Insteel Industries (IIIN) Competitors $38.03 -0.65 (-1.68%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$38.10 +0.07 (+0.17%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock IIIN vs. ROCK, AMWD, APOG, NX, LII, MAS, BLDR, OC, AOS, and AWIShould you be buying Insteel Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Insteel Industries include Gibraltar Industries (ROCK), American Woodmark (AMWD), Apogee Enterprises (APOG), Quanex Building Products (NX), Lennox International (LII), Masco (MAS), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Owens Corning (OC), A. O. Smith (AOS), and Armstrong World Industries (AWI). These companies are all part of the "building products" industry. Insteel Industries vs. Its Competitors Gibraltar Industries American Woodmark Apogee Enterprises Quanex Building Products Lennox International Masco Builders FirstSource Owens Corning A. O. Smith Armstrong World Industries Insteel Industries (NASDAQ:IIIN) and Gibraltar Industries (NASDAQ:ROCK) are both building products companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and dividends. Do analysts prefer IIIN or ROCK? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Insteel Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Gibraltar Industries 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Which has higher valuation and earnings, IIIN or ROCK? Gibraltar Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Insteel Industries. Gibraltar Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Insteel Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioInsteel Industries$604.57M1.22$19.31M$1.6023.78Gibraltar Industries$1.31B1.54$137.34M$4.1716.37 Which has more risk and volatility, IIIN or ROCK? Insteel Industries has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gibraltar Industries has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to IIIN or ROCK? In the previous week, Gibraltar Industries had 13 more articles in the media than Insteel Industries. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Gibraltar Industries and 1 mentions for Insteel Industries. Insteel Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Gibraltar Industries' score of 0.93 indicating that Insteel Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Insteel Industries 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Gibraltar Industries 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders believe in IIIN or ROCK? 83.3% of Insteel Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Gibraltar Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of Insteel Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Gibraltar Industries shares 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. Is IIIN or ROCK more profitable? Gibraltar Industries has a net margin of 10.08% compared to Insteel Industries' net margin of 3.58%. Gibraltar Industries' return on equity of 12.91% beat Insteel Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Insteel Industries3.58% 5.91% 4.93% Gibraltar Industries 10.08%12.91%9.18% SummaryGibraltar Industries beats Insteel Industries on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Insteel Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IIIN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IIIN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricInsteel IndustriesSteel works, blast furnaces, & rolling & finishing mills IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$738.65M$1.66B$7.83B$10.58BDividend Yield0.31%1.08%4.57%4.71%P/E Ratio38.4416.47303.6227.32Price / Sales1.220.431,361.77201.92Price / Cash16.768.6528.2661.55Price / Book2.231.174.916.76Net Income$19.31M$1.21B$791.48M$275.79M7 Day Performance-0.37%-10.47%87,739.99%2.44%1 Month Performance0.07%-13.24%95,050.82%8.86%1 Year Performance29.04%-4.55%98,966.26%35.45% Insteel Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IIINInsteel Industries2.5656 of 5 stars$38.03-1.7%N/A+31.2%$738.14M$604.57M38.41960Positive NewsROCKGibraltar Industries2.9485 of 5 stars$63.49+0.9%N/A-4.7%$1.86B$1.31B15.232,107Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAMWDAmerican Woodmark3.0906 of 5 stars$68.01-2.0%$70.00+2.9%-25.5%$1.01B$1.71B12.177,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAPOGApogee Enterprises3.9828 of 5 stars$43.95-3.0%$45.00+2.4%-43.6%$975.96M$1.38B18.784,500News CoverageAnalyst ForecastNXQuanex Building Products3.8165 of 5 stars$13.90+0.7%N/A-47.7%$633.10M$1.28B-2.237,068Analyst ForecastLIILennox International4.1939 of 5 stars$520.68-0.2%$623.33+19.7%-8.7%$18.33B$5.34B22.2614,200Analyst UpgradeMASMasco4.687 of 5 stars$70.00-0.6%$74.60+6.6%-17.3%$14.75B$7.83B18.5718,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBLDRBuilders FirstSource3.843 of 5 stars$119.53+1.1%$151.88+27.1%-33.0%$13.07B$15.94B18.1429,000Analyst ForecastOCOwens Corning4.7095 of 5 stars$141.10-1.4%$185.10+31.2%-26.5%$11.97B$10.98B36.6525,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAOSA. O. Smith4.8739 of 5 stars$72.74+0.4%$77.43+6.5%-17.8%$10.15B$3.82B20.2612,700Analyst ForecastAWIArmstrong World Industries3.7851 of 5 stars$193.46-0.3%$181.50-6.2%+48.1%$8.39B$1.45B28.623,600Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Gibraltar Industries Competitors American Woodmark Competitors Apogee Enterprises Competitors Quanex Building Products Competitors Lennox International Competitors Masco Competitors Builders FirstSource Competitors Owens Corning Competitors A. O. 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