Albany International (AIN) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RBC or AIN?

RBC Bearings has higher revenue and earnings than Albany International. Albany International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RBC Bearings, 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
RBC Bearings	$1.59B	6.16	$209.90M	$6.85	45.58
Albany International	$1.15B	2.22	$111.12M	$3.20	25.42

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RBC or AIN?

97.4% of Albany International shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of RBC Bearings shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Albany International shares are held 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.

Is RBC or AIN a better dividend stock?

RBC Bearings pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Albany International pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. RBC Bearings pays out 19.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Albany International pays out 33.8% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RBC or AIN?

Albany International received 3 more outperform votes than RBC Bearings when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.54% of users gave Albany International an outperform vote while only 55.58% of users gave RBC Bearings an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RBC Bearings	Outperform Votes 244 55.58%	Underperform Votes 195 44.42%
Albany International	Outperform Votes 247 60.54%	Underperform Votes 161 39.46%

Does the media favor RBC or AIN?

In the previous week, Albany International had 7 more articles in the media than RBC Bearings. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Albany International and 4 mentions for RBC Bearings. RBC Bearings' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Albany International's score of 0.11 indicating that RBC Bearings is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RBC Bearings	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Albany International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate RBC or AIN?

RBC Bearings currently has a consensus price target of $325.33, suggesting a potential upside of 4.21%. Albany International has a consensus price target of $80.75, suggesting a potential downside of 0.75%. Given RBC Bearings' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe RBC Bearings is more favorable than Albany International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RBC Bearings	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Albany International	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk & volatility, RBC or AIN?

RBC Bearings has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Albany International has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RBC or AIN more profitable?

RBC Bearings has a net margin of 14.06% compared to Albany International's net margin of 7.92%. Albany International's return on equity of 12.20% beat RBC Bearings' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RBC Bearings	14.06%	9.88%	5.86%
Albany International	7.92%	12.20%	6.69%

Summary

RBC Bearings beats Albany International on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.