Albany International (AIN) Competitors $55.98 +1.79 (+3.30%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$55.44 -0.54 (-0.96%) As of 08/1/2025 06:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AIN vs. FELE, LECO, AIT, DCI, FSS, ITT, KMT, NPO, PH, and SXIShould you be buying Albany International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Albany International include Franklin Electric (FELE), Lincoln Electric (LECO), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Donaldson (DCI), Federal Signal (FSS), ITT (ITT), Kennametal (KMT), Enpro (NPO), Parker-Hannifin (PH), and Standex International (SXI). Albany International vs. Its Competitors Franklin Electric Lincoln Electric Applied Industrial Technologies Donaldson Federal Signal ITT Kennametal Enpro Parker-Hannifin Standex International Albany International (NYSE:AIN) and Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk and media sentiment. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AIN or FELE? 97.4% of Albany International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Albany International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Franklin Electric shares are owned by 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. Do analysts rate AIN or FELE? Albany International currently has a consensus target price of $71.40, suggesting a potential upside of 27.55%. Franklin Electric has a consensus target price of $107.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.87%. Given Albany International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Albany International is more favorable than Franklin Electric.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Albany International 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17Franklin Electric 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is AIN or FELE a better dividend stock? Albany International pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Franklin Electric pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Albany International pays out 54.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Electric pays out 27.4% 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. Albany International has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Franklin Electric has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years. Which has more volatility & risk, AIN or FELE? Albany International has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AIN or FELE? Franklin Electric has higher revenue and earnings than Albany International. Franklin Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Albany International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlbany International$1.19B1.43$87.62M$2.0027.99Franklin Electric$2.06B2.06$180.31M$3.8724.07 Does the media prefer AIN or FELE? In the previous week, Franklin Electric had 12 more articles in the media than Albany International. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Franklin Electric and 21 mentions for Albany International. Franklin Electric's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Albany International's score of -0.51 indicating that Franklin Electric is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Albany International 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Negative Franklin Electric 4 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is AIN or FELE more profitable? Franklin Electric has a net margin of 8.71% compared to Albany International's net margin of 5.25%. Franklin Electric's return on equity of 14.05% beat Albany International's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Albany International5.25% 8.87% 4.88% Franklin Electric 8.71%14.05%9.47% SummaryFranklin Electric beats Albany International on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Albany International News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AIN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AIN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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 AIN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlbany InternationalTEXTILE IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.64B$573.54M$7.60B$20.69BDividend Yield1.52%1.52%4.56%3.67%P/E Ratio27.9915.6525.2229.07Price / Sales1.430.7898.7966.49Price / Cash8.918.9127.7622.84Price / Book1.891.104.344.43Net Income$87.62M$20.11M$792.92M$994.22M7 Day Performance-22.43%-13.65%-1.86%-3.35%1 Month Performance-22.11%-16.38%2.33%-2.06%1 Year Performance-35.38%-28.03%29.38%10.15% Albany International Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AINAlbany International4.5702 of 5 stars$55.98+3.3%$71.40+27.5%-37.7%$1.64B$1.19B27.995,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeGap DownHigh Trading VolumeFELEFranklin Electric4.7306 of 5 stars$93.39+0.5%$94.00+0.7%-9.0%$4.24B$2.02B24.456,300News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLECOLincoln Electric3.7117 of 5 stars$226.95-0.3%$222.60-1.9%+21.3%$12.71B$4.01B27.9812,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAITApplied Industrial Technologies3.8002 of 5 stars$274.42+0.8%$285.00+3.9%+28.3%$10.36B$4.48B27.556,500Positive NewsDCIDonaldson3.728 of 5 stars$72.03+0.1%$70.00-2.8%-3.7%$8.38B$3.59B24.1714,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementFSSFederal Signal1.8788 of 5 stars$107.65-1.0%$110.00+2.2%+26.2%$6.63B$1.86B31.484,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionITTITT4.2159 of 5 stars$162.38+0.5%$173.25+6.7%+17.8%$12.71B$3.63B25.8211,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap DownKMTKennametal2.1956 of 5 stars$25.31-0.2%$25.40+0.4%-3.4%$1.93B$2.05B18.218,447News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementNPOEnpro3.5865 of 5 stars$211.82+1.8%$202.50-4.4%+29.0%$4.38B$1.05B52.693,500Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementGap DownPHParker-Hannifin4.6562 of 5 stars$739.31+0.1%$739.59+0.0%+33.2%$94.40B$19.93B28.4761,120Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSXIStandex International4.1213 of 5 stars$165.69-0.4%$223.33+34.8%+0.4%$2.01B$748.25M32.753,700News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FELE Alternatives LECO Alternatives AIT Alternatives DCI Alternatives FSS Alternatives ITT Alternatives KMT Alternatives NPO Alternatives PH Alternatives SXI Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AIN) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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