ROCK vs. UFPI, BCC, BLD, BXC, DCI, FBIN, ITT, SSD, TEX, and URI
Should you be buying Gibraltar Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gibraltar Industries include UFP Industries (UFPI), Boise Cascade (BCC), TopBuild (BLD), BlueLinx (BXC), Donaldson (DCI), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), ITT (ITT), Simpson Manufacturing (SSD), Terex (TEX), and United Rentals (URI).
Gibraltar Industries vs. Its Competitors
UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) and Gibraltar Industries (NASDAQ:ROCK) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.
81.8% of UFP Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Gibraltar Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of UFP Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Gibraltar Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Gibraltar Industries had 4 more articles in the media than UFP Industries. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Gibraltar Industries and 10 mentions for UFP Industries. Gibraltar Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat UFP Industries' score of 0.49 indicating that Gibraltar Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
UFP Industries has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gibraltar Industries has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.
UFP Industries presently has a consensus target price of $124.25, suggesting a potential upside of 37.19%. Given UFP Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe UFP Industries is more favorable than Gibraltar Industries.
Gibraltar Industries has a net margin of 10.08% compared to UFP Industries' net margin of 5.31%. Gibraltar Industries' return on equity of 12.91% beat UFP Industries' return on equity.
UFP Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Gibraltar Industries. UFP Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gibraltar Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
UFP Industries and Gibraltar Industries tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:ROCK) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
