Omega Flex (OFLX) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TRS or OFLX?

TriMas received 29 more outperform votes than Omega Flex when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.59% of users gave Omega Flex an outperform vote while only 54.89% of users gave TriMas an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TriMas	Outperform Votes 219 54.89%	Underperform Votes 180 45.11%
Omega Flex	Outperform Votes 190 68.59%	Underperform Votes 87 31.41%

Is TRS or OFLX more profitable?

Omega Flex has a net margin of 17.71% compared to TriMas' net margin of 2.93%. Omega Flex's return on equity of 22.68% beat TriMas' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TriMas	2.93%	9.21%	4.59%
Omega Flex	17.71%	22.68%	18.13%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TRS or OFLX?

99.4% of TriMas shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of Omega Flex shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.2% of TriMas shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 65.2% of Omega Flex shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate TRS or OFLX?

TriMas currently has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 45.45%. Given TriMas' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe TriMas is more favorable than Omega Flex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TriMas	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Omega Flex	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer TRS or OFLX?

In the previous week, TriMas had 12 more articles in the media than Omega Flex. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for TriMas and 3 mentions for Omega Flex. TriMas' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Omega Flex's score of 0.84 indicating that TriMas is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TriMas	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Omega Flex	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, TRS or OFLX?

TriMas has higher revenue and earnings than Omega Flex. Omega Flex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TriMas, 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
TriMas	$939.58M	1.19	$40.36M	$0.77	35.71
Omega Flex	$99.80M	3.23	$20.76M	$1.72	18.55

Is TRS or OFLX a better dividend stock?

TriMas pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Omega Flex pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. TriMas pays out 20.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Omega Flex has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Omega Flex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, TRS or OFLX?

TriMas has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Omega Flex has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

TriMas beats Omega Flex on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.