Hubbell (HUBB) Competitors

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) and Hubbell (NYSE:HUBB) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AME or HUBB?

AMETEK has higher revenue and earnings than Hubbell. Hubbell is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AMETEK, 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
AMETEK	$6.94B	6.13	$1.38B	$6.11	30.15
Hubbell	$5.63B	3.93	$777.80M	$14.78	28.07

Which has more risk and volatility, AME or HUBB?

AMETEK has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hubbell has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate AME or HUBB?

AMETEK currently has a consensus price target of $197.89, suggesting a potential upside of 7.44%. Hubbell has a consensus price target of $455.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.81%. Given Hubbell's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hubbell is more favorable than AMETEK.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AMETEK	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Hubbell	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AME or HUBB?

87.4% of AMETEK shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.2% of Hubbell shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of AMETEK shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Hubbell shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AME or HUBB more profitable?

AMETEK has a net margin of 20.43% compared to Hubbell's net margin of 14.29%. Hubbell's return on equity of 27.68% beat AMETEK's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AMETEK	20.43%	16.75%	10.90%
Hubbell	14.29%	27.68%	12.98%

Does the media prefer AME or HUBB?

In the previous week, Hubbell had 13 more articles in the media than AMETEK. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Hubbell and 17 mentions for AMETEK. AMETEK's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Hubbell's score of 1.09 indicating that AMETEK is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AMETEK	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Hubbell	20 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AME or HUBB a better dividend stock?

AMETEK pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Hubbell pays an annual dividend of $5.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. AMETEK pays out 20.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hubbell pays out 35.7% 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. AMETEK has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Hubbell has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years. Hubbell is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

AMETEK beats Hubbell on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.