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, FBYD, SPLP, NPK, and LXUShould 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), Falcon's Beyond Global (FBYD), Steel Partners (SPLP), National Presto Industries (NPK), and LSB Industries (LXU). INNOVATE vs. Proto Labs Gulf Island Fabrication INNOVATE TechPrecision Valmont Industries Arcosa Falcon's Beyond Global Steel Partners National Presto Industries LSB Industries INNOVATE (NYSE:HCHC) and Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) are both small-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HCHC or PRLB? Proto Labs has lower revenue, but higher earnings than INNOVATE. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioINNOVATE$1.01B0.47-$92MN/AN/AProto Labs$499.21M1.76$16.59M$0.6061.62 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HCHC or PRLB? 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 50.56% of users gave INNOVATE an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformINNOVATEOutperform Votes27250.56% Underperform Votes26649.44% Proto LabsOutperform Votes33363.07% Underperform Votes19536.93% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HCHC or PRLB? 36.5% of INNOVATE shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Proto Labs shares are held by institutional investors. 43.5% of INNOVATE shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Proto Labs 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 more risk & volatility, HCHC or PRLB? INNOVATE has a beta of 2.31, suggesting that its share price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Proto Labs has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is HCHC or PRLB 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 INNOVATE-3.10% -15.62% -1.13% Proto Labs 3.31%2.44%2.19% Do analysts prefer HCHC or PRLB? Proto Labs has a consensus target price of $43.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.31%. Given Proto Labs' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Proto Labs is more favorable than INNOVATE.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score INNOVATE 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Proto Labs 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the media prefer HCHC or PRLB? In the previous week, Proto Labs had 2 more articles in the media than INNOVATE. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Proto Labs and 0 mentions for INNOVATE. Proto Labs' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat INNOVATE's score of 0.32 indicating that Proto Labs is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment INNOVATE Neutral Proto Labs Positive 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$471.59M$1.94B$13.74B$19.35BDividend YieldN/A0.54%3.75%3.90%P/E Ratio-9.3218.9525.2834.46Price / Sales0.471.133.2538.78Price / Cash63.9715.7613.3517.51Price / Book0.772.572.124.70Net 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$6.06-6.0%N/A+953.4%$471.59M$1.01B-9.322,803PRLBProto Labs1.9257 of 5 stars$36.89-1.5%$43.67+18.4%+23.8%$876.82M$499.21M56.752,570GIFIGulf Island Fabrication2.6821 of 5 stars$6.30-0.8%N/A-13.9%$102.21M$156.59M6.00960Positive NewsVATEINNOVATE0.6166 of 5 stars$6.32-7.6%N/A-3.4%$83.95M$1.07B-1.773,900TPCSTechPrecision0.3278 of 5 stars$3.84+0.5%N/A+9.1%$37.45M$33.15M-4.22160Short Interest ↑VMIValmont Industries4.4328 of 5 stars$312.45-0.1%$362.50+16.0%+27.5%$6.27B$4.07B18.1911,000Positive NewsACAArcosa4.263 of 5 stars$84.69-0.1%$104.00+22.8%-0.5%$4.13B$2.60B32.205,230Positive NewsFBYDFalcon's Beyond Global0.6675 of 5 stars$7.00+1.6%N/A-28.0%$846.45M$6.94M70.00116Positive NewsShort Interest ↓SPLPSteel Partners3.5185 of 5 stars$39.06+0.5%N/A+0.0%$748.09M$2.03B4.014,500Dividend AnnouncementNPKNational Presto Industries2.3709 of 5 stars$85.04+1.5%N/A+16.7%$607.78M$415.21M17.90900Positive NewsLXULSB Industries2.1795 of 5 stars$7.32-0.3%$9.75+33.2%-21.4%$526.15M$527.63M-34.86570Positive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Proto Labs Competitors Gulf Island Fabrication Competitors INNOVATE Competitors TechPrecision Competitors Valmont Industries Competitors Arcosa Competitors Falcon's Beyond Global Competitors Steel Partners Competitors National Presto Industries Competitors LSB 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 5/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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