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. GNRC, AYI, BDC, FELE, ENPH, ENS, BRC, POWL, AMSC, and VICRShould you be buying General Cable stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of General Cable include Generac (GNRC), Acuity (AYI), Belden (BDC), Franklin Electric (FELE), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Enersys (ENS), Brady (BRC), Powell Industries (POWL), American Superconductor (AMSC), and Vicor (VICR). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry. General Cable vs. Its Competitors Generac Acuity Belden Franklin Electric Enphase Energy Enersys Brady Powell Industries American Superconductor Vicor Generac (NYSE:GNRC) and General Cable (NYSE:BGC) are both electrical components & equipment companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership. Is GNRC or BGC more profitable? Generac has a net margin of 7.91% compared to General Cable's net margin of 1.74%. General Cable's return on equity of 48.53% beat Generac's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Generac7.91% 19.14% 9.19% General Cable 1.74%48.53%10.49% Does the media refer more to GNRC or BGC? In the previous week, Generac had 18 more articles in the media than General Cable. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Generac and 0 mentions for General Cable. Generac's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat General Cable's score of 0.00 indicating that Generac is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Generac Positive General Cable Neutral Do analysts prefer GNRC or BGC? Generac presently has a consensus target price of $170.06, suggesting a potential downside of 16.17%. General Cable has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.21%. Given General Cable's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe General Cable is more favorable than Generac.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Generac 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.72General Cable 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GNRC or BGC? Generac has higher revenue and earnings than General Cable. Generac 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 RatioGenerac$4.41B2.70$325.26M$6.0233.70General Cable$2.03B2.56$36.26M$0.07150.14 Which has more risk and volatility, GNRC or BGC? Generac has a beta of 1.68, meaning that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Cable has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in GNRC or BGC? 84.0% of Generac shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.1% of General Cable shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Generac shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 47.9% of General Cable shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryGenerac beats General Cable on 10 of the 16 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 BGC 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$5.19B$25.79B$12.48B$20.98BDividend Yield0.52%1.01%5.63%3.65%P/E Ratio150.1417.0719.6928.93Price / Sales2.566.3027.3659.78Price / Cash7.0519.4221.3222.93Price / Book5.846.032.255.47Net Income$36.26M$764.90M$1.00B$994.60M General Cable Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BGCGeneral Cable2.944 of 5 stars$10.51+2.4%$14.00+33.2%+13.0%$5.19B$2.03B150.143,895GNRCGenerac3.7692 of 5 stars$193.98-1.7%$174.28-10.2%+38.5%$11.66B$4.30B32.229,239Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeAYIAcuity4.1559 of 5 stars$307.61-1.2%$340.60+10.7%+42.9%$9.54B$3.84B24.2413,200Positive NewsBDCBelden4.6183 of 5 stars$115.65-2.4%$136.50+18.0%+31.9%$4.69B$2.46B20.957,500Positive NewsFELEFranklin Electric4.2973 of 5 stars$94.10-0.6%$107.00+13.7%-0.5%$4.21B$2.02B24.326,300Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementENPHEnphase Energy4.9202 of 5 stars$30.11-5.6%$55.22+83.4%-69.2%$4.17B$1.33B23.522,781Positive NewsENSEnersys4.5084 of 5 stars$91.41+0.0%$118.33+29.5%+3.7%$3.58B$3.62B10.1410,858Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst RevisionBRCBrady3.3946 of 5 stars$70.84-0.4%N/A+4.1%$3.37B$1.34B17.535,700POWLPowell Industries3.9861 of 5 stars$227.84-3.6%$312.00+36.9%+65.3%$2.85B$1.01B15.823,187Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeAMSCAmerican Superconductor1.1863 of 5 stars$54.87-1.3%$33.67-38.6%+183.4%$2.51B$222.82M140.70330VICRVicor2.7767 of 5 stars$46.13-1.7%$43.00-6.8%+35.5%$2.12B$359.06M31.601,100 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GNRC Alternatives AYI Alternatives BDC Alternatives FELE Alternatives ENPH Alternatives ENS Alternatives BRC Alternatives POWL Alternatives AMSC Alternatives VICR 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 8/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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