Atkore (ATKR) Competitors

Atkore (NYSE:ATKR) and Regal Rexnord (NYSE:RRX) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings.

Is ATKR or RRX more profitable?

Atkore has a net margin of 12.42% compared to Regal Rexnord's net margin of 3.25%. Atkore's return on equity of 25.69% beat Regal Rexnord's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atkore	12.42%	25.69%	13.27%
Regal Rexnord	3.25%	9.57%	4.17%

Do analysts recommend ATKR or RRX?

Atkore currently has a consensus price target of $103.17, indicating a potential upside of 65.42%. Regal Rexnord has a consensus price target of $195.13, indicating a potential upside of 61.52%. Given Atkore's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Atkore is more favorable than Regal Rexnord.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atkore	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Regal Rexnord	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Does the media refer more to ATKR or RRX?

In the previous week, Atkore had 24 more articles in the media than Regal Rexnord. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Atkore and 12 mentions for Regal Rexnord. Regal Rexnord's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Atkore's score of 0.14 indicating that Regal Rexnord is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Atkore	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	23 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Regal Rexnord	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ATKR or RRX a better dividend stock?

Atkore pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Regal Rexnord pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Atkore pays out 12.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Regal Rexnord pays out 47.5% 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. Atkore is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, ATKR or RRX?

Atkore has a beta of 2.22, suggesting that its share price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regal Rexnord has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ATKR or RRX?

99.7% of Regal Rexnord shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Atkore shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Regal Rexnord 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ATKR or RRX?

Atkore received 304 more outperform votes than Regal Rexnord when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.73% of users gave Atkore an outperform vote while only 63.95% of users gave Regal Rexnord an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Atkore	Outperform Votes 359 66.73%	Underperform Votes 179 33.27%
Regal Rexnord	Outperform Votes 55 63.95%	Underperform Votes 31 36.05%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ATKR or RRX?

Atkore has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Regal Rexnord. Atkore is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Regal Rexnord, 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
Atkore	$3.07B	0.71	$472.87M	$10.33	6.04
Regal Rexnord	$6.03B	1.33	$196.20M	$2.95	40.95

Summary

Atkore beats Regal Rexnord on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.