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INNOVATE (HCHC) Competitors

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HCHC vs. PRLB, GIFI, VATE, TPCS, VMI, ACA, BATRK, FBYD, SPLP, and NPK

Should 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 (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.

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.

Proto Labs has higher earnings, but lower revenue than INNOVATE.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Proto Labs$499.21M1.84$16.59M$0.6064.50
INNOVATE$1.01B0.48-$92MN/AN/A

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)
2.50
INNOVATE
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

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

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.

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%

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Proto LabsOutperform Votes
333
63.07%
Underperform Votes
195
36.93%
INNOVATEOutperform Votes
272
50.75%
Underperform Votes
264
49.25%

Summary

Proto Labs beats INNOVATE on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HCHC vs. The Competition

MetricINNOVATEFabricated Structural Metal Products IndustryMulti-Sector SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$485.60M$1.86B$13.34B$19.05B
Dividend YieldN/A0.58%3.75%3.94%
P/E Ratio-9.6019.029.7333.65
Price / Sales0.481.073.4428.21
Price / Cash63.9715.7613.3517.51
Price / Book0.802.311.984.54
Net Income-$92M$42.11M$959.43M$1.02B

INNOVATE Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HCHC
INNOVATE
N/A$6.24
-4.9%
N/A+770.4%$485.60M$1.01B-9.602,803Analyst Forecast
PRLB
Proto Labs
2.1828 of 5 stars
$35.40
+0.7%
$43.67
+23.4%
+24.6%$841.49M$500.89M54.462,570Earnings Report
Analyst Upgrade
GIFI
Gulf Island Fabrication
1.6011 of 5 stars
$6.77
-2.7%
N/A-3.9%$110.24M$159.20M6.45960Earnings Report
News Coverage
VATE
INNOVATE
0.3736 of 5 stars
$6.78
+2.3%
N/A-17.6%$90.06M$1.11B-1.893,900Earnings Report
News Coverage
Gap Up
TPCS
TechPrecision
0.472 of 5 stars
$2.46
-1.2%
N/A-39.0%$23.99M$33.15M-2.70160Positive News
Gap Up
VMI
Valmont Industries
4.0563 of 5 stars
$293.20
+0.1%
$362.50
+23.6%
+22.4%$5.88B$4.07B17.0711,000Analyst Revision
Positive News
ACA
Arcosa
4.362 of 5 stars
$80.06
-0.2%
$105.50
+31.8%
-1.4%$3.53B$2.57B30.445,230Earnings Report
News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Up
BATRK
Atlanta Braves
3.4478 of 5 stars
$39.53
+0.7%
$53.00
+34.1%
+3.4%$2.03B$662.75M-54.151,240Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
Positive News
FBYD
Falcon's Beyond Global
1.2928 of 5 stars
$7.17
+0.3%
N/A-6.0%$867.01M$6.75M4.75116News Coverage
SPLP
Steel Partners
2.2783 of 5 stars
$35.03
-2.6%
N/A+6.8%$670.86M$2.03B3.594,500
NPK
National Presto Industries
1.9928 of 5 stars
$84.46
+0.2%
N/A-3.2%$603.38M$388.23M17.78900Earnings Report
Positive News

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This page (NYSE:HCHC) was last updated on 5/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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