Quanex Building Products (NX) Competitors $13.46 -0.36 (-2.57%) As of 10:03 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NX vs. ROCK, UFPI, FBIN, AMWD, APOG, IIIN, LII, MAS, BLDR, and OCShould you be buying Quanex Building Products stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Quanex Building Products include Gibraltar Industries (ROCK), UFP Industries (UFPI), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), American Woodmark (AMWD), Apogee Enterprises (APOG), Insteel Industries (IIIN), Lennox International (LII), Masco (MAS), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), and Owens Corning (OC). Quanex Building Products vs. Its Competitors Gibraltar Industries UFP Industries Fortune Brands Innovations American Woodmark Apogee Enterprises Insteel Industries Lennox International Masco Builders FirstSource Owens Corning Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) and Gibraltar Industries (NASDAQ:ROCK) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate NX or ROCK? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Quanex Building Products 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Gibraltar Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more volatility & risk, NX or ROCK? Quanex Building Products has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gibraltar Industries has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NX or ROCK? Gibraltar Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Quanex Building Products. Quanex Building Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gibraltar Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioQuanex Building Products$1.84B0.34$33.06M-$6.22-2.16Gibraltar Industries$1.35B1.32$137.34M$4.1714.47 Is NX or ROCK more profitable? Gibraltar Industries has a net margin of 10.08% compared to Quanex Building Products' net margin of -15.45%. Gibraltar Industries' return on equity of 12.91% beat Quanex Building Products' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Quanex Building Products-15.45% 10.48% 4.40% Gibraltar Industries 10.08%12.91%9.18% Does the media prefer NX or ROCK? In the previous week, Quanex Building Products had 23 more articles in the media than Gibraltