Reviewing Power Solutions International (PSIX) & Its Peers

Power Solutions International (NASDAQ:PSIX) is one of 218 publicly-traded companies in the “Electrical Equipment” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Power Solutions International to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

22.3% of Power Solutions International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.2% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Power Solutions International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.3% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Power Solutions International has a beta of 2.11, suggesting that its share price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Power Solutions International’s competitors have a beta of -19.47, suggesting that their average share price is 2,047% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Power Solutions International and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Power Solutions International	0	1	1	1	3.00
Power Solutions International Competitors	2176	5010	6952	419	2.39

Power Solutions International presently has a consensus target price of $99.95, suggesting a potential upside of 137.35%. As a group, “Electrical Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 23.01%. Given Power Solutions International’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Power Solutions International is more favorable than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Power Solutions International and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Power Solutions International	10.03%	37.73%	15.58%
Power Solutions International Competitors	-218.47%	-115.47%	-8.79%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Power Solutions International and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Power Solutions International	$722.41 million	$113.99 million	14.27
Power Solutions International Competitors	$2.41 billion	$138.62 million	21.21

Power Solutions International’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Power Solutions International. Power Solutions International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Power Solutions International beats its competitors on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Power Solutions International

Power Solutions International, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and trade of power systems and electrical power generation equipment. The firm provides integrated turnkey solutions to global original equipment manufacturers and end-user customers within the energy, industrial, and transportation end markets. The company was founded by Gary S. Winemaster, Kenneth J. Winemaster, and William Winemaster in February 1985 and is headquartered in Wood Dale, IL.