BOOM vs. GHM, CMCO, OFLX, FSTR, EML, PLL, HURC, NNBR, AP, and TBLT
Should you be buying DMC Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DMC Global include Graham (GHM), Columbus McKinnon (CMCO), Omega Flex (OFLX), L.B. Foster (FSTR), Eastern (EML), Piedmont Lithium (PLL), Hurco Companies (HURC), NN (NNBR), Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP), and ToughBuilt Industries (TBLT). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.
DMC Global vs. Its Competitors
Graham (NYSE:GHM) and DMC Global (NASDAQ:BOOM) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Graham has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DMC Global has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Graham has a net margin of 5.83% compared to DMC Global's net margin of -15.73%. Graham's return on equity of 12.07% beat DMC Global's return on equity.
In the previous week, Graham had 2 more articles in the media than DMC Global. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Graham and 4 mentions for DMC Global. DMC Global's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Graham's score of 0.35 indicating that DMC Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Graham has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DMC Global. DMC Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Graham, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
69.5% of Graham shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.6% of DMC Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Graham shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of DMC Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Graham currently has a consensus price target of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.44%. DMC Global has a consensus price target of $16.25, suggesting a potential upside of 92.99%. Given DMC Global's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe DMC Global is more favorable than Graham.
Summary
Graham beats DMC Global on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:BOOM) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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