Insteel Industries (IIIN) Competitors $30.82 -0.29 (-0.94%) Closing price 10/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$30.77 -0.05 (-0.16%) As of 10/23/2025 05:31 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 Gibraltar Industries (NASDAQ:ROCK) and Insteel Industries (NASDAQ:IIIN) 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, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment and dividends. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ROCK or IIIN? 98.4% of Gibraltar Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of Insteel Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Gibraltar Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Insteel Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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 analysts rate ROCK or IIIN? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gibraltar Industries 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50Insteel Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk & volatility, ROCK or IIIN? Gibraltar Industries has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Insteel Industries has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer ROCK or IIIN? In the previous week, Gibraltar Industries had 6 more articles in the media than Insteel Industries. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Gibraltar Industries and 2 mentions for Insteel Industries. Gibraltar Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Insteel Industries' score of 0.16 indicating that Gibraltar Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Gibraltar Industries 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Insteel Industries 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has better earnings & valuation, ROCK or IIIN? Gibraltar Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Insteel Industries. Insteel Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gibraltar Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGibraltar Industries$1.31B1.53$137.34M$4.1716.26Insteel Industries$647.71M0.92$19.31M$2.1014.68 SummaryGibraltar Industries beats Insteel Industries on 12 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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$598.18M$1.62B$7.84B$10.59BDividend Yield0.39%1.11%4.58%4.86%P/E Ratio31.1314.3125.0528.46Price / Sales0.920.351,265.73225.64Price / Cash16.768.6527.8760.64Price / Book1.811.014.916.53Net Income$19.31M$1.21B$790.14M$276.75M7 Day Performance-0.17%1.10%1.16%0.93%1 Month Performance-20.34%-18.45%1.96%1.41%1 Year Performance8.42%-9.19%29.35%31.59% Insteel Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IIINInsteel Industries2.0736 of 5 stars$30.82-0.9%N/A+8.4%$598.18M$647.71M31.13960ROCKGibraltar Industries1.5201 of 5 stars$63.55-0.8%N/A+4.1%$1.89B$1.31B15.242,107News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAMWDAmerican Woodmark3.2004 of 5 stars$64.66+0.4%$70.00+8.3%-29.9%$938.10M$1.71B11.577,800APOGApogee Enterprises4.4048 of 5 stars$38.75-2.1%$45.00+16.1%-48.0%$851.83M$1.36B19.004,500Positive NewsNXQuanex Building Products4.0597 of 5 stars$13.50-0.1%N/A-48.3%$619.80M$1.28B-2.177,068LIILennox International4.4201 of 5 stars$524.55+0.0%$615.00+17.2%-18.9%$18.42B$5.34B22.4314,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMASMasco4.6576 of 5 stars$65.99+1.4%$74.60+13.0%-15.2%$13.63B$7.83B17.5018,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionBLDRBuilders FirstSource4.4476 of 5 stars$120.69-1.5%$147.29+22.0%-30.8%$13.54B$16.40B18.3129,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsOCOwens Corning4.8045 of 5 stars$125.16-1.0%$178.31+42.5%-29.0%$10.57B$10.98B32.5125,000Positive NewsAOSA. O. Smith4.8158 of 5 stars$67.70-0.1%$77.43+14.4%-10.6%$9.49B$3.82B18.8612,700Upcoming EarningsAWIArmstrong World Industries3.9883 of 5 stars$195.83+1.1%$197.14+0.7%+47.0%$8.38B$1.45B28.973,600Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseAnalyst Revision 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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