General Cable (BGC) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ENPH or BGC?

72.1% of Enphase Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.1% of General Cable shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Enphase Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 47.9% of General Cable shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ENPH or BGC?

Enphase Energy received 528 more outperform votes than General Cable when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.90% of users gave General Cable an outperform vote while only 63.94% of users gave Enphase Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Enphase Energy	Outperform Votes 798 63.94%	Underperform Votes 450 36.06%
General Cable	Outperform Votes 270 64.90%	Underperform Votes 146 35.10%

Do analysts rate ENPH or BGC?

Enphase Energy presently has a consensus price target of $100.33, suggesting a potential upside of 36.91%. General Cable has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.74%. Given Enphase Energy's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Enphase Energy is more favorable than General Cable.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enphase Energy	4 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30
General Cable	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to ENPH or BGC?

In the previous week, Enphase Energy had 46 more articles in the media than General Cable. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Enphase Energy and 0 mentions for General Cable. Enphase Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat General Cable's score of 0.00 indicating that Enphase Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Enphase Energy	Positive
General Cable	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, ENPH or BGC?

Enphase Energy has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Cable has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ENPH or BGC more profitable?

Enphase Energy has a net margin of 4.91% compared to General Cable's net margin of 1.74%. General Cable's return on equity of 48.53% beat Enphase Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enphase Energy	4.91%	10.56%	3.01%
General Cable	1.74%	48.53%	10.49%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ENPH or BGC?

Enphase Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than General Cable. General Cable 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
Enphase Energy	$1.25B	7.92	$438.94M	$0.44	166.55
General Cable	$2.03B	2.20	$36.26M	$0.07	129.14

Summary

Enphase Energy beats General Cable on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.