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$74.13 -1.43 (-1.89%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

BRC vs. GNRC, AYI, ENPH, BDC, FELE, ENS, POWL, VICR, THR, and AMSC

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), Thermon Group (THR), and American Superconductor (AMSC). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry.

Brady vs.

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

Brady has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Generac has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Brady had 20 more articles in the media than Generac. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Brady and 10 mentions for Generac. Generac's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Brady's score of 0.45 indicating that Generac is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Brady
10 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
14 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Generac
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Generac received 123 more outperform votes than Brady when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.96% of users gave Brady an outperform vote while only 57.11% of users gave Generac an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
BradyOutperform Votes
375
66.96%
Underperform Votes
185
33.04%
GeneracOutperform Votes
498
57.11%
Underperform Votes
374
42.89%

Brady presently has a consensus target price of $65.00, indicating a potential downside of 12.32%. Generac has a consensus target price of $175.30, indicating a potential upside of 12.18%. Given Generac's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)
9 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.48

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$1.39B2.55$197.21M$4.0718.21
Generac$4.12B2.25$203.09M$4.8232.42

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
Brady14.19% 19.79% 14.03%
Generac 7.17%16.70%7.73%

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 is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BRC vs. The Competition

MetricBradymanufacturing industries IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.54B$2.22B$9.22B$19.18B
Dividend Yield1.25%2.82%2.08%3.58%
P/E Ratio18.2113.1221.0841.22
Price / Sales2.553.804.8617.58
Price / Cash15.398.3919.2621.28
Price / Book3.192.994.245.32
Net Income$197.21M$95.48M$398.18M$989.67M
7 Day Performance-1.94%-2.55%-4.64%-3.45%
1 Month Performance3.95%2.50%-1.86%-3.73%
1 Year Performance24.97%86.62%15.47%12.06%

Brady Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BRC
Brady
1.8396 of 5 stars
$74.13
-1.9%
$65.00
-12.3%
+26.8%$3.54B$1.39B18.215,700High Trading Volume
GNRC
Generac
4.6751 of 5 stars
$166.80
-0.3%
$175.30
+5.1%
+22.9%$9.92B$4.12B34.638,600Positive News
AYI
Acuity Brands
3.9295 of 5 stars
$318.87
+0.4%
$324.00
+1.6%
+49.3%$9.84B$3.84B23.6413,200Positive News
ENPH
Enphase Energy
4.648 of 5 stars
$71.57
-3.1%
$101.13
+41.3%
-44.2%$9.67B$1.25B167.823,157Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
BDC
Belden
4.5018 of 5 stars
$123.46
+2.0%
$122.75
-0.6%
+50.7%$4.98B$2.35B28.148,000Short Interest ↓
Positive News
FELE
Franklin Electric
4.4796 of 5 stars
$105.36
+0.2%
$101.67
-3.5%
+3.1%$4.81B$2.01B26.706,400Positive News
ENS
EnerSys
4.7996 of 5 stars
$93.29
+0.0%
$118.00
+26.5%
-6.8%$3.71B$3.51B13.2110,797Analyst Revision
POWL
Powell Industries
3.9249 of 5 stars
$253.00
+0.4%
$312.00
+23.3%
+171.2%$3.04B$1.01B20.503,187Analyst Downgrade
Positive News
VICR
Vicor
2.3484 of 5 stars
$56.89
+4.3%
$43.00
-24.4%
+15.4%$2.57B$355.54M117.101,063Positive News
THR
Thermon Group
4.4026 of 5 stars
$31.65
-1.1%
$40.00
+26.4%
-9.3%$1.07B$493.86M25.001,416
AMSC
American Superconductor
2.4103 of 5 stars
$26.30
+1.8%
$28.33
+7.7%
+146.6%$1.04B$176.14M-516.60337Positive News

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This page (NYSE:BRC) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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