EnerSys (ENS) Competitors

EnerSys (NYSE:ENS) and Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and risk.

Do analysts rate ENS or AYI?

EnerSys currently has a consensus target price of $117.50, suggesting a potential upside of 26.20%. Acuity Brands has a consensus target price of $330.60, suggesting a potential upside of 25.97%. Given EnerSys' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe EnerSys is more favorable than Acuity Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EnerSys	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Acuity Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ENS or AYI?

94.9% of EnerSys shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.2% of Acuity Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of EnerSys shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Acuity Brands shares are owned 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, ENS or AYI?

EnerSys has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acuity Brands has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ENS or AYI?

In the previous week, Acuity Brands had 14 more articles in the media than EnerSys. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Acuity Brands and 13 mentions for EnerSys. EnerSys' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Acuity Brands' score of 0.76 indicating that EnerSys is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EnerSys	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Acuity Brands	12 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ENS or AYI more profitable?

Acuity Brands has a net margin of 11.11% compared to EnerSys' net margin of 9.23%. EnerSys' return on equity of 20.78% beat Acuity Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EnerSys	9.23%	20.78%	10.05%
Acuity Brands	11.11%	19.98%	12.44%

Which has better valuation and earnings, ENS or AYI?

Acuity Brands has higher revenue and earnings than EnerSys. EnerSys is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acuity Brands, 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
EnerSys	$3.55B	1.03	$269.10M	$8.08	11.52
Acuity Brands	$3.86B	2.11	$422.60M	$13.58	19.33

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ENS or AYI?

Acuity Brands received 309 more outperform votes than EnerSys when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.10% of users gave EnerSys an outperform vote while only 67.90% of users gave Acuity Brands an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EnerSys	Outperform Votes 408 70.10%	Underperform Votes 174 29.90%
Acuity Brands	Outperform Votes 717 67.90%	Underperform Votes 339 32.10%

Is ENS or AYI a better dividend stock?

EnerSys pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Acuity Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. EnerSys pays out 11.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Acuity Brands pays out 5.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Acuity Brands beats EnerSys on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.