Belden (BDC) Competitors

Belden (NYSE:BDC) and Enphase Energy (NASDAQ:ENPH) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, risk and dividends.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BDC or ENPH?

98.8% of Belden shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.1% of Enphase Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Belden shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Enphase Energy 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, BDC or ENPH?

Belden has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enphase Energy has a beta of 2.12, suggesting that its stock price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BDC or ENPH?

In the previous week, Belden had 4 more articles in the media than Enphase Energy. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Belden and 17 mentions for Enphase Energy. Enphase Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Belden's score of 1.34 indicating that Enphase Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Belden	14 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Enphase Energy	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate BDC or ENPH?

Belden currently has a consensus target price of $130.25, indicating a potential upside of 22.95%. Enphase Energy has a consensus target price of $90.42, indicating a potential upside of 44.05%. Given Enphase Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Enphase Energy is more favorable than Belden.

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)	3.00
Enphase Energy	3 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BDC or ENPH?

Belden has higher revenue and earnings than Enphase Energy. Belden is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enphase Energy, 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
Belden	$2.46B	1.73	$198.43M	$4.81	22.02
Enphase Energy	$1.33B	6.25	$102.66M	$0.74	84.82

Is BDC or ENPH more profitable?

Belden has a net margin of 8.06% compared to Enphase Energy's net margin of 7.72%. Belden's return on equity of 21.42% beat Enphase Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Belden	8.06%	21.42%	7.90%
Enphase Energy	7.72%	15.62%	4.32%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BDC or ENPH?

Enphase Energy received 350 more outperform votes than Belden when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.28% of users gave Belden an outperform vote while only 63.77% of users gave Enphase Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Belden	Outperform Votes 458 66.28%	Underperform Votes 233 33.72%
Enphase Energy	Outperform Votes 808 63.77%	Underperform Votes 459 36.23%

Summary

Belden beats Enphase Energy on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.