Atkore (ATKR) Competitors

Eagle Materials (NYSE:EXP) and Atkore (NYSE:ATKR) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, EXP or ATKR?

Atkore has higher revenue and earnings than Eagle Materials. Atkore is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eagle Materials, 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
Eagle Materials	$2.26B	3.06	$463.42M	$13.76	15.41
Atkore	$3.20B	0.77	$472.87M	$5.20	14.18

Is EXP or ATKR more profitable?

Eagle Materials has a net margin of 20.50% compared to Atkore's net margin of 6.48%. Eagle Materials' return on equity of 32.71% beat Atkore's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eagle Materials	20.50%	32.71%	15.04%
Atkore	6.48%	20.81%	10.61%

Which has more volatility and risk, EXP or ATKR?

Eagle Materials has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atkore has a beta of 2.05, indicating that its share price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EXP or ATKR a better dividend stock?

Eagle Materials pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Atkore pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Eagle Materials pays out 7.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Atkore pays out 25.4% 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. Atkore has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Atkore is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to EXP or ATKR?

In the previous week, Eagle Materials had 7 more articles in the media than Atkore. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Eagle Materials and 3 mentions for Atkore. Atkore's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Eagle Materials' score of 1.07 indicating that Atkore is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eagle Materials	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Atkore	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate EXP or ATKR?

Eagle Materials presently has a consensus price target of $254.44, indicating a potential upside of 20.03%. Atkore has a consensus price target of $79.57, indicating a potential upside of 7.94%. Given Eagle Materials' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Eagle Materials is more favorable than Atkore.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eagle Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30
Atkore	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EXP or ATKR?

96.1% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Eagle Materials shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Atkore shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Eagle Materials beats Atkore on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.