Insteel Industries (IIIN) Competitors $35.80 +0.41 (+1.15%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$35.86 +0.07 (+0.19%) 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 Gibraltar Industries (NASDAQ:ROCK) and Insteel Industries (NASDAQ:IIIN) are both small-cap building products companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk. Which has more risk & volatility, ROCK or IIIN? Gibraltar Industries has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Insteel Industries has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation and earnings, ROCK or IIIN? 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 RatioGibraltar Industries$1.31B1.31$137.34M$4.1713.94Insteel Industries$604.57M1.15$19.31M$1.6022.37 Is ROCK or IIIN 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 Gibraltar Industries10.08% 12.91% 9.18% Insteel Industries 3.58%5.91%4.93% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ROCK or IIIN? 98.4% of Gibraltar Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of Insteel Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Gibraltar Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Insteel Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to ROCK or IIIN? In the previous week, Gibraltar Industries had 22 more articles in the media than Insteel Industries. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Gibraltar Industries and 1 mentions for Insteel Industries. Insteel Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Gibraltar Industries' score of 0.10 indicating that Insteel Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Gibraltar Industries 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Insteel 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 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding IIIN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$694.84M$2.23B$7.61B$9.68BDividend Yield0.34%1.09%4.57%4.14%P/E Ratio36.1614.5924.9325.00Price / Sales1.150.4199.2678.85Price / Cash16.768.6528.0758.58Price / Book2.101.064.305.68Net Income$19.31M$1.21B$795.91M$265.58M7 Day Performance1.32%2.86%0.92%2.51%1 Month Performance-6.87%-1.13%1.78%1.88%1 Year Performance15.29%2.43%33.85%24.02% Insteel Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IIINInsteel Industries3.0949 of 5 stars$35.80+1.2%N/A+14.6%$694.84M$604.57M36.16960Positive NewsROCKGibraltar Industries3.3427 of 5 stars$64.43+0.2%N/A-6.7%$1.90B$1.31B14.812,107News CoverageEarnings ReportNXQuanex Building Products4.9401 of 5 stars$19.34-1.2%$38.00+96.5%-29.2%$899.70M$1.28B32.787,068Positive NewsAPOGApogee Enterprises4.1626 of 5 stars$40.60+0.5%$45.00+10.8%-31.8%$869.79M$1.36B17.354,500News CoverageAMWDAmerican Woodmark4.254 of 5 stars$53.45+1.9%$83.33+55.9%-31.6%$760.56M$1.71B8.257,800News CoverageLIILennox International3.9963 of 5 stars$600.08-1.0%$635.33+5.9%+9.2%$21.28B$5.34B25.6614,200Positive NewsMASMasco4.3455 of 5 stars$69.56+1.1%$74.13+6.6%-3.9%$14.41B$7.83B18.4518,000Positive NewsBLDRBuilders FirstSource4.2997 of 5 stars$128.24-1.5%$156.16+21.8%-14.1%$14.39B$15.94B19.4629,000Analyst RevisionOCOwens Corning4.8579 of 5 stars$137.57+0.7%$184.30+34.0%-4.5%$11.61B$10.98B48.4425,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAOSA. O. Smith4.7308 of 5 stars$70.34-0.1%$77.43+10.1%-12.0%$9.87B$3.82B19.5912,700Positive NewsAWIArmstrong World Industries4.0988 of 5 stars$189.56+0.6%$177.13-6.6%+58.5%$8.16B$1.45B28.043,600 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. Smith Competitors Armstrong World Industries Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:IIIN) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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