Apogee Enterprises (APOG) Competitors

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APOG vs. UFPI, PATK, ROCK, NX, and AMWD

Should you buy Apogee Enterprises stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Apogee Enterprises with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Apogee Enterprises include UFP Industries (UFPI), Patrick Industries (PATK), Gibraltar Industries (ROCK), Quanex Building Products (NX), and American Woodmark (AMWD). These companies are all part of the "building products" industry.

How does Apogee Enterprises compare to UFP Industries?

Apogee Enterprises (NASDAQ:APOG) and UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) are both building products companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

UFP Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Apogee Enterprises. Apogee Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UFP Industries, 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
Apogee Enterprises	$1.40B	0.53	$54.13M	$2.52	13.97
UFP Industries	$6.19B	0.74	$294.79M	$4.58	17.79

Apogee Enterprises has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, UFP Industries has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the broader market.

Apogee Enterprises currently has a consensus target price of $70.50, indicating a potential upside of 100.23%. UFP Industries has a consensus target price of $105.40, indicating a potential upside of 29.36%. Given Apogee Enterprises' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Apogee Enterprises is more favorable than UFP Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Apogee Enterprises	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
UFP Industries	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

UFP Industries has a net margin of 4.31% compared to Apogee Enterprises' net margin of 3.85%. Apogee Enterprises' return on equity of 14.89% beat UFP Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Apogee Enterprises	3.85%	14.89%	6.57%
UFP Industries	4.31%	8.50%	6.55%

In the previous week, UFP Industries had 6 more articles in the media than Apogee Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for UFP Industries and 1 mentions for Apogee Enterprises. Apogee Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat UFP Industries' score of 0.35 indicating that Apogee Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Apogee Enterprises	Very Positive
UFP Industries	Neutral

94.1% of Apogee Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of UFP Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Apogee Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of UFP Industries shares are owned 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.

Apogee Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. UFP Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Apogee Enterprises pays out 42.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UFP Industries pays out 31.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Apogee Enterprises has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and UFP Industries has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Apogee Enterprises is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

UFP Industries beats Apogee Enterprises on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Apogee Enterprises compare to Patrick Industries?

Apogee Enterprises (NASDAQ:APOG) and Patrick Industries (NASDAQ:PATK) are both building products companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

In the previous week, Patrick Industries had 8 more articles in the media than Apogee Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Patrick Industries and 1 mentions for Apogee Enterprises. Apogee Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Patrick Industries' score of 0.70 indicating that Apogee Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Apogee Enterprises	Very Positive
Patrick Industries	Positive

94.1% of Apogee Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Patrick Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Apogee Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Patrick Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Patrick Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Apogee Enterprises. Apogee Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Patrick Industries, 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
Apogee Enterprises	$1.40B	0.53	$54.13M	$2.52	13.97
Patrick Industries	$3.94B	0.80	$135.06M	$3.90	24.49

Apogee Enterprises has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Patrick Industries has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the broader market.

Apogee Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Patrick Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Apogee Enterprises pays out 42.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Patrick Industries pays out 48.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Apogee Enterprises has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Patrick Industries has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Apogee Enterprises is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Apogee Enterprises currently has a consensus price target of $70.50, indicating a potential upside of 100.23%. Patrick Industries has a consensus price target of $122.63, indicating a potential upside of 28.40%. Given Apogee Enterprises' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Apogee Enterprises is more favorable than Patrick Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Apogee Enterprises	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Patrick Industries	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Apogee Enterprises has a net margin of 3.85% compared to Patrick Industries' net margin of 3.46%. Apogee Enterprises' return on equity of 14.89% beat Patrick Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Apogee Enterprises	3.85%	14.89%	6.57%
Patrick Industries	3.46%	13.24%	4.96%

Summary

Apogee Enterprises beats Patrick Industries on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Apogee Enterprises compare to Gibraltar Industries?

