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Generac (GNRC) Competitors

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$156.26 +0.14 (+0.09%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:40 PM ET)

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

Should you be buying Generac stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Generac include Rockwell Automation (ROK), Acuity Brands (AYI), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Belden (BDC), Franklin Electric (FELE), EnerSys (ENS), Brady (BRC), Powell Industries (POWL), Vicor (VICR), and Thermon Group (THR). These companies are all part of the "electrical components & equipment" industry.

Generac vs.

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

Rockwell Automation has higher revenue and earnings than Generac. Generac is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rockwell Automation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Generac$4.12B2.25$203.09M$4.8232.42
Rockwell Automation$8.26B3.96$952.50M$8.2835.00

Generac presently has a consensus target price of $175.30, indicating a potential upside of 12.18%. Rockwell Automation has a consensus target price of $301.17, indicating a potential upside of 3.93%. Given Generac's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Generac is more favorable than Rockwell Automation.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Generac
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.48
Rockwell Automation
2 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.39

Generac has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rockwell Automation has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Generac had 6 more articles in the media than Rockwell Automation. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Generac and 4 mentions for Rockwell Automation. Rockwell Automation's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Generac's score of 1.09 indicating that Rockwell Automation is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Generac
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Rockwell Automation
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

84.0% of Generac shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.8% of Rockwell Automation shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Generac shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Rockwell Automation shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Rockwell Automation received 127 more outperform votes than Generac when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.11% of users gave Generac an outperform vote while only 55.21% of users gave Rockwell Automation an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
GeneracOutperform Votes
498
57.11%
Underperform Votes
374
42.89%
Rockwell AutomationOutperform Votes
625
55.21%
Underperform Votes
507
44.79%

Rockwell Automation has a net margin of 11.53% compared to Generac's net margin of 7.17%. Rockwell Automation's return on equity of 30.42% beat Generac's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Generac7.17% 16.70% 7.73%
Rockwell Automation 11.53%30.42%9.90%

Summary

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

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GNRC vs. The Competition

MetricGeneracMotors & generators IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$9.30B$8.73B$9.24B$19.19B
Dividend YieldN/A1.99%2.10%3.62%
P/E Ratio32.4221.8221.0841.30
Price / Sales2.2541.574.8617.58
Price / Cash20.86284.1719.2521.28
Price / Book4.103.184.225.32
Net Income$203.09M$95.71M$398.18M$989.88M
7 Day Performance-6.57%-4.90%-4.86%-3.54%
1 Month Performance-14.88%-9.92%-2.10%-3.68%
1 Year Performance20.69%31.32%14.80%12.14%

Generac Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GNRC
Generac
4.6717 of 5 stars
$156.26
+0.1%
$175.30
+12.2%
+20.7%$9.30B$4.12B32.428,600Positive News
ROK
Rockwell Automation
4.9066 of 5 stars
$296.33
-0.3%
$301.17
+1.6%
-5.5%$33.45B$8.26B35.8927,000Positive News
AYI
Acuity Brands
3.9389 of 5 stars
$319.12
+0.4%
$324.00
+1.5%
+50.3%$9.85B$3.84B23.6413,200Positive News
ENPH
Enphase Energy
4.6493 of 5 stars
$72.84
-1.4%
$101.13
+38.8%
-46.6%$9.84B$1.25B167.823,157Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
BDC
Belden
4.4939 of 5 stars
$123.12
+1.8%
$122.75
-0.3%
+47.6%$4.97B$2.35B28.148,000Short Interest ↓
Positive News
FELE
Franklin Electric
4.489 of 5 stars
$105.01
-0.1%
$101.67
-3.2%
+2.6%$4.80B$2.01B26.706,400Positive News
ENS
EnerSys
4.7992 of 5 stars
$93.40
+0.2%
$118.00
+26.3%
-9.3%$3.72B$3.51B13.2110,797Analyst Revision
News Coverage
BRC
Brady
2.3658 of 5 stars
$76.55
+1.3%
$65.00
-15.1%
+25.0%$3.66B$1.39B18.575,700
POWL
Powell Industries
3.9275 of 5 stars
$253.35
+0.5%
$312.00
+23.1%
+172.1%$3.05B$1.01B20.503,187Analyst Downgrade
Gap Down
VICR
Vicor
2.4967 of 5 stars
$56.97
+4.4%
$43.00
-24.5%
+10.4%$2.57B$355.54M117.101,063Positive News
THR
Thermon Group
4.059 of 5 stars
$31.88
-0.4%
$40.00
+25.5%
-10.2%$1.07B$493.86M25.001,416

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This page (NYSE:GNRC) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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