Insteel Industries (IIIN) Competitors $35.67 -0.29 (-0.80%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$35.62 -0.05 (-0.15%) 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 FilingsSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock IIIN vs. ROCK, APOG, AMWD, NX, LII, MAS, BLDR, OC, AOS, and AAONShould you be buying Insteel Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Insteel Industries include Gibraltar Industries (ROCK), Apogee Enterprises (APOG), American Woodmark (AMWD), Quanex Building Products (NX), Lennox International (LII), Masco (MAS), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Owens Corning (OC), A. O. Smith (AOS), and AAON (AAON). These companies are all part of the "building products" industry. Insteel Industries vs. Gibraltar Industries Apogee Enterprises American Woodmark Quanex Building Products Lennox International Masco Builders FirstSource Owens Corning A. O. Smith AAON Insteel Industries (NASDAQ:IIIN) and Gibraltar Industries (NASDAQ:ROCK) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, valuation and institutional ownership. 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$570.46M1.22$19.31M$1.1630.93Gibraltar Industries$1.31B1.32$110.53M$4.3513.43 Does the media refer more to IIIN or ROCK? In the previous week, Gibraltar Industries had 7 more articles in the media than Insteel Industries. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Gibraltar Industries and 4 mentions for Insteel Industries. Insteel Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Gibraltar Industries' score of 1.25 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 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Gibraltar Industries 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is IIIN or ROCK more profitable? Gibraltar Industries has a net margin of 10.49% compared to Insteel Industries' net margin of 3.58%. Gibraltar Industries' return on equity of 13.19% beat Insteel Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Insteel Industries3.58% 5.91% 4.93% Gibraltar Industries 10.49%13.19%9.44% Do insiders & institutionals believe in IIIN or ROCK? 83.3% of Insteel Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Gibraltar Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Insteel Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Gibraltar Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor IIIN or ROCK? Gibraltar Industries received 81 more outperform votes than Insteel Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.85% of users gave Gibraltar Industries an outperform vote while only 61.93% of users gave Insteel Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformInsteel IndustriesOutperform Votes20561.93% Underperform Votes12638.07% Gibraltar IndustriesOutperform Votes28664.85% Underperform Votes15535.15% Which has more volatility & risk, IIIN or ROCK? Insteel Industries has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gibraltar Industries has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryGibraltar Industries beats Insteel Industries on 12 of the 15 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$696.02M$4.54B$7.66B$8.44BDividend Yield0.32%3.28%4.58%4.11%P/E Ratio36.2215.7923.2319.77Price / Sales1.220.6490.51119.10Price / Cash16.766.7826.9434.62Price / Book2.101.193.984.52Net Income$19.31M$1.00B$807.24M$248.23M7 Day Performance-1.98%-1.10%0.78%0.77%1 Month Performance9.97%4.48%11.12%13.45%1 Year Performance12.18%-9.11%19.50%7.67% Insteel Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IIINInsteel Industries1.8756 of 5 stars$35.67-0.8%N/A+11.4%$692.47M$570.46M36.03960News CoveragePositive NewsROCKGibraltar Industries2.7849 of 5 stars$61.94+5.7%N/A-17.7%$1.83B$1.31B13.862,140Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeAPOGApogee Enterprises4.777 of 5 stars$42.39+4.0%$62.00+46.3%-40.5%$907.95M$1.36B9.465,500Positive NewsAMWDAmerican Woodmark3.9862 of 5 stars$61.05+4.1%$101.00+65.4%-38.6%$905.68M$1.76B9.1310,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeNXQuanex Building Products4.8503 of 5 stars$18.86+9.4%$38.00+101.5%-46.4%$890.36M$1.44B16.843,880Positive NewsLIILennox International3.9225 of 5 stars$596.03+3.9%$577.00-3.2%+15.5%$21.15B$5.37B26.4413,200Positive NewsMASMasco4.8011 of 5 stars$69.27+11.5%$73.10+5.5%-9.9%$14.61B$7.70B18.4219,000Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeBLDRBuilders FirstSource4.8466 of 5 stars$118.03+6.6%$167.58+42.0%-35.4%$13.04B$16.17B13.0329,000Positive NewsOCOwens Corning4.8193 of 5 stars$143.28+5.0%$188.55+31.6%-24.3%$12.19B$11.49B12.1919,000Positive NewsBuyback AnnouncementAOSA. O. Smith4.1132 of 5 stars$70.47+3.2%$76.17+8.1%-21.7%$10.14B$3.80B19.4112,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionAAONAAON4.4024 of 5 stars$104.63+4.4%$115.50+10.4%+30.9%$8.51B$1.26B46.093,670Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Gibraltar Industries Competitors Apogee Enterprises Competitors American Woodmark Competitors Quanex Building Products Competitors Lennox International Competitors Masco Competitors Builders FirstSource Competitors Owens Corning Competitors A. O. Smith Competitors AAON 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? You ain’t seen nothin’ yetAsk most investors and they’ll probably tell you Nvidia is the undisputed AI stock of the decade. 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