Albany International (AIN) vs. Its Peers Head-To-Head Analysis

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

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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Albany International and its peers 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 peers have higher revenue and earnings than Albany International. Albany International 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Albany International and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

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

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 peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Albany International and its peers’ 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%

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 peers have a beta of 5.10, suggesting that their average share price is 410% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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

Albany International Company Profile

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.