LSI Industries (LYTS) & Its Peers Financial Survey

LSI Industries (NASDAQ:LYTS) is one of 218 publicly-traded companies in the “Electrical Equipment” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare LSI Industries to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

73.9% of LSI Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.2% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are held by institutional investors. 7.3% of LSI Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of shares of all “Electrical Equipment” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LSI Industries	3.28%	8.04%	4.23%
LSI Industries Competitors	-218.83%	-207.77%	-8.81%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for LSI Industries and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LSI Industries	0	2	3	0	2.60
LSI Industries Competitors	2148	4983	6926	416	2.39

LSI Industries currently has a consensus target price of $29.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.86%. As a group, “Electrical Equipment” companies have a potential upside of 23.63%. Given LSI Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe LSI Industries is more favorable than its rivals.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares LSI Industries and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
LSI Industries	$689.40 million	$22.58 million	30.30
LSI Industries Competitors	$2.30 billion	$135.95 million	20.53

LSI Industries’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than LSI Industries. LSI Industries 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

LSI Industries has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LSI Industries’ rivals have a beta of -19.64, meaning that their average share price is 2,064% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

LSI Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. LSI Industries pays out 29.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Electrical Equipment” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.4% and pay out 27.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. LSI Industries lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Summary

LSI Industries beats its rivals on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

About LSI Industries

LSI Industries Inc. produces and sells non-residential lighting and retail display solutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Latin America. It operates through two segments, Lighting and Display Solutions. The Lighting segment manufactures, markets, and sells non-residential outdoor and indoor lighting fixture and control solutions in the commercial and industrial markets. This segment also offers lighting control products, including sensors, photocontrols, dimmers, motion detection, and Bluetooth systems to support lighting fixtures; and designs, engineers, and manufactures electronic circuit boards, assemblies, and sub-assemblies. The Display Solutions segment manufactures, sells, and installs exterior and interior visual image and display elements, including printed and structural graphics, digital signage, menu board systems, display fixtures, refrigerated displays, and custom display elements. This segments products and services include signage and canopy graphics, pump dispenser graphics, building fascia graphics, decals, interior signage and marketing graphics, aisle markers, wall mural graphics, and refrigerated and non-refrigerated merchandising displays. This segment also provides project management services comprising installation management, site surveys, permitting, and content management; and manages and executes the implementation of large rollout programs. It serves refueling and convenience store, parking lot and garage, quick-service restaurant, retail and grocery store, automotive, warehouse, sports court, and field markets, as well as warehouses. LSI Industries Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.