SMID vs. LEGH, CPAC, JELD, CIX, ZJK, ACU, BW, VATE, MTEN, and RECT
Should you be buying Smith-Midland stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Smith-Midland include Legacy Housing (LEGH), Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (CPAC), JELD-WEN (JELD), CompX International (CIX), ZJK Industrial (ZJK), Acme United (ACU), Babcock (BW), INNOVATE (VATE), Mingteng International (MTEN), and Rectitude (RECT). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry.
Smith-Midland vs. Its Competitors
Smith-Midland (NASDAQ:SMID) and Legacy Housing (NASDAQ:LEGH) are both small-cap construction materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.
Legacy Housing has higher revenue and earnings than Smith-Midland. Legacy Housing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smith-Midland, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
49.9% of Smith-Midland shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Legacy Housing shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Smith-Midland shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.6% of Legacy Housing shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Legacy Housing has a net margin of 32.15% compared to Smith-Midland's net margin of 9.78%. Smith-Midland's return on equity of 19.86% beat Legacy Housing's return on equity.
Legacy Housing has a consensus price target of $27.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.32%. Given Legacy Housing's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Legacy Housing is more favorable than Smith-Midland.
In the previous week, Smith-Midland had 3 more articles in the media than Legacy Housing. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Smith-Midland and 2 mentions for Legacy Housing. Legacy Housing's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Smith-Midland's score of 0.75 indicating that Legacy Housing is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Smith-Midland has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Legacy Housing has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Legacy Housing beats Smith-Midland on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SMID) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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