Atkore (ATKR) Competitors

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

Is RRX or ATKR more profitable?

Atkore has a net margin of 16.47% compared to Regal Rexnord's net margin of 3.41%. Atkore's return on equity of 36.96% beat Regal Rexnord's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Regal Rexnord	3.41%	9.48%	4.05%
Atkore	16.47%	36.96%	19.04%

Is RRX or ATKR a better dividend stock?

Regal Rexnord pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Atkore pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Regal Rexnord pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Atkore pays out 9.0% 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. Regal Rexnord has increased its dividend for 19 consecutive years. Atkore is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend RRX or ATKR?

Regal Rexnord currently has a consensus price target of $193.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.71%. Atkore has a consensus price target of $131.60, suggesting a potential upside of 47.92%. 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
Regal Rexnord	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Atkore	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the media prefer RRX or ATKR?

In the previous week, Atkore had 4 more articles in the media than Regal Rexnord. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Atkore and 12 mentions for Regal Rexnord. Atkore's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Regal Rexnord's score of 0.08 indicating that Atkore is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Regal Rexnord	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Atkore	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RRX or ATKR?

99.7% of Regal Rexnord shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Regal Rexnord shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Atkore shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RRX or ATKR?

Atkore received 311 more outperform votes than Regal Rexnord when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.98% of users gave Atkore an outperform vote while only 58.67% of users gave Regal Rexnord an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Regal Rexnord	Outperform Votes 44 58.67%	Underperform Votes 31 41.33%
Atkore	Outperform Votes 355 66.98%	Underperform Votes 175 33.02%

Which has more volatility & risk, RRX or ATKR?

Regal Rexnord has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atkore has a beta of 2.13, meaning that its share price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, RRX or ATKR?

Atkore has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Regal Rexnord	$6.25B	1.80	-$57.40M	$3.17	53.54
Atkore	$3.52B	0.91	$689.90M	$14.24	6.25

Summary

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