Belden (BDC) Competitors

Belden (NYSE:BDC) and Generac (NYSE:GNRC) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BDC or GNRC?

Generac received 47 more outperform votes than Belden when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.94% of users gave Belden an outperform vote while only 57.11% of users gave Generac an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Belden	Outperform Votes 451 65.94%	Underperform Votes 233 34.06%
Generac	Outperform Votes 498 57.11%	Underperform Votes 374 42.89%

Does the media prefer BDC or GNRC?

In the previous week, Generac had 1 more articles in the media than Belden. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Generac and 9 mentions for Belden. Belden's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Generac's score of 1.12 indicating that Belden is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Belden	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Generac	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Generac shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, BDC or GNRC?

Belden has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Generac has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BDC or GNRC?

Belden currently has a consensus price target of $122.75, suggesting a potential upside of 7.92%. Generac has a consensus price target of $175.30, suggesting a potential upside of 12.18%. Given Generac's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Generac 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
Generac	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48

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
Belden	7.61%	20.55%	7.42%
Generac	7.17%	16.70%	7.73%

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Belden	$2.35B	1.96	$242.76M	$4.30	26.45
Generac	$4.12B	2.25	$203.09M	$4.82	32.42

Summary

Generac beats Belden on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.