This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. INNOVATE (HCHC) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsTrendsBuy This Stock HCHC vs. PRLB, GIFI, VATE, TPCS, VMI, ACA, BATRK, FBYD, SPLP, and NPKShould you be buying INNOVATE stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of INNOVATE include Proto Labs (PRLB), Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI), INNOVATE (VATE), TechPrecision (TPCS), Valmont Industries (VMI), Arcosa (ACA), Atlanta Braves (BATRK), Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD), Steel Partners (SPLP), and National Presto Industries (NPK). INNOVATE vs. Proto Labs Gulf Island Fabrication INNOVATE TechPrecision Valmont Industries Arcosa Atlanta Braves Falcon's Beyond Global Steel Partners National Presto Industries Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) and INNOVATE (NYSE:HCHC) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking and media sentiment. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PRLB or HCHC? 84.5% of Proto Labs shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.5% of INNOVATE shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Proto Labs shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.5% of INNOVATE shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PRLB or HCHC? Proto Labs has higher earnings, but lower revenue than INNOVATE. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioProto Labs$499.21M1.84$16.59M$0.6064.50INNOVATE$1.01B0.48-$92MN/AN/A Do analysts rate PRLB or HCHC? Proto Labs currently has a consensus price target of $43.67, indicating a potential upside of 12.83%. Given Proto Labs' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Proto Labs is more favorable than INNOVATE.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Proto Labs 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50INNOVATE 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media prefer PRLB or HCHC? In the previous week, Proto Labs had 22 more articles in the media than INNOVATE. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Proto Labs and 0 mentions for INNOVATE. Proto Labs' average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat INNOVATE's score of 0.32 indicating that Proto Labs is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Proto Labs Positive INNOVATE Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, PRLB or HCHC? Proto Labs has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, INNOVATE has a beta of 2.31, suggesting that its share price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is PRLB or HCHC more profitable? Proto Labs has a net margin of 3.31% compared to INNOVATE's net margin of -3.10%. Proto Labs' return on equity of 2.44% beat INNOVATE's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Proto Labs3.31% 2.44% 2.19% INNOVATE -3.10%-15.62%-1.13% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PRLB or HCHC? Proto Labs received 61 more outperform votes than INNOVATE when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.07% of users gave Proto Labs an outperform vote while only 50.75% of users gave INNOVATE an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformProto LabsOutperform Votes33363.07% Underperform Votes19536.93% INNOVATEOutperform Votes27250.75% Underperform Votes26449.25% SummaryProto Labs beats INNOVATE on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get INNOVATE News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HCHC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart HCHC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricINNOVATEFabricated Structural Metal Products IndustryMulti-Sector SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$485.60M$1.86B$13.34B$19.05BDividend YieldN/A0.58%3.75%3.94%P/E Ratio-9.6019.029.7333.65Price / Sales0.481.073.4428.21Price / Cash63.9715.7613.3517.51Price / Book0.802.311.984.54Net Income-$92M$42.11M$959.43M$1.02B INNOVATE Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HCHCINNOVATEN/A$6.24-4.9%N/A+770.4%$485.60M$1.01B-9.602,803Analyst ForecastPRLBProto Labs2.1828 of 5 stars$35.40+0.7%$43.67+23.4%+24.6%$841.49M$500.89M54.462,570Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeGIFIGulf Island Fabrication1.6011 of 5 stars$6.77-2.7%N/A-3.9%$110.24M$159.20M6.45960Earnings ReportNews CoverageVATEINNOVATE0.3736 of 5 stars$6.78+2.3%N/A-17.6%$90.06M$1.11B-1.893,900Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap UpTPCSTechPrecision0.472 of 5 stars$2.46-1.2%N/A-39.0%$23.99M$33.15M-2.70160Positive NewsGap UpVMIValmont Industries4.0563 of 5 stars$293.20+0.1%$362.50+23.6%+22.4%$5.88B$4.07B17.0711,000Analyst RevisionPositive NewsACAArcosa4.362 of 5 stars$80.06-0.2%$105.50+31.8%-1.4%$3.53B$2.57B30.445,230Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpBATRKAtlanta Braves3.4478 of 5 stars$39.53+0.7%$53.00+34.1%+3.4%$2.03B$662.75M-54.151,240Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsFBYDFalcon's Beyond Global1.2928 of 5 stars$7.17+0.3%N/A-6.0%$867.01M$6.75M4.75116News CoverageSPLPSteel Partners2.2783 of 5 stars$35.03-2.6%N/A+6.8%$670.86M$2.03B3.594,500NPKNational Presto Industries1.9928 of 5 stars$84.46+0.2%N/A-3.2%$603.38M$388.23M17.78900Earnings ReportPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Proto Labs Competitors Gulf Island Fabrication Competitors INNOVATE Competitors TechPrecision Competitors Valmont Industries Competitors Arcosa Competitors Atlanta Braves Competitors Falcon's Beyond Global Competitors Steel Partners Competitors National Presto Industries Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HCHC) was last updated on 5/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Terrifying Warning Forces Trump To Take ActionElon Musk has avoided two major financial crises before. 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