Brady (BRC) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, ENPH or BRC?

Brady has higher revenue and earnings than Enphase Energy. Brady 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	$1.33B	6.25	$102.66M	$0.74	84.82
Brady	$1.42B	2.38	$197.21M	$4.00	17.68

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ENPH or BRC?

Enphase Energy received 433 more outperform votes than Brady when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.96% of users gave Brady an outperform vote while only 63.77% of users gave Enphase Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Enphase Energy	Outperform Votes 808 63.77%	Underperform Votes 459 36.23%
Brady	Outperform Votes 375 66.96%	Underperform Votes 185 33.04%

Is ENPH or BRC more profitable?

Brady has a net margin of 14.19% compared to Enphase Energy's net margin of 7.72%. Brady's return on equity of 19.79% beat Enphase Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enphase Energy	7.72%	15.62%	4.32%
Brady	14.19%	19.79%	14.03%

Which has more risk and volatility, ENPH or BRC?

Enphase Energy has a beta of 2.12, suggesting that its share price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brady has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ENPH or BRC?

72.1% of Enphase Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.3% of Brady shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Enphase Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.6% of Brady shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to ENPH or BRC?

In the previous week, Brady had 34 more articles in the media than Enphase Energy. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Brady and 18 mentions for Enphase Energy. Enphase Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Brady's score of 0.01 indicating that Enphase Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Enphase Energy	14 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brady	10 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	18 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer ENPH or BRC?

Enphase Energy presently has a consensus target price of $90.42, indicating a potential upside of 44.05%. Given Enphase Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Enphase Energy is more favorable than Brady.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enphase Energy	3 Sell rating(s)	16 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Brady	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Brady beats Enphase Energy on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.