LSI Industries (NASDAQ:LYTS – Get Free Report) is one of 218 publicly-traded companies in the “Electrical Equipment” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare LSI Industries to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.
Dividends
LSI Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. LSI Industries pays out 29.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Electrical Equipment” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.4% and pay out 27.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. LSI Industries lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.
Risk & Volatility
LSI Industries has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LSI Industries’ peers have a beta of -19.47, indicating that their average share price is 2,047% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| LSI Industries | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.60 |
| LSI Industries Competitors | 2189 | 5030 | 6977 | 420 | 2.39 |
LSI Industries currently has a consensus target price of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.51%. As a group, “Electrical Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 23.93%. Given LSI Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe LSI Industries is more favorable than its peers.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares LSI Industries and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| LSI Industries | $689.40 million | $22.58 million | 30.37 |
| LSI Industries Competitors | $2.32 billion | $137.32 million | 22.68 |
LSI Industries’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than LSI Industries. LSI Industries is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Profitability
This table compares LSI Industries and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| LSI Industries | 3.28% | 7.51% | 3.71% |
| LSI Industries Competitors | -217.86% | -115.34% | -8.78% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
73.9% of LSI Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.2% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of LSI Industries 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, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
LSI Industries beats its peers on 9 of the 15 factors compared.
About LSI Industries
LSI Industries Inc. produces and sells non-residential lighting and retail display solutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Latin America. It operates through two segments, Lighting and Display Solutions. The Lighting segment manufactures, markets, and sells non-residential outdoor and indoor lighting fixture and control solutions in the commercial and industrial markets. This segment also offers lighting control products, including sensors, photocontrols, dimmers, motion detection, and Bluetooth systems to support lighting fixtures; and designs, engineers, and manufactures electronic circuit boards, assemblies, and sub-assemblies. The Display Solutions segment manufactures, sells, and installs exterior and interior visual image and display elements, including printed and structural graphics, digital signage, menu board systems, display fixtures, refrigerated displays, and custom display elements. This segments products and services include signage and canopy graphics, pump dispenser graphics, building fascia graphics, decals, interior signage and marketing graphics, aisle markers, wall mural graphics, and refrigerated and non-refrigerated merchandising displays. This segment also provides project management services comprising installation management, site surveys, permitting, and content management; and manages and executes the implementation of large rollout programs. It serves refueling and convenience store, parking lot and garage, quick-service restaurant, retail and grocery store, automotive, warehouse, sports court, and field markets, as well as warehouses. LSI Industries Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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