Generac (NYSE:GNRC – Get Free Report) and Brenmiller Energy (NASDAQ:BNRG – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
84.0% of Generac shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.2% of Brenmiller Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Generac shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 38.1% of Brenmiller Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Generac and Brenmiller Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Generac | 0 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2.80 |
| Brenmiller Energy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Volatility and Risk
Generac has a beta of 1.91, suggesting that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brenmiller Energy has a beta of -0.6, suggesting that its share price is 160% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Generac and Brenmiller Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Generac | 5.82% | 17.83% | 8.58% |
| Brenmiller Energy | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Generac and Brenmiller Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Generac | $4.21 billion | 2.92 | $159.55 million | $4.34 | 47.96 |
| Brenmiller Energy | $387,000.00 | 1.07 | -$13.90 million | ($262.42) | -0.01 |
Generac has higher revenue and earnings than Brenmiller Energy. Brenmiller Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Generac, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Generac beats Brenmiller Energy on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Generac
Generac Holdings Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes various energy technology products and solution worldwide. The company offers residential automatic standby generators, automatic transfer switch, air-cooled engine residential standby generators, and liquid-cooled engine generators; Mobile Link, a remote monitoring system for home standby generators; residential storage solution, which consists of a system of batteries, an inverter, photovoltaic optimizers, power electronic controls, and other components; smart home solutions, such as smart thermostats and a suite of home monitoring products. It also provides smart home energy management devices and sensors for heating and cooling system; smart doorbell cameras; and portable and inverter generators; multiple portable battery solutions; manual transfer switches; outdoor power equipment, including trimmers, field and brush mowers, log splitters, stump grinders, chipper shredders, lawn and leaf vacuums, and pressure washers and water pumps; and battery-powered turf care products. In addition, the company offers commercial and industrial products comprising cleaner-burning natural gas fueled generators; light-commercial standby generators and related transfer switches; stationary generators; single-engine industrial generators; industrial standby generators; industrial transfer switches; light towers, mobile generators, commercial mobile pumps, heaters, dust-suppression equipment, and mobile energy storage systems; stationary energy storage system and related inverter products; and aftermarket service parts and product accessories. The company distributes its products through independent residential dealers, industrial distributors and dealers, national and regional retailers, e-commerce partners, electrical/HVAC/solar wholesalers, solar installers, catalogs, equipment rental companies, and other equipment distributors; and directly to end users. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
About Brenmiller Energy
Brenmiller Energy Ltd. develops, produces, markets, and sells thermal energy storage (TES) systems based on its proprietary technology that enables renewable integration, increases energy efficiency, and reduces carbon emissions. Its TES system dispatches thermal energy on demand in the form of steam, which can be saturated for industrial use, or in the form of a superheated steam, which can be used to activate steam turbines. It markets its proprietary TES systems under the bGen name. The company was formerly known as Brenmiller Energy Consulting Ltd. and changed its name to Brenmiller Energy Ltd. in 2017. Brenmiller Energy Ltd was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Rosh HaAyin, Israel.
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