716.95M$198.19M259.59330Gap Down
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This page (NASDAQ:POWL) was last updated on 4/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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