CompX International (CIX) Competitors

Helios Technologies (NASDAQ:HLIO) and CompX International (NYSE:CIX) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Is HLIO or CIX more profitable?

CompX International has a net margin of 12.48% compared to Helios Technologies' net margin of 4.57%. CompX International's return on equity of 11.51% beat Helios Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Helios Technologies	4.57%	8.22%	4.50%
CompX International	12.48%	11.51%	10.52%

Is HLIO or CIX a better dividend stock?

Helios Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. CompX International pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Helios Technologies pays out 32.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CompX International pays out 82.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CompX International has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. CompX International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HLIO or CIX?

Helios Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than CompX International. CompX International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Helios Technologies, 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
Helios Technologies	$789.40M	1.41	$37.50M	$1.11	30.02
CompX International	$148.24M	2.06	$22.59M	$1.46	16.99

Which has more risk and volatility, HLIO or CIX?

Helios Technologies has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CompX International has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HLIO or CIX?

94.7% of Helios Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.5% of CompX International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Helios Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of CompX International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HLIO or CIX?

Helios Technologies received 32 more outperform votes than CompX International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 94.74% of users gave CompX International an outperform vote while only 46.30% of users gave Helios Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Helios Technologies	Outperform Votes 50 46.30%	Underperform Votes 58 53.70%
CompX International	Outperform Votes 18 94.74%	Underperform Votes 1 5.26%

Do analysts prefer HLIO or CIX?

Helios Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.05%. Given Helios Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Helios Technologies is more favorable than CompX International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Helios Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
CompX International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to HLIO or CIX?

In the previous week, Helios Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than CompX International. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Helios Technologies and 1 mentions for CompX International. Helios Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat CompX International's score of 0.00 indicating that Helios Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Helios Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
CompX International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Helios Technologies beats CompX International on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.