Belden (BDC) Competitors $118.67 -0.01 (-0.01%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends BDC vs. GNRC, AYI, ENPH, FELE, ENS, POWL, BRC, VICR, AMSC, and THRShould you be buying Belden stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Belden include Generac (GNRC), Acuity Brands (AYI), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Franklin Electric (FELE), EnerSys (ENS), Powell Industries (POWL), Brady (BRC), Vicor (VICR), American Superconductor (AMSC), and Thermon Group (THR). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry. Belden vs. Generac Acuity Brands Enphase Energy Franklin Electric EnerSys Powell Industries Brady Vicor American Superconductor Thermon Group Belden (NYSE:BDC) and Generac (NYSE:GNRC) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and community ranking. Which has more risk & volatility, BDC or GNRC? Belden has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Generac has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend BDC or GNRC? Belden currently has a consensus target price of $122.75, indicating a potential upside of 3.44%. Generac has a consensus target price of $174.05, indicating a potential downside of 3.41%. Given Belden's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Belden is more favorable than Generac.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Belden 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Generac 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has better earnings & valuation, BDC or GNRC? Belden has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Generac. Belden is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Generac, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBelden$2.35B2.04$242.76M$4.3027.60Generac$4.02B2.67$203.09M$4.8237.38 Does the MarketBeat Community favor BDC or GNRC? Generac received 46 more outperform votes than Belden when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.94% of users gave Belden an outperform vote while only 57.13% of users gave Generac an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBeldenOutperform Votes45165.94% Underperform Votes23334.06% GeneracOutperform Votes49757.13% Underperform Votes37342.87% Is BDC or GNRC more profitable? Belden has a net margin of 7.61% compared to Generac's net margin of 7.17%. Belden's return on equity of 20.55% beat Generac's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Belden7.61% 20.55% 7.42% Generac 7.17%16.70%7.73% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BDC or GNRC? 98.8% of Belden shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Generac shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Belden shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Generac shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor BDC or GNRC? In the previous week, Belden had 1 more articles in the media than Generac. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Belden and 13 mentions for Generac. Generac's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Belden's score of 1.06 indicating that Generac is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Belden 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Generac 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryGenerac beats Belden on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 BDC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBeldenNonferrous wiredrawing & insulating IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.79B$11.35B$9.57B$19.85BDividend Yield0.17%1.29%2.02%3.52%P/E Ratio27.60102.0422.3142.73Price / Sales2.041.417.4719.27Price / Cash12.608.5416.9417.86Price / Book4.242.184.275.52Net Income$242.76M$207.43M$413.78M$986.45M7 Day Performance-0.89%0.75%2.74%0.45%1 Month Performance0.70%6.39%8.21%1.05%1 Year Performance72.81%40.75%30.03%24.67% Belden Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BDCBelden4.3174 of 5 stars$118.670.0%$122.75+3.4%+71.0%$4.79B$2.35B27.608,000Positive NewsGNRCGenerac4.283 of 5 stars$180.19+0.1%$174.05-3.4%+58.1%$10.72B$4.02B37.388,600Analyst ForecastPositive NewsAYIAcuity Brands3.8207 of 5 stars$315.62-0.4%$324.00+2.7%+74.5%$9.74B$3.84B23.4813,200Positive NewsENPHEnphase Energy4.5942 of 5 stars$63.38+3.3%$102.09+61.1%-35.7%$8.29B$1.25B144.053,157Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionFELEFranklin Electric4.2593 of 5 stars$104.83-0.5%$101.67-3.0%+17.4%$4.81B$2.01B26.546,400Positive NewsENSEnerSys4.7921 of 5 stars$94.26+0.2%$118.00+25.2%+5.4%$3.75B$3.51B13.3510,797POWLPowell Industries2.0029 of 5 stars$261.82-16.1%N/A+209.1%$3.75B$1.01B21.302,725News CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeBRCBrady3.2827 of 5 stars$70.72+1.6%$65.00-8.1%+31.0%$3.37B$1.39B17.385,700Earnings ReportVICRVicor2.2644 of 5 stars$53.87+1.5%$43.00-20.2%+34.5%$2.40B$405.06M112.231,063AMSCAmerican Superconductor1.0103 of 5 stars$31.16-1.3%$28.33-9.1%+232.9%$1.25B$176.14M-623.20337THRThermon Group4.025 of 5 stars$30.84+0.2%$40.00+29.7%-3.0%$1.04B$494.63M24.091,416 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Generac Competitors Acuity Brands Competitors Enphase Energy Competitors Franklin Electric Competitors EnerSys Competitors Powell Industries Competitors Brady Competitors Vicor Competitors American Superconductor Competitors Thermon Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:BDC) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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