This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. General Cable (BGC) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipTrendsBuy This Stock BGC vs. AYI, ENPH, GNRC, FELE, BDC, BRC, ENS, VICR, POWL, and THRShould you be buying General Cable stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of General Cable include Acuity Brands (AYI), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Generac (GNRC), Franklin Electric (FELE), Belden (BDC), Brady (BRC), EnerSys (ENS), Vicor (VICR), Powell Industries (POWL), and Thermon Group (THR). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry. General Cable vs. Acuity Brands Enphase Energy Generac Franklin Electric Belden Brady EnerSys Vicor Powell Industries Thermon Group General Cable (NYSE:BGC) and Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and profitability. Is BGC or AYI more profitable? Acuity Brands has a net margin of 11.11% compared to General Cable's net margin of 1.74%. General Cable's return on equity of 48.53% beat Acuity Brands' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets General Cable1.74% 48.53% 10.49% Acuity Brands 11.11%19.98%12.44% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BGC or AYI? 52.1% of General Cable shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Acuity Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 47.9% of General Cable shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Acuity Brands 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 stronger valuation & earnings, BGC or AYI? Acuity Brands has higher revenue and earnings than General Cable. Acuity Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than General Cable, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGeneral Cable$2.03B2.20$36.26M$0.07129.00Acuity Brands$3.96B1.89$422.60M$13.1918.34 Which has more risk & volatility, BGC or AYI? General Cable has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acuity Brands has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BGC or AYI? Acuity Brands received 446 more outperform votes than General Cable when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.64% of users gave Acuity Brands an outperform vote while only 64.99% of users gave General Cable an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGeneral CableOutperform Votes27164.99% Underperform Votes14635.01% Acuity BrandsOutperform Votes71767.64% Underperform Votes34332.36% Do analysts recommend BGC or AYI? General Cable presently has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 55.04%. Acuity Brands has a consensus target price of $317.60, suggesting a potential upside of 31.28%. Given General Cable's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe General Cable is more favorable than Acuity Brands.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score General Cable 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Acuity Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is BGC or AYI a better dividend stock? General Cable pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Acuity Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. General Cable pays out 57.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Acuity Brands pays out 5.2% 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. Does the media prefer BGC or AYI? In the previous week, Acuity Brands had 12 more articles in the media than General Cable. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Acuity Brands and 0 mentions for General Cable. Acuity Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat General Cable's score of 0.00 indicating that Acuity Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment General Cable Neutral Acuity Brands Very Positive SummaryAcuity Brands beats General Cable on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get General Cable News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BGC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 BGC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGeneral CableSecurity & commodity brokers IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.46B$28.63B$10.99B$18.78BDividend Yield0.52%1.55%5.81%4.05%P/E Ratio129.0018.5221.9732.70Price / Sales2.206.8225.9628.26Price / Cash7.0521.1217.5917.53Price / Book5.025.232.634.47Net Income$36.26M$1.00B$1.03B$1.02B General Cable Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BGCGeneral Cable2.5765 of 5 stars$9.03flat$14.00+55.0%+8.8%$4.46B$2.03B129.003,895AYIAcuity Brands4.6297 of 5 stars$231.77+1.3%$317.60+37.0%-4.1%$7.16B$3.96B17.0713,200Positive NewsENPHEnphase Energy4.8159 of 5 stars$53.43+3.5%$79.85+49.4%-58.5%$7.08B$1.33B72.202,820Analyst ForecastInsider TradeShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionGNRCGenerac4.5844 of 5 stars$110.67+3.8%$173.40+56.7%-19.1%$6.60B$4.30B20.499,500Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsFELEFranklin Electric3.8176 of 5 stars$86.85+2.7%$97.50+12.3%-13.7%$3.98B$2.02B22.566,500Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeBDCBelden4.5028 of 5 stars$94.73+2.7%$126.20+33.2%+22.7%$3.77B$2.46B19.698,000Upcoming EarningsBRCBrady2.9503 of 5 stars$68.00+2.0%N/A+16.8%$3.25B$1.42B16.715,700ENSEnerSys4.6261 of 5 stars$82.12+2.8%$117.50+43.1%-5.3%$3.24B$3.55B10.1611,400Short Interest ↓Positive NewsVICRVicor1.818 of 5 stars$46.84+3.5%$43.00-8.2%+49.8%$2.12B$359.06M90.081,090Upcoming EarningsPOWLPowell Industries4.42 of 5 stars$165.85+4.1%$312.00+88.1%+24.5%$2.00B$1.06B12.592,170Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsTHRThermon Group4.035 of 5 stars$25.04+4.0%$40.00+59.7%-17.9%$843.73M$491.78M18.411,230Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AYI Alternatives ENPH Alternatives GNRC Alternatives FELE Alternatives BDC Alternatives BRC Alternatives ENS Alternatives VICR Alternatives POWL Alternatives THR Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BGC) was last updated on 4/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAltucher: Turn $900 into $108,000 in just 12 months?We are entering the final Trump Bump of our lives. 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