Legrand (LGRVF) versus Its Rivals Financial Survey

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Legrand and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Legrand	$9.11 billion	$1.24 billion	34.94
Legrand Competitors	$2.35 billion	$133.21 million	28.22

Legrand has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. Legrand is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Volatility and Risk

Legrand has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Legrand’s rivals have a beta of -19.63, meaning that their average stock price is 2,063% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

38.1% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are held by institutional investors. 14.8% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Legrand and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Legrand	12.53%	15.15%	6.88%
Legrand Competitors	-205.63%	-198.28%	-8.73%

Summary

Legrand beats its rivals on 7 of the 9 factors compared.

Legrand Company Profile

Legrand SA, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and sells electrical and digital building infrastructures in Europe, North and Central America, and internationally. The company offers energy distribution, protection, and management solutions, such as electric vehicle charging, residential and small commercial panels, switchboards and power cabinets, and UPS devices; and wiring devices, connected home and building control solutions, and guestroom solutions, as well as back, junction, DCL, and floor boxes. It also provides security, communication, and network solutions, including access security, digital home networks, emergency lighting, fire alarms, IT networks, intercom and door entry, and nurse call systems; conduits and cable management solutions comprising trunking, ducts, tubes, floor boxes, columns and feeders, and workstation solutions; industrial products, such as enclosures, connections, transformers and power supply, marking accessories and cable ties, motor control and protection, fuse protection, and industrial plugs and sockets, as well as control, button, and signaling products; installation accessories, including wiring accessories, extension cords, multi-outlet units, cable ties and fasteners, and connection boxes and terminals; and lighting products and accessories. The company's products are used in hotels, offices, data centers, shopping centers, health care, industrial, and residential buildings. It also exports its products to approximately 170 countries. Legrand SA was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in Limoges, France.