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$2.18 +0.05 (+2.35%)
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NNBR vs. OFLX, FSTR, PLL, BOOM, EML, HURC, AP, TBLT, PH, and ITW

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

NN vs. Its Competitors

Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX) and NN (NASDAQ:NNBR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

In the previous week, NN had 2 more articles in the media than Omega Flex. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for NN and 1 mentions for Omega Flex. Omega Flex's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat NN's score of 1.29 indicating that Omega Flex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Omega Flex Very Positive
NN Positive

Omega Flex has a net margin of 17.40% compared to NN's net margin of -7.22%. Omega Flex's return on equity of 21.09% beat NN's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Omega Flex17.40% 21.09% 16.89%
NN -7.22%-6.24%-1.17%

36.1% of Omega Flex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of NN shares are owned by institutional investors. 65.2% of Omega Flex shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of NN 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.

Omega Flex pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. NN pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.8%. Omega Flex pays out 79.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NN pays out -28.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Omega Flex has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. NN is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Omega Flex$101.68M3.42$18.01M$1.7220.03
NN$448.78M0.25-$38.27M-$0.99-2.20

Omega Flex has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NN has a beta of 2.04, suggesting that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Omega Flex beats NN on 10 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$107.45M$2.34B$7.86B$9.50B
Dividend YieldN/A2.86%4.55%4.00%
P/E Ratio-2.2024.2325.6920.08
Price / Sales0.2510.20101.3199.95
Price / Cash2.7012.6727.9258.56
Price / Book1.462.224.465.88
Net Income-$38.27M$107.10M$795.63M$258.89M
7 Day Performance10.10%4.01%1.43%3.70%
1 Month Performance11.79%12.34%5.66%11.71%
1 Year Performance-46.57%24.68%32.03%17.98%

NN Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NNBR
NN
1.3732 of 5 stars
$2.18
+2.3%
N/A-44.1%$107.45M$448.78M-2.202,900Positive News
OFLX
Omega Flex
3.254 of 5 stars
$33.11
-0.4%
N/A-33.7%$335.54M$101.68M19.33170Upcoming Earnings
FSTR
L.B. Foster
4.0896 of 5 stars
$22.38
-1.6%
$25.00
+11.7%
+6.1%$240.12M$530.77M6.761,057Positive News
PLL
Piedmont Lithium
1.8434 of 5 stars
$7.94
+1.1%
$12.75
+60.6%
-21.7%$172.28M$99.88M0.0040News Coverage
BOOM
DMC Global
2.985 of 5 stars
$8.02
+3.4%
$16.25
+102.6%
-39.4%$159.01M$642.85M-0.981,600
EML
Eastern
0.9624 of 5 stars
$22.57
-0.8%
N/A-19.4%$139.84M$272.75M-17.101,246Trending News
HURC
Hurco Companies
1.2411 of 5 stars
$18.53
-6.6%
N/A+14.6%$129.03M$186.58M-6.20740
AP
Ampco-Pittsburgh
0.6586 of 5 stars
$3.39
+4.2%
N/A+116.4%$65.31M$418.30M15.391,634
TBLT
ToughBuilt Industries
N/A$0.60
flat
N/A-89.8%$866K$89.62M0.00180
PH
Parker-Hannifin
4.2136 of 5 stars
$711.82
-1.5%
$739.59
+3.9%
+35.4%$92.33B$19.93B27.3361,120Positive News
ITW
Illinois Tool Works
4.5414 of 5 stars
$254.59
-0.2%
$255.67
+0.4%
+7.4%$74.76B$15.90B25.2444,000Positive News
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This page (NASDAQ:NNBR) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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