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Brady (BRC) Competitors

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$70.72 +1.08 (+1.55%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

BRC vs. GNRC, AYI, ENPH, FELE, BDC, 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), Franklin Electric (FELE), Belden (BDC), 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.

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

In the previous week, Brady had 31 more articles in the media than Generac. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Brady and 13 mentions for Generac. Generac's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Brady's score of 0.50 indicating that Generac is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Brady
15 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
20 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Generac
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Generac received 122 more outperform votes than Brady when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.96% of users gave Brady an outperform vote while only 57.13% of users gave Generac an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
BradyOutperform Votes
375
66.96%
Underperform Votes
185
33.04%
GeneracOutperform Votes
497
57.13%
Underperform Votes
373
42.87%

76.3% of Brady shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Generac shares are held by institutional investors. 15.6% of Brady shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Generac shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Brady has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Generac has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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
Brady$1.39B2.43$197.21M$4.0717.38
Generac$4.02B2.67$203.09M$4.8237.38

Brady has a net margin of 14.70% compared to Generac's net margin of 7.17%. Brady's return on equity of 19.84% beat Generac's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Brady14.70% 19.84% 14.27%
Generac 7.17%16.70%7.73%

Brady currently has a consensus target price of $65.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.09%. Generac has a consensus target price of $174.05, suggesting a potential downside of 3.41%. Given Generac's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Generac is more favorable than Brady.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Brady
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Generac
1 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

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

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BRC vs. The Competition

MetricBradymanufacturing industries IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.37B$2.61B$9.86B$19.87B
Dividend Yield1.29%2.86%2.02%3.50%
P/E Ratio17.3820.7818.1735.66
Price / Sales2.434.377.9417.95
Price / Cash15.077.7320.3617.98
Price / Book3.152.954.134.59
Net Income$197.21M$102.62M$413.78M$985.93M
7 Day Performance-5.29%-2.56%-1.88%0.45%
1 Month Performance-5.21%-6.00%0.97%1.05%
1 Year Performance31.81%87.29%29.38%24.67%

Brady Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BRC
Brady
3.2827 of 5 stars
$70.72
+1.6%
$65.00
-8.1%
+31.0%$3.37B$1.39B17.385,700Earnings Report
GNRC
Generac
4.3527 of 5 stars
$180.19
+0.1%
$174.05
-3.4%
+58.1%$10.71B$4.02B37.388,600Analyst Forecast
Positive News
AYI
Acuity Brands
3.8207 of 5 stars
$315.62
-0.4%
$324.00
+2.7%
+74.5%$9.74B$3.84B23.4813,200Positive News
ENPH
Enphase Energy
4.5942 of 5 stars
$63.38
+3.3%
$102.09
+61.1%
-35.7%$8.29B$2.29B144.053,157Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
FELE
Franklin Electric
4.2658 of 5 stars
$104.83
-0.5%
$101.67
-3.0%
+17.4%$4.81B$2.07B26.546,400Positive News
BDC
Belden
4.3174 of 5 stars
$118.67
0.0%
$122.75
+3.4%
+71.0%$4.79B$2.35B27.608,000Positive News
ENS
EnerSys
4.7504 of 5 stars
$94.26
+0.2%
$118.00
+25.2%
+5.4%$3.75B$3.58B13.3510,797
POWL
Powell Industries
2.009 of 5 stars
$261.82
-16.1%
N/A+209.1%$3.75B$1.01B21.302,725News Coverage
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
VICR
Vicor
2.2644 of 5 stars
$53.87
+1.5%
$43.00
-20.2%
+34.5%$2.40B$405.06M112.231,063
AMSC
American Superconductor
1.0068 of 5 stars
$31.16
-1.3%
$28.33
-9.1%
+232.9%$1.25B$176.14M-623.20337
THR
Thermon Group
4.025 of 5 stars
$30.84
+0.2%
$40.00
+29.7%
-3.0%$1.04B$494.63M24.091,416

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This page (NYSE:BRC) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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