Albany International (AIN) Competitors

Donaldson (NYSE:DCI) and Albany International (NYSE:AIN) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend DCI or AIN?

Donaldson presently has a consensus target price of $69.67, suggesting a potential downside of 9.35%. Albany International has a consensus target price of $88.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.74%. Given Albany International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Albany International is more favorable than Donaldson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Donaldson	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Albany International	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has higher earnings and valuation, DCI or AIN?

Donaldson has higher revenue and earnings than Albany International. Donaldson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Albany International, 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
Donaldson	$3.59B	2.57	$414M	$3.38	22.74
Albany International	$1.15B	2.21	$111.12M	$3.20	25.29

Which has more risk & volatility, DCI or AIN?

Donaldson has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Albany International has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DCI or AIN a better dividend stock?

Donaldson pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Albany International pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Donaldson pays out 32.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Albany International pays out 32.5% 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. Donaldson has raised its dividend for 38 consecutive years. Donaldson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DCI or AIN?

Donaldson received 230 more outperform votes than Albany International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.75% of users gave Donaldson an outperform vote while only 60.85% of users gave Albany International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Donaldson	Outperform Votes 474 64.75%	Underperform Votes 258 35.25%
Albany International	Outperform Votes 244 60.85%	Underperform Votes 157 39.15%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in DCI or AIN?

82.8% of Donaldson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Albany International shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Donaldson shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Albany International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is DCI or AIN more profitable?

Donaldson has a net margin of 11.54% compared to Albany International's net margin of 7.92%. Donaldson's return on equity of 29.47% beat Albany International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Donaldson	11.54%	29.47%	14.78%
Albany International	7.92%	12.20%	6.69%

Does the media favor DCI or AIN?

In the previous week, Donaldson had 15 more articles in the media than Albany International. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Donaldson and 6 mentions for Albany International. Albany International's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Donaldson's score of 0.14 indicating that Albany International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Donaldson	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	5 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Albany International	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Donaldson beats Albany International on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.