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Apergy (APY) Competitors

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APY vs. AZEK, AWI, DY, EXP, STRL, SSD, UFPI, TREX, TMHC, and LPX

Should you be buying Apergy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Apergy include AZEK (AZEK), Armstrong World Industries (AWI), Dycom Industries (DY), Eagle Materials (EXP), Sterling Infrastructure (STRL), Simpson Manufacturing (SSD), UFP Industries (UFPI), Trex (TREX), Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC), and Louisiana-Pacific (LPX). These companies are all part of the "construction" sector.

Apergy vs. Its Competitors

Apergy (NYSE:APY) and AZEK (NYSE:AZEK) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and earnings.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Apergy$1.13B1.82$52.16M$0.9926.87
AZEK$1.52B5.14$153.38M$1.0253.28

In the previous week, AZEK had 3 more articles in the media than Apergy. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for AZEK and 0 mentions for Apergy. Apergy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat AZEK's score of -0.31 indicating that Apergy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Apergy Neutral
AZEK Neutral

Apergy has a beta of 3.56, indicating that its stock price is 256% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AZEK has a beta of 1.82, indicating that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.

AZEK has a consensus target price of $53.93, suggesting a potential downside of 0.77%. Given AZEK's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AZEK is more favorable than Apergy.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Apergy
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
AZEK
0 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.41

93.5% of Apergy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of AZEK shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Apergy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of AZEK shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

AZEK has a net margin of 9.92% compared to Apergy's net margin of -57.05%. AZEK's return on equity of 13.87% beat Apergy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Apergy-57.05% 6.94% 3.41%
AZEK 9.92%13.87%8.63%

Summary

AZEK beats Apergy on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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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APY vs. The Competition

MetricApergyConstruction, Mining, & Materials Handling Machinery & Equipment IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.06B$164K$9.35B$20.67B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A2.01%3.72%
P/E Ratio-3.31N/A16.1927.48
Price / Sales1.821.82111.3857.77
Price / Cash4.01N/A14.9217.84
Price / Book1.99N/A4.494.60
Net Income$52.16M-$7.47M$622.34M$991.76M

Apergy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
APY
Apergy
N/A$26.60
-2.8%
N/A-16.2%$2.06B$1.13B-3.313,000
AZEK
AZEK
2.4023 of 5 stars
$54.35
flat
$53.93
-0.8%
N/A$7.82B$1.52B53.282,180
AWI
Armstrong World Industries
3.6184 of 5 stars
$166.80
-0.3%
$162.88
-2.4%
+42.2%$7.24B$1.45B26.693,600Positive News
DY
Dycom Industries
3.8765 of 5 stars
$249.50
-1.0%
$241.25
-3.3%
+42.0%$7.22B$4.82B31.6215,623News Coverage
Positive News
EXP
Eagle Materials
4.6205 of 5 stars
$215.30
+1.6%
$254.44
+18.2%
-3.8%$7.03B$2.26B15.652,500News Coverage
Positive News
STRL
Sterling Infrastructure
1.5408 of 5 stars
$227.02
-4.2%
$265.00
+16.7%
+97.2%$6.90B$2.11B26.523,000
SSD
Simpson Manufacturing
3.6547 of 5 stars
$162.66
+2.0%
$188.50
+15.9%
-9.2%$6.80B$2.23B21.185,872News Coverage
Positive News
UFPI
UFP Industries
4.7044 of 5 stars
$104.40
+1.6%
$143.00
+37.0%
-11.0%$6.31B$6.65B17.0915,000
TREX
Trex
2.6463 of 5 stars
$58.64
+1.7%
$76.65
+30.7%
-23.1%$6.29B$1.12B32.221,838Analyst Revision
TMHC
Taylor Morrison Home
3.5711 of 5 stars
$62.57
0.0%
$76.88
+22.9%
+5.8%$6.28B$8.17B7.283,000Positive News
LPX
Louisiana-Pacific
4.1077 of 5 stars
$89.96
+0.5%
$106.63
+18.5%
+6.2%$6.26B$2.94B15.784,300

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This page (NYSE:APY) was last updated on 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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