EnerSys (ENS) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, AYI or ENS?

Acuity Brands has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EnerSys has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor AYI or ENS?

In the previous week, EnerSys had 3 more articles in the media than Acuity Brands. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for EnerSys and 10 mentions for Acuity Brands. Acuity Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat EnerSys' score of 0.61 indicating that Acuity Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acuity Brands	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
EnerSys	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AYI or ENS?

Acuity Brands received 306 more outperform votes than EnerSys when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.10% of users gave EnerSys an outperform vote while only 67.94% of users gave Acuity Brands an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Acuity Brands	Outperform Votes 714 67.94%	Underperform Votes 337 32.06%
EnerSys	Outperform Votes 408 70.10%	Underperform Votes 174 29.90%

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

98.2% of Acuity Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of EnerSys shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Acuity Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of EnerSys shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is AYI or ENS a better dividend stock?

Acuity Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. EnerSys pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Acuity Brands pays out 4.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EnerSys pays out 13.6% 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.

Do analysts rate AYI or ENS?

Acuity Brands currently has a consensus target price of $341.40, indicating a potential upside of 1.74%. EnerSys has a consensus target price of $117.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.96%. Given EnerSys' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe EnerSys is more favorable than Acuity Brands.

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

Is AYI or ENS more profitable?

Acuity Brands has a net margin of 11.11% compared to EnerSys' net margin of 8.25%. EnerSys' return on equity of 20.04% beat Acuity Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acuity Brands	11.11%	19.98%	12.44%
EnerSys	8.25%	20.04%	9.88%

Which has better valuation and earnings, AYI or ENS?

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
Acuity Brands	$3.84B	2.70	$422.60M	$13.58	24.71
EnerSys	$3.58B	1.12	$269.10M	$7.06	14.23

Summary

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