Atkore Inc. vs NOVANTA INC., two Electrical Equipment stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ATKR and NOVT diverge most: on net margin, ATKR reads -5.5% and NOVT reads 6.0%; on return on equity, ATKR reads -12.8% and NOVT reads 3.8%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What ATKR's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What NOVT's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ATKR | NOVT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $94.84 | $141.48 |
| Market cap | $3.2B | $5.4B |
| Sector | Electrical Equipment | Electrical Equipment |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +1.1% | — |
| P/E | — | 90.1 |
| P/B | 2.53 | 3.31 |
| P/S | 1.10 | 5.20 |
| EV/EBITDA | 21.8 | 31.6 |
| Revenue growth | +1.7% | +7.7% |
| Gross margin | 22.2% | 45.5% |
| Operating margin | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| Net margin | -5.5% | 6.0% |
| Return on equity | -12.8% | 3.8% |
| Return on assets | -5.9% | 2.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 1.5% | 3.9% |
| FCF yield | 1.8% | 2.1% |
| Debt / equity | 0.60 | 0.14 |
| Current ratio | 2.73 | 4.57 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.27 | 7.23 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 3 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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