Insteel Industries (IIIN) Competitors

Insteel Industries (NYSE:IIIN) and Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) are both steel works companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, IIIN or HWM?

Insteel Industries has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in IIIN or HWM?

83.3% of Insteel Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Howmet Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of Insteel Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Howmet Aerospace shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor IIIN or HWM?

In the previous week, Howmet Aerospace had 24 more articles in the media than Insteel Industries. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Howmet Aerospace and 2 mentions for Insteel Industries. Insteel Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat Howmet Aerospace's score of 1.15 indicating that Insteel Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Insteel Industries	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Howmet Aerospace	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is IIIN or HWM a better dividend stock?

Insteel Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Howmet Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Insteel Industries pays out 7.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Howmet Aerospace pays out 13.0% 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. Howmet Aerospace has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Insteel Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is IIIN or HWM more profitable?

Howmet Aerospace has a net margin of 16.64% compared to Insteel Industries' net margin of 5.15%. Howmet Aerospace's return on equity of 27.25% beat Insteel Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Insteel Industries	5.15%	9.50%	7.62%
Howmet Aerospace	16.64%	27.25%	11.48%

Do analysts prefer IIIN or HWM?

Howmet Aerospace has a consensus target price of $150.44, indicating a potential downside of 20.60%. Given Howmet Aerospace's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Howmet Aerospace is more favorable than Insteel Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Insteel Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Howmet Aerospace	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, IIIN or HWM?

Howmet Aerospace has higher revenue and earnings than Insteel Industries. Insteel Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Howmet Aerospace, 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
Insteel Industries	$529.20M	1.35	$19.31M	$1.60	22.93
Howmet Aerospace	$7.43B	10.29	$1.16B	$3.07	61.72

Summary

Howmet Aerospace beats Insteel Industries on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.