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$73.53 -0.04 (-0.06%)
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BRC vs. GNRC, AYI, ENPH, BDC, FELE, ENS, POWL, VICR, AMSC, and THR

Should you be buying Brady stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brady include Generac (GNRC), Acuity Brands (AYI), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Belden (BDC), Franklin Electric (FELE), EnerSys (ENS), Powell Industries (POWL), Vicor (VICR), American Superconductor (AMSC), and Thermon Group (THR). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry.

Brady vs.

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

Generac received 124 more outperform votes than Brady when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.96% of users gave Brady an outperform vote while only 57.09% of users gave Generac an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
GeneracOutperform Votes
499
57.09%
Underperform Votes
375
42.91%
BradyOutperform Votes
375
66.96%
Underperform Votes
185
33.04%

Generac has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brady has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Brady had 46 more articles in the media than Generac. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for Brady and 12 mentions for Generac. Generac's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Brady's score of 0.02 indicating that Generac is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Generac
10 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Brady
3 Very Positive mention(s)
15 Positive mention(s)
28 Neutral mention(s)
10 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Generac presently has a consensus target price of $174.30, indicating a potential upside of 8.18%. Given Generac's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Generac is more favorable than Brady.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Generac
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.48
Brady
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Brady has a net margin of 14.19% compared to Generac's net margin of 7.17%. Brady's return on equity of 19.79% beat Generac's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Generac7.17% 16.70% 7.73%
Brady 14.19%19.79%14.03%

84.0% of Generac shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of Brady shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Generac shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.6% of Brady shares are owned 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.

Generac has higher revenue and earnings than Brady. Brady 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
Generac$4.12B2.32$203.09M$4.8233.43
Brady$1.34B2.62$197.21M$4.0718.07

Summary

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

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BRC vs. The Competition

MetricBradymanufacturing industries IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.51B$2.38B$9.45B$19.96B
Dividend Yield1.36%2.87%2.19%3.71%
P/E Ratio18.0714.2521.5441.38
Price / Sales2.622.234.7216.30
Price / Cash14.388.0218.4019.84
Price / Book3.282.774.755.76
Net Income$197.21M$95.48M$403.01M$993.25M
7 Day Performance2.69%-1.11%4.36%3.12%
1 Month Performance-0.81%9.94%5.17%4.75%
1 Year Performance22.77%47.23%39.35%18.83%

Brady Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BRC
Brady
3.7017 of 5 stars
$73.53
-0.1%
N/A+22.9%$3.51B$1.34B18.075,700Short Interest ↓
GNRC
Generac
4.2748 of 5 stars
$158.15
+0.5%
$174.80
+10.5%
+37.9%$9.41B$4.12B32.818,600News Coverage
Positive News
AYI
Acuity Brands
4.3027 of 5 stars
$303.46
-0.6%
$328.20
+8.2%
+43.4%$9.37B$3.84B22.5813,200
ENPH
Enphase Energy
4.4785 of 5 stars
$66.11
-0.9%
$97.86
+48.0%
-38.5%$8.93B$1.25B150.253,157
BDC
Belden
4.2041 of 5 stars
$113.25
-0.4%
$122.75
+8.4%
+59.7%$4.57B$2.35B26.348,000
FELE
Franklin Electric
4.4605 of 5 stars
$95.10
+1.8%
$101.67
+6.9%
+4.6%$4.34B$2.01B24.086,400Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
Positive News
ENS
EnerSys
4.1773 of 5 stars
$90.38
+0.8%
$120.00
+32.8%
+0.6%$3.60B$3.51B12.8010,797Analyst Upgrade
Gap Up
POWL
Powell Industries
4.0666 of 5 stars
$227.43
-1.6%
$312.00
+37.2%
+225.8%$2.74B$1.01B18.512,170Gap Down
VICR
Vicor
2.8801 of 5 stars
$46.95
-2.1%
$43.00
-8.4%
+38.8%$2.12B$355.54M97.811,063Gap Down
AMSC
American Superconductor
0.989 of 5 stars
$25.99
-4.0%
$28.33
+9.0%
+187.6%$1.03B$176.14M-519.70330Gap Down
THR
Thermon Group
4.1093 of 5 stars
$28.30
+2.4%
$40.00
+41.3%
-5.6%$953.29M$493.86M22.111,230News Coverage

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This page (NYSE:BRC) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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