Insteel Industries (IIIN) Competitors $38.88 +1.04 (+2.74%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$38.93 +0.05 (+0.14%) As of 04:10 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, NX, APOG, AMWD, 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), Quanex Building Products (NX), Apogee Enterprises (APOG), American Woodmark (AMWD), 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 Quanex Building Products Apogee Enterprises American Woodmark Lennox International Masco Builders FirstSource Owens Corning A. O. Smith Armstrong World Industries Insteel Industries (NASDAQ:IIIN) and Gibraltar Industries (NASDAQ:ROCK) are both small-cap building products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Which has better 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$604.57M1.25$19.31M$1.6024.30Gibraltar Industries$1.31B1.40$137.34M$4.1714.88 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Gibraltar Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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% Does the media prefer IIIN or ROCK? In the previous week, Insteel Industries had 4 more articles in the media than Gibraltar Industries. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Insteel Industries and 1 mentions for Gibraltar Industries. Gibraltar Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Insteel Industries' score of 1.14 indicating that Gibraltar Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Insteel Industries 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Gibraltar Industries 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more volatility & risk, IIIN or ROCK? Insteel Industries has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gibraltar Industries has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryGibraltar Industries beats Insteel Industries on 10 of the 13 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$754.56M$2.42B$7.71B$9.85BDividend Yield0.31%1.08%4.56%4.51%P/E Ratio39.2717.01308.4122.53Price / Sales1.250.45215.04119.09Price / Cash16.768.6528.4858.92Price / Book2.281.224.476.06Net Income$19.31M$1.21B$798.54M$266.28M7 Day Performance0.31%3.71%-0.16%-0.76%1 Month Performance8.74%15.81%1.30%3.83%1 Year Performance22.13%6.93%29.03%24.39% Insteel Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IIINInsteel Industries3.4203 of 5 stars$38.88+2.7%N/A+15.9%$754.56M$604.57M39.27960News CoveragePositive NewsROCKGibraltar Industries3.38 of 5 stars$62.59-2.3%N/A-10.7%$1.85B$1.31B15.012,107News CoveragePositive NewsNXQuanex Building Products4.9094 of 5 stars$21.27-0.5%$38.00+78.7%-21.6%$977.85M$1.28B36.057,068News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAPOGApogee Enterprises4.1287 of 5 stars$43.97-0.3%$45.00+2.3%-34.0%$946.76M$1.36B18.794,500Positive NewsAMWDAmerican Woodmark2.7047 of 5 stars$64.57-0.7%$70.00+8.4%-24.2%$940.72M$1.71B11.557,800LIILennox International4.5635 of 5 stars$557.56-0.3%$635.33+13.9%-3.1%$19.59B$5.34B23.8414,200Positive NewsMASMasco4.5198 of 5 stars$73.43-0.2%$74.13+1.0%-7.7%$15.37B$7.83B19.4818,000Positive NewsBLDRBuilders FirstSource3.5164 of 5 stars$138.73-1.0%$154.44+11.3%-19.2%$15.33B$16.40B21.0529,000Positive NewsOCOwens Corning4.8101 of 5 stars$150.11-1.5%$184.60+23.0%-7.3%$12.56B$10.98B38.9925,000Positive NewsAOSA. O. Smith4.7877 of 5 stars$71.41-0.3%$77.43+8.4%-13.0%$9.99B$3.82B19.8912,700Positive NewsAWIArmstrong World Industries4.172 of 5 stars$195.73-0.9%$177.13-9.5%+56.9%$8.47B$1.45B28.953,600Positive NewsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Gibraltar Industries Competitors Quanex Building Products Competitors Apogee Enterprises Competitors American Woodmark Competitors Lennox International Competitors Masco Competitors Builders FirstSource Competitors Owens Corning Competitors A. O. 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