Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) vs. Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) Head to Head Survey

Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) and Franklin Electric (NASDAQ:FELE) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

80.0% of Franklin Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of Symbotic shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Franklin Electric shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Symbotic and Franklin Electric’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Symbotic	0.48%	1.40%	0.41%
Franklin Electric	7.06%	15.18%	10.13%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Symbotic and Franklin Electric”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Symbotic	$2.65 billion	8.91	-$16.94 million	$0.09	433.00
Franklin Electric	$2.21 billion	1.93	$147.09 million	$3.47	27.85

Franklin Electric has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Symbotic. Franklin Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Symbotic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Symbotic has a beta of 1.97, suggesting that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Electric has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Symbotic and Franklin Electric, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Symbotic	2	5	7	0	2.36
Franklin Electric	0	2	1	0	2.33

Symbotic currently has a consensus price target of $65.83, suggesting a potential upside of 68.93%. Franklin Electric has a consensus price target of $114.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.47%. Given Symbotic’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Symbotic is more favorable than Franklin Electric.

Summary

Symbotic beats Franklin Electric on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Symbotic

Symbotic Inc., an automation technology company, engages in developing technologies to improve operating efficiencies in modern warehouses. The company automates the processing of pallets and cases in large warehouses or distribution centers for retail companies. Its systems enhance operations at the front end of the supply chain. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts.

About Franklin Electric

Franklin Electric Co., Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes water and fuel pumping systems worldwide. The company operates through Water Systems, Fueling Systems, and Distribution segments. The Water Systems segment offers submersible motors, drives, pumps, electronic controls, water treatment systems, monitoring devices, and related parts and equipment. Its motors and pumps are used principally for pumping clean water and wastewater in various residential, agricultural, municipal, and industrial applications; and manufactures electronic drives and controls that are used in motors for controlling functionality, as well as provides protection from various hazards, such as electrical surges, over-heating, and dry wells or tanks. The Fueling Systems segment provides pumps, pipes, sumps, fittings, vapor recovery components, electronic controls, monitoring devices, and related parts and equipment primarily for use in fueling system applications. This segment serves other energy markets, such as power reliability systems, as well as includes electronic devices for online monitoring of the power utility, hydroelectric, and telecommunication and data center infrastructure. The Distribution segment sells to and provides presale support and specifications to the installing contractors. It sells products produced by the Water Systems segment. The company sells its products to wholesale and retail distributors, specialty distributors, original equipment manufacturers, industrial and petroleum equipment distributors, and oil and utility companies through its employee sales force and independent manufacturing representatives. Franklin Electric Co., Inc. was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana.