Insteel Industries (IIIN) Competitors $39.23 +0.20 (+0.51%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:30 PM EasternExtended Trading$39.22 -0.01 (-0.04%) As of 07/3/2025 04:20 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, 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), Apogee Enterprises (APOG), Quanex Building Products (NX), 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 Apogee Enterprises Quanex Building Products 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 better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk. Does the media prefer IIIN or ROCK? In the previous week, Gibraltar Industries had 4 more articles in the media than Insteel Industries. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Gibraltar Industries and 1 mentions for Insteel Industries. Gibraltar Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Insteel Industries' score of 0.00 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 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Gibraltar Industries 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, IIIN or ROCK? Insteel Industries has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gibraltar Industries has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Gibraltar Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is IIIN or ROCK 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 Insteel Industries3.58% 5.91% 4.93% Gibraltar Industries 10.22%13.39%9.55% Which has stronger 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$570.46M1.33$19.31M$1.1633.82Gibraltar Industries$1.31B1.37$137.34M$4.3513.95 SummaryGibraltar Industries beats Insteel Industries on 11 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$761.53M$2.22B$7.53B$9.04BDividend Yield0.31%1.08%4.53%3.99%P/E Ratio39.6315.6425.0120.24Price / Sales1.330.45118.55118.54Price / Cash16.768.6527.4458.10Price / Book2.301.144.365.67Net Income$19.31M$1.21B$791.63M$249.21M7 Day Performance4.01%2.86%2.17%3.28%1 Month Performance9.37%1.89%5.03%3.95%1 Year Performance31.91%7.50%31.99%20.98% Insteel Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IIINInsteel Industries1.2228 of 5 stars$39.23+0.5%N/A+32.1%$761.53M$570.46M39.63960News CoverageROCKGibraltar Industries2.8685 of 5 stars$59.00-2.8%N/A-10.1%$1.79B$1.31B13.562,107Positive NewsAPOGApogee Enterprises4.0422 of 5 stars$40.60-3.3%$62.00+52.7%-29.3%$905.86M$1.36B17.354,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeNXQuanex Building Products4.8259 of 5 stars$18.92-1.8%$38.00+100.8%-23.2%$885.90M$1.28B32.077,068AMWDAmerican Woodmark4.4021 of 5 stars$53.37+0.3%$83.33+56.1%-26.9%$771.43M$1.71B8.247,800LIILennox International3.6235 of 5 stars$573.24+1.0%$582.46+1.6%+11.0%$20.14B$5.34B25.5514,200News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastMASMasco4.9517 of 5 stars$64.45+0.4%$73.63+14.2%+2.7%$13.54B$7.83B17.6118,000News CoveragePositive NewsBLDRBuilders FirstSource4.8014 of 5 stars$116.83-0.2%$163.11+39.6%-4.7%$12.93B$16.40B14.9829,000Positive NewsOCOwens Corning4.7831 of 5 stars$137.66-0.3%$183.80+33.5%-12.4%$11.74B$10.98B48.4725,000Positive NewsAOSA. O. Smith4.9341 of 5 stars$65.60-0.1%$75.29+14.8%-15.6%$9.33B$3.82B18.3212,700AWIArmstrong World Industries3.2262 of 5 stars$162.38-0.5%$162.88+0.3%+49.6%$7.08B$1.45B25.983,600 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Gibraltar Industries Competitors Apogee Enterprises Competitors Quanex Building Products Competitors American Woodmark Competitors Lennox International Competitors Masco Competitors Builders FirstSource Competitors Owens Corning Competitors A. O. 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