CompX International (CIX) Competitors $23.17 -0.07 (-0.30%) Closing price 10/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$23.17 0.00 (0.00%) As of 10/17/2025 06:28 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CIX vs. LOMA, CPAC, LEGH, JELD, BW, SMID, ZJK, ACU, VATE, and RECTShould you be buying CompX International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CompX International include Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina (LOMA), Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (CPAC), Legacy Housing (LEGH), JELD-WEN (JELD), Babcock (BW), Smith-Midland (SMID), ZJK Industrial (ZJK), Acme United (ACU), INNOVATE (VATE), and Rectitude (RECT). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. CompX International vs. Its Competitors Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. Legacy Housing JELD-WEN Babcock Smith-Midland ZJK Industrial Acme United INNOVATE Rectitude Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina (NYSE:LOMA) and CompX International (NYSE:CIX) are both small-cap construction materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends. Which has more risk and volatility, LOMA or CIX? Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CompX International has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of LOMA or CIX? 19.3% of Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.5% of CompX International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of CompX International shares are held by company 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. Is LOMA or CIX more profitable? CompX International has a net margin of 12.48% compared to Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina's net margin of 9.63%. CompX International's return on equity of 11.51% beat Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina9.63% 7.88% 4.44% CompX International 12.48%11.51%10.52% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LOMA or CIX? Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina has higher revenue and earnings than CompX International. Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CompX International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLoma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina$767.70M1.18$169.19M$0.5514.17CompX International$152.72M1.87$22.59M$1.5115.34 Do analysts rate LOMA or CIX? Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina presently has a consensus target price of $14.80, suggesting a potential upside of 89.89%. Given Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina is more favorable than CompX International.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60CompX International 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media favor LOMA or CIX? In the previous week, Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina had 2 more articles in the media than CompX International. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina and 1 mentions for CompX International. Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat CompX International's score of 0.00 indicating that Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 SummaryLoma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina and CompX International tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get CompX International News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CIX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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.Skip Chart CIX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCompX InternationalCutlery, handtools, & general hardware IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$285.52M$143.60M$7.80B$21.82BDividend Yield5.33%3.50%4.59%3.62%P/E Ratio15.247.69280.6629.79Price / Sales1.870.871,253.1560.43Price / Cash11.5310.7827.4918.06Price / Book1.691.544.794.59Net Income$22.59M-$2.02M$790.14M$1.01B7 Day Performance2.80%1.29%0.10%1.31%1 Month Performance-7.21%-9.66%1.19%-0.93%1 Year Performance-24.85%-16.04%26.51%9.51% CompX International Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CIXCompX International0.432 of 5 stars$23.17-0.3%N/A-23.6%$285.52M$152.72M15.24610LOMALoma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina2.8494 of 5 stars$8.29+7.7%$14.80+78.5%-3.2%$898.56M$767.70M15.072,821News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeCPACCementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.0.8538 of 5 stars$7.19+0.9%$6.40-10.9%+22.9%$603.59M$527.09M11.591,976Negative NewsShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeLEGHLegacy Housing2.1237 of 5 stars$21.69-2.2%$26.00+19.9%-14.2%$529.41M$184.19M9.68880High Trading VolumeJELDJELD-WEN3.5269 of 5 stars$4.37+3.4%$6.03+38.2%-70.9%$360.40M$3.78B-1.0816,000Analyst ForecastBWBabcock2.4456 of 5 stars$3.55+9.8%$3.00-15.4%+30.2%$326.55M$717.30M-2.091,950Gap UpSMIDSmith-MidlandN/A$35.40+3.0%N/A+17.1%$182.37M$78.51M15.59200ZJKZJK IndustrialN/A$3.08+6.9%N/A-39.9%$176.78M$37.81M0.00N/ANews CoverageAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Gap UpACUAcme United3.5871 of 5 stars$38.23-0.2%N/A-6.2%$145.24M$194.06M7.82650VATEINNOVATE0.3379 of 5 stars$4.71+6.7%N/A-22.1%$58.81M$995M-0.783,161Trending NewsRECTRectitudeN/A$3.56-7.5%N/A+9.0%$55.83M$32.57M0.00N/AGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Loma Negra Compania Industrial Argentina Alternatives Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. 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