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$118.67 -0.01 (-0.01%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

BDC vs. GNRC, AYI, ENPH, FELE, ENS, POWL, BRC, VICR, AMSC, and THR

Should 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.

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.

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.

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)
3.00
Generac
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

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 Ratio
Belden$2.35B2.04$242.76M$4.3027.60
Generac$4.02B2.67$203.09M$4.8237.38

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
BeldenOutperform Votes
451
65.94%
Underperform Votes
233
34.06%
GeneracOutperform Votes
497
57.13%
Underperform Votes
373
42.87%

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%

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.

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

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BDC vs. The Competition

MetricBeldenNonferrous wiredrawing & insulating IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.79B$11.35B$9.57B$19.85B
Dividend Yield0.17%1.29%2.02%3.52%
P/E Ratio27.60102.0422.3142.73
Price / Sales2.041.417.4719.27
Price / Cash12.608.5416.9417.86
Price / Book4.242.184.275.52
Net Income$242.76M$207.43M$413.78M$986.45M
7 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

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BDC
Belden
4.3174 of 5 stars
$118.67
0.0%
$122.75
+3.4%
+71.0%$4.79B$2.35B27.608,000Positive News
GNRC
Generac
4.283 of 5 stars
$180.19
+0.1%
$174.05
-3.4%
+58.1%$10.72B$4.02B37.388,600Analyst Forecast
Positive News
AYI
Acuity Brands
3.8207 of 5 stars
$315.62
-0.4%
$324.00
+2.7%
+74.5%$9.74B$3.84B23.4813,200Positive News
ENPH
Enphase Energy
4.5942 of 5 stars
$63.38
+3.3%
$102.09
+61.1%
-35.7%$8.29B$1.25B144.053,157Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
FELE
Franklin Electric
4.2593 of 5 stars
$104.83
-0.5%
$101.67
-3.0%
+17.4%$4.81B$2.01B26.546,400Positive News
ENS
EnerSys
4.7921 of 5 stars
$94.26
+0.2%
$118.00
+25.2%
+5.4%$3.75B$3.51B13.3510,797
POWL
Powell Industries
2.0029 of 5 stars
$261.82
-16.1%
N/A+209.1%$3.75B$1.01B21.302,725News Coverage
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
BRC
Brady
3.2827 of 5 stars
$70.72
+1.6%
$65.00
-8.1%
+31.0%$3.37B$1.39B17.385,700Earnings Report
VICR
Vicor
2.2644 of 5 stars
$53.87
+1.5%
$43.00
-20.2%
+34.5%$2.40B$405.06M112.231,063
AMSC
American Superconductor
1.0103 of 5 stars
$31.16
-1.3%
$28.33
-9.1%
+232.9%$1.25B$176.14M-623.20337
THR
Thermon Group
4.025 of 5 stars
$30.84
+0.2%
$40.00
+29.7%
-3.0%$1.04B$494.63M24.091,416

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This page (NYSE:BDC) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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