Energizer (ENR) Competitors

Bloom Energy (NYSE:BE) and Energizer (NYSE:ENR) are both electrical equipment companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BE or ENR?

Energizer has higher revenue and earnings than Bloom Energy. Bloom Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Energizer, 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
Bloom Energy	$1.47B	3.99	-$29.23M	-$0.05	-506.40
Energizer	$2.90B	0.54	$38.10M	$0.73	29.58

Is BE or ENR more profitable?

Energizer has a net margin of 1.87% compared to Bloom Energy's net margin of 0.29%. Energizer's return on equity of 184.22% beat Bloom Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bloom Energy	0.29%	2.51%	0.50%
Energizer	1.87%	184.22%	5.77%

Does the media favor BE or ENR?

In the previous week, Bloom Energy had 27 more articles in the media than Energizer. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Bloom Energy and 5 mentions for Energizer. Energizer's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Bloom Energy's score of 0.93 indicating that Energizer is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bloom Energy	13 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Energizer	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, BE or ENR?

Bloom Energy has a beta of 3.22, suggesting that its stock price is 222% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energizer has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BE or ENR?

77.0% of Bloom Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.7% of Energizer shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Bloom Energy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Energizer shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer BE or ENR?

Bloom Energy presently has a consensus price target of $24.26, suggesting a potential downside of 4.17%. Energizer has a consensus price target of $31.38, suggesting a potential upside of 45.29%. Given Energizer's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Energizer is more favorable than Bloom Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bloom Energy	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Energizer	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

Energizer beats Bloom Energy on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.