Northwest Pipe (NWPX) Competitors

Northwest Pipe (NASDAQ:NWPX) and Synalloy (NASDAQ:SYNL) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Is NWPX or SYNL more profitable?

Synalloy has a net margin of 9.07% compared to Northwest Pipe's net margin of 5.22%. Synalloy's return on equity of 32.61% beat Northwest Pipe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northwest Pipe	5.22%	7.11%	3.97%
Synalloy	9.07%	32.61%	13.84%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NWPX or SYNL?

Synalloy received 19 more outperform votes than Northwest Pipe when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.31% of users gave Synalloy an outperform vote while only 57.86% of users gave Northwest Pipe an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Northwest Pipe	Outperform Votes 276 57.86%	Underperform Votes 201 42.14%
Synalloy	Outperform Votes 295 74.31%	Underperform Votes 102 25.69%

Does the media favor NWPX or SYNL?

In the previous week, Northwest Pipe's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Synalloy's score of 0.59 indicating that Northwest Pipe is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northwest Pipe	Positive
Synalloy	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NWPX or SYNL?

80.6% of Northwest Pipe shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.9% of Synalloy shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Northwest Pipe shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of Synalloy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, NWPX or SYNL?

Northwest Pipe has higher revenue and earnings than Synalloy. Synalloy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northwest Pipe, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Northwest Pipe	$444.36M	0.75	$21.07M	$2.38	14.20
Synalloy	$334.71M	0.00	$20.25M	$3.76	N/A

Do analysts recommend NWPX or SYNL?

Northwest Pipe presently has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.38%.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northwest Pipe	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Synalloy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, NWPX or SYNL?

Northwest Pipe has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Synalloy has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Northwest Pipe and Synalloy tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.