CompX International (CIX) Competitors

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

Is CIX or HLIO a better dividend stock?

CompX International pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Helios Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. CompX International pays out 72.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Helios Technologies pays out 36.0% 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.

Is CIX or HLIO more profitable?

CompX International has a net margin of 13.40% compared to Helios Technologies' net margin of 3.58%. CompX International's return on equity of 12.54% beat Helios Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CompX International	13.40%	12.54%	11.44%
Helios Technologies	3.58%	7.71%	4.15%

Do analysts rate CIX or HLIO?

Helios Technologies has a consensus price target of $58.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.78%. Given Helios Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Helios Technologies is more favorable than CompX International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CompX International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Helios Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CIX or HLIO?

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
CompX International	$157.38M	2.25	$22.59M	$1.65	17.42
Helios Technologies	$826.70M	1.79	$37.50M	$1.00	44.69

Does the media refer more to CIX or HLIO?

In the previous week, CompX International and CompX International both had 2 articles in the media. Helios Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat CompX International's score of 0.00 indicating that Helios Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CIX or HLIO?

7.5% of CompX International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.7% of Helios Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of CompX International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Helios Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CIX or HLIO?

Helios Technologies received 31 more outperform votes than CompX International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave CompX International an outperform vote while only 43.14% of users gave Helios Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CompX International	Outperform Votes 13 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Helios Technologies	Outperform Votes 44 43.14%	Underperform Votes 58 56.86%

Which has more risk & volatility, CIX or HLIO?

CompX International has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Helios Technologies has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Helios Technologies beats CompX International on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.