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$2.35 +0.03 (+1.29%)
Closing price 09/15/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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NNBR vs. CMCO, OFLX, FSTR, PLL, EML, BOOM, HURC, AP, TBLT, and PH

Should you be buying NN stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NN include Columbus McKinnon (CMCO), Omega Flex (OFLX), L.B. Foster (FSTR), Piedmont Lithium (PLL), Eastern (EML), DMC Global (BOOM), Hurco Companies (HURC), Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP), ToughBuilt Industries (TBLT), and Parker-Hannifin (PH). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.

NN vs. Its Competitors

NN (NASDAQ:NNBR) and Columbus McKinnon (NASDAQ:CMCO) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Columbus McKinnon has a net margin of -1.63% compared to NN's net margin of -8.84%. Columbus McKinnon's return on equity of 7.62% beat NN's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NN-8.84% -5.29% -0.88%
Columbus McKinnon -1.63%7.62%3.87%

Columbus McKinnon has higher revenue and earnings than NN. Columbus McKinnon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NN, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NN$464.29M0.26-$38.27M-$1.13-2.08
Columbus McKinnon$963.03M0.44-$5.14M-$0.54-27.39

NN has a beta of 2.16, indicating that its stock price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbus McKinnon has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

53.9% of NN shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Columbus McKinnon shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of NN shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Columbus McKinnon shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Columbus McKinnon had 9 more articles in the media than NN. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Columbus McKinnon and 2 mentions for NN. Columbus McKinnon's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat NN's score of 0.95 indicating that Columbus McKinnon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
NN
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Columbus McKinnon
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

NN presently has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 70.21%. Columbus McKinnon has a consensus price target of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 136.65%. Given Columbus McKinnon's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Columbus McKinnon is more favorable than NN.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NN
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
4.00
Columbus McKinnon
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

Columbus McKinnon beats NN on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NNBR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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NNBR vs. The Competition

MetricNNMETAL PROC&FABR IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$117.04M$2.37B$7.78B$10.16B
Dividend YieldN/A3.12%4.56%4.60%
P/E Ratio-2.0829.52310.1626.39
Price / Sales0.269.50215.50174.86
Price / Cash2.9435.4227.9029.91
Price / Book1.582.394.606.28
Net Income-$38.27M$107.36M$798.53M$270.38M
7 Day Performance-1.67%2.23%1.17%1.89%
1 Month Performance2.17%2.27%1.60%6.01%
1 Year Performance-34.72%24.64%27.20%25.26%

NN Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NNBR
NN
1.9345 of 5 stars
$2.35
+1.3%
$4.00
+70.2%
-35.3%$117.04M$464.29M-2.082,900
CMCO
Columbus McKinnon
3.7449 of 5 stars
$14.91
+0.1%
$35.00
+134.7%
-52.1%$427.72M$963.03M-27.613,478Positive News
OFLX
Omega Flex
2.3002 of 5 stars
$34.76
-0.7%
N/A-31.7%$353.39M$100.70M20.69170Dividend Announcement
FSTR
L.B. Foster
3.0445 of 5 stars
$27.19
+2.5%
$25.00
-8.1%
+39.5%$281.16M$530.77M8.191,057Analyst Upgrade
PLL
Piedmont Lithium
2.054 of 5 stars
$7.33
-8.0%
$10.94
+49.3%
-1.3%$160.78M$99.88M-2.8639,900Positive News
High Trading Volume
EML
Eastern
1.4928 of 5 stars
$24.07
+0.5%
N/A-20.6%$146.11M$269.05M-18.231,246Short Interest ↓
BOOM
DMC Global
2.391 of 5 stars
$7.35
+3.7%
$8.50
+15.6%
-34.7%$145.92M$642.85M-0.851,600Positive News
HURC
Hurco Companies
2.0021 of 5 stars
$17.65
-1.6%
N/A-9.0%$116.67M$183.63M-8.40740Positive News
Short Interest ↓
AP
Ampco-Pittsburgh
1.5308 of 5 stars
$2.73
-0.7%
N/A+28.8%$55.87M$418.30M-11.371,634Positive News
Lockup Expiration
TBLT
ToughBuilt Industries
N/A$0.79
flat
N/AN/A$1.14M$89.62M0.00180
PH
Parker-Hannifin
4.5799 of 5 stars
$759.97
+0.2%
$770.94
+1.4%
+28.6%$96.93B$19.85B28.0257,950Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:NNBR) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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