NN (NNBR) Competitors

NN (NASDAQ:NNBR) and Graham (NYSE:GHM) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has better valuation & earnings, NNBR or GHM?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NN	$464.29M	0.22	-$50.15M	-$1.10	-1.83
Graham	$199.62M	1.81	$4.56M	$0.83	39.89

Which has more risk & volatility, NNBR or GHM?

NN has a beta of 2.73, meaning that its share price is 173% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Graham has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate NNBR or GHM?

Graham has a consensus price target of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.72%. Given Graham's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Graham 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)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Graham	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer NNBR or GHM?

In the previous week, Graham had 7 more articles in the media than NN. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Graham and 2 mentions for NN. Graham's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat NN's score of 0.00 indicating that Graham 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)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Graham	2 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NNBR or GHM?

53.9% of NN shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of Graham shares are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of NN shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Graham shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is NNBR or GHM more profitable?

Graham has a net margin of 4.60% compared to NN's net margin of -8.05%. Graham's return on equity of 9.35% beat NN's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NN	-8.05%	-10.61%	-2.42%
Graham	4.60%	9.35%	4.16%

Is NNBR or GHM a better dividend stock?

NN pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.9%. Graham pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. NN pays out -25.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Graham pays out 53.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. NN is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NNBR or GHM?

NN received 59 more outperform votes than Graham when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.79% of users gave Graham an outperform vote while only 51.67% of users gave NN an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NN	Outperform Votes 325 51.67%	Underperform Votes 304 48.33%
Graham	Outperform Votes 266 63.79%	Underperform Votes 151 36.21%

Summary

Graham beats NN on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.