Head-To-Head Survey: Albany International (AIN) & Its Competitors

Albany International (NYSE:AIN) is one of 436 publicly-traded companies in the “Machinery” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Albany International to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and earnings.

Dividends

Albany International pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Albany International pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Machinery” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.8% and pay out 24.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Albany International has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Albany International lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Risk and Volatility

Albany International has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Albany International’s competitors have a beta of 5.10, suggesting that their average share price is 410% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Albany International	0	4	0	1	2.40
Albany International Competitors	4206	14711	18217	808	2.41

Albany International presently has a consensus target price of $69.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.07%. As a group, “Machinery” companies have a potential upside of 35.39%. Given Albany International’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Albany International has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Albany International and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Albany International	$1.18 billion	-$57.34 million	21.67
Albany International Competitors	$4.66 billion	$364.05 million	4.99

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

97.4% of Albany International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.8% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Albany International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of shares of all “Machinery” companies are held by company 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 Albany International and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Albany International	6.73%	14.25%	6.26%
Albany International Competitors	-1,044.19%	-15.05%	0.53%

Summary

Albany International competitors beat Albany International on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

About Albany International

Albany International Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the machine clothing and engineered composites businesses. The company operates in two segments, Machine Clothing (MC) and Albany Engineered Composites (AEC). The MC segment designs, manufactures, and markets paper machine clothing for use in the manufacturing of papers, paperboards, tissues, towels, pulps, nonwovens, building products, tannery, and textiles, as well as fiber cement and several other industrial applications. This segment offers paper machine clothing forming, pressing, and drying fabrics, as well as engineered processing belts; and engineered fabrics. The AEC segment 3D-woven and injected composite components for aircraft engines composite airframe and engine components for military and commercial aircraft. It operates in the United States, Switzerland, France, Brazil, China, Mexico, Germany, and internationally. The company was incorporated in 1895 and is headquartered in Rochester, New Hampshire.