Apogee Enterprises (NASDAQ:APOG) and Gibraltar Industries (NASDAQ:ROCK) are both small-cap building products companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

In the previous week, Gibraltar Industries had 25 more articles in the media than Apogee Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Gibraltar Industries and 1 mentions for Apogee Enterprises. Apogee Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Gibraltar Industries' score of 0.14 indicating that Apogee Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Apogee Enterprises	Very Positive
Gibraltar Industries	Neutral

94.1% of Apogee Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Gibraltar Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Apogee Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Gibraltar Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Apogee Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than Gibraltar Industries. Gibraltar Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apogee Enterprises, 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
Apogee Enterprises	$1.40B	0.53	$54.13M	$2.52	13.97
Gibraltar Industries	$1.14B	1.00	-$44.39M	-$4.45	N/A

Apogee Enterprises has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gibraltar Industries has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the broader market.

Apogee Enterprises currently has a consensus price target of $70.50, indicating a potential upside of 100.23%. Given Apogee Enterprises' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Apogee Enterprises is more favorable than Gibraltar Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Apogee Enterprises	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Gibraltar Industries	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Apogee Enterprises has a net margin of 3.85% compared to Gibraltar Industries' net margin of -10.68%. Apogee Enterprises' return on equity of 14.89% beat Gibraltar Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Apogee Enterprises	3.85%	14.89%	6.57%
Gibraltar Industries	-10.68%	10.86%	5.85%

Summary

Apogee Enterprises beats Gibraltar Industries on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Apogee Enterprises compare to Quanex Building Products?

Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) and Apogee Enterprises (NASDAQ:APOG) are both small-cap building products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Quanex Building Products has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Apogee Enterprises has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

Quanex Building Products pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Apogee Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Quanex Building Products pays out -6.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apogee Enterprises pays out 42.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Apogee Enterprises has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Apogee Enterprises is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Apogee Enterprises has a net margin of 3.85% compared to Quanex Building Products' net margin of -13.00%. Apogee Enterprises' return on equity of 14.89% beat Quanex Building Products' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quanex Building Products	-13.00%	12.24%	4.73%
Apogee Enterprises	3.85%	14.89%	6.57%

97.5% of Quanex Building Products shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.1% of Apogee Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Quanex Building Products shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Apogee Enterprises shares are owned 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.

In the previous week, Quanex Building Products had 1 more articles in the media than Apogee Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Quanex Building Products and 1 mentions for Apogee Enterprises. Apogee Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Quanex Building Products' score of 0.88 indicating that Apogee Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Quanex Building Products	Positive
Apogee Enterprises	Very Positive

Apogee Enterprises has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Quanex Building Products. Quanex Building Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apogee Enterprises, 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
Quanex Building Products	$1.84B	0.48	-$250.81M	-$5.26	N/A
Apogee Enterprises	$1.40B	0.53	$54.13M	$2.52	13.97

Quanex Building Products presently has a consensus price target of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 45.56%. Apogee Enterprises has a consensus price target of $70.50, suggesting a potential upside of 100.23%. Given Apogee Enterprises' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Apogee Enterprises is more favorable than Quanex Building Products.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quanex Building Products	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
Apogee Enterprises	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

Apogee Enterprises beats Quanex Building Products on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Apogee Enterprises compare to American Woodmark?

American Woodmark (NASDAQ:AMWD) and Apogee Enterprises (NASDAQ:APOG) are both small-cap building products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

American Woodmark has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Apogee Enterprises has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

Apogee Enterprises has a net margin of 3.85% compared to American Woodmark's net margin of 1.15%. Apogee Enterprises' return on equity of 14.89% beat American Woodmark's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Woodmark	1.15%	6.15%	3.63%
Apogee Enterprises	3.85%	14.89%	6.57%

95.5% of American Woodmark shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.1% of Apogee Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of American Woodmark shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Apogee Enterprises shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, American Woodmark had 1 more articles in the media than Apogee Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for American Woodmark and 1 mentions for Apogee Enterprises. Apogee Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat American Woodmark's score of 0.63 indicating that Apogee Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
American Woodmark	Positive
Apogee Enterprises	Very Positive

American Woodmark has higher revenue and earnings than Apogee Enterprises. Apogee Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Woodmark, 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
American Woodmark	$1.52B	0.34	$99.46M	$1.16	30.30
Apogee Enterprises	$1.40B	0.53	$54.13M	$2.52	13.97

American Woodmark presently has a consensus price target of $57.67, suggesting a potential upside of 64.06%. Apogee Enterprises has a consensus price target of $70.50, suggesting a potential upside of 100.23%. Given Apogee Enterprises' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Apogee Enterprises is more favorable than American Woodmark.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Woodmark	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Apogee Enterprises	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

Apogee Enterprises beats American Woodmark on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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APOG vs. The Competition

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Metric	Apogee Enterprises	GLASS PRODUCTS Industry	Industrials Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$755.88M	$3.98B	$9.32B	$12.28B
Dividend Yield	3.03%	2.56%	3.57%	5.30%
P/E Ratio	13.97	9.51	24.85	25.58
Price / Sales	0.53	0.83	5,374.09	78.88
Price / Cash	6.15	7.68	27.92	55.34
Price / Book	1.48	1.08	4.78	6.66
Net Income	$54.13M	$214.29M	$792.39M	$333.63M
7 Day Performance	-3.75%	0.88%	0.19%	-0.12%
1 Month Performance	-2.57%	-2.03%	3.61%	3.93%
1 Year Performance	-13.74%	6.65%	38.17%	36.07%

Apogee Enterprises Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
APOG Apogee Enterprises	4.9176 of 5 stars	$35.21 -1.2%	$70.50 +100.2%	-16.6%	$755.88M	$1.40B	13.97	4,100	Positive News
UFPI UFP Industries	4.7738 of 5 stars	$80.31 -5.7%	$107.60 +34.0%	-21.3%	$4.84B	$6.19B	17.53	13,800	Analyst Forecast High Trading Volume
PATK Patrick Industries	4.9882 of 5 stars	$85.13 -4.3%	$124.13 +45.8%	+6.3%	$2.94B	$3.94B	21.83	10,000
ROCK Gibraltar Industries	3.4264 of 5 stars	$36.92 -5.8%	N/A	-39.4%	$1.16B	$1.14B	N/A	2,300	Trending News Earnings Report Analyst Forecast Analyst Revision
NX Quanex Building Products	3.9105 of 5 stars	$18.54 -7.0%	$28.00 +51.0%	+2.0%	$915.46M	$1.84B	N/A	7,071

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Apogee Enterprises (APOG) Competitors

APOG vs. UFPI, PATK, ROCK, NX, and AMWD

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How does Apogee Enterprises compare to Quanex Building Products?

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Apogee Enterprises (APOG) Competitors

APOG vs. UFPI, PATK, ROCK, NX, and AMWD

How does Apogee Enterprises compare to UFP Industries?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, APOG or UFPI?

Which has more risk and volatility, APOG or UFPI?

Do analysts recommend APOG or UFPI?

Is APOG or UFPI more profitable?

Does the media favor APOG or UFPI?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in APOG or UFPI?

Is APOG or UFPI a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does Apogee Enterprises compare to Patrick Industries?

Does the media refer more to APOG or PATK?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in APOG or PATK?

Which has better earnings and valuation, APOG or PATK?

Which has more volatility and risk, APOG or PATK?

Is APOG or PATK a better dividend stock?

Do analysts recommend APOG or PATK?

Is APOG or PATK more profitable?

Summary

How does Apogee Enterprises compare to Gibraltar Industries?

Does the media prefer APOG or ROCK?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in APOG or ROCK?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, APOG or ROCK?

Which has more risk and volatility, APOG or ROCK?

Do analysts recommend APOG or ROCK?

Is APOG or ROCK more profitable?

Summary

How does Apogee Enterprises compare to Quanex Building Products?

Which has more volatility and risk, NX or APOG?

Is NX or APOG a better dividend stock?

Is NX or APOG more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NX or APOG?

Does the media prefer NX or APOG?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NX or APOG?

Do analysts recommend NX or APOG?

Summary

How does Apogee Enterprises compare to American Woodmark?

Which has more risk and volatility, AMWD or APOG?

Is AMWD or APOG more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AMWD or APOG?

Does the media favor AMWD or APOG?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AMWD or APOG?

Do analysts recommend AMWD or APOG?

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