Insteel Industries (IIIN) Competitors $36.25 -2.27 (-5.89%) Closing price 07/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$37.33 +1.08 (+2.98%) As of 07/17/2025 07:39 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, APOG, NX, AMWD, LII, BLDR, MAS, 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), Apogee Enterprises (APOG), Quanex Building Products (NX), American Woodmark (AMWD), Lennox International (LII), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Masco (MAS), 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 Apogee Enterprises Quanex Building Products American Woodmark Lennox International Builders FirstSource Masco 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 superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends. Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Insteel Industries shares are owned 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. Is ROCK or IIIN more profitable? Gibraltar Industries has a net margin of 10.22% compared to Insteel Industries' net margin of 3.58%. Gibraltar Industries' return on equity of 13.39% beat Insteel Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gibraltar Industries10.22% 13.39% 9.55% Insteel Industries 3.58%5.91%4.93% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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$1.31B1.43$137.34M$4.3514.60Insteel Industries$570.46M1.23$19.31M$1.1631.25 Does the media refer more to ROCK or IIIN? In the previous week, Insteel Industries had 10 more articles in the media than Gibraltar Industries. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Insteel Industries and 2 mentions for Gibraltar Industries. Gibraltar Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Insteel Industries' score of 0.89 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Insteel Industries 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, ROCK or IIIN? Gibraltar Industries has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Insteel Industries has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less 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. 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$747.75M$2.17B$7.58B$9.34BDividend Yield0.31%1.08%4.55%4.06%P/E Ratio36.6214.5225.3119.86Price / Sales1.230.42105.0899.96Price / Cash16.768.6527.5957.94Price / Book2.121.054.405.67Net Income$19.31M$1.21B$797.00M$257.80M7 Day Performance-8.18%-3.90%0.66%1.87%1 Month Performance4.10%-0.42%5.99%10.92%1 Year Performance9.19%-1.53%29.14%18.51% Insteel Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IIINInsteel Industries3.0139 of 5 stars$36.25-5.9%N/A+12.5%$747.75M$570.46M36.62960Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap UpHigh Trading VolumeROCKGibraltar Industries3.5098 of 5 stars$63.56-0.2%N/A-18.8%$1.87B$1.31B14.612,107APOGApogee Enterprises4.0051 of 5 stars$43.53-0.9%$45.00+3.4%-34.1%$937.20M$1.38B18.604,500Positive NewsNXQuanex Building Products4.8443 of 5 stars$19.70-2.8%$38.00+92.9%-40.5%$905.75M$1.28B33.407,068AMWDAmerican Woodmark4.3712 of 5 stars$55.83-1.7%$83.33+49.3%-41.0%$809.54M$1.71B8.627,800News CoveragePositive NewsLIILennox International3.9674 of 5 stars$615.59-0.2%$595.23-3.3%+11.0%$21.85B$5.34B27.4314,200Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionBLDRBuilders FirstSource4.8959 of 5 stars$131.40-1.4%$159.42+21.3%-20.0%$14.52B$16.17B16.8529,000Positive NewsMASMasco4.8577 of 5 stars$65.91+0.1%$73.63+11.7%-9.9%$13.90B$7.83B18.0118,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastOCOwens Corning4.7148 of 5 stars$144.46-2.0%$184.30+27.6%-17.9%$12.29B$10.98B50.8725,000Positive NewsAOSA. O. Smith4.4067 of 5 stars$68.86-0.3%$75.29+9.3%-21.6%$9.78B$3.82B19.2312,700Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAWIArmstrong World Industries3.3331 of 5 stars$167.88-0.1%$162.88-3.0%+39.3%$7.29B$1.45B26.863,600Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Gibraltar Industries Competitors Apogee Enterprises Competitors Quanex Building Products Competitors American Woodmark Competitors Lennox International Competitors Builders FirstSource Competitors Masco Competitors Owens Corning Competitors A. O. 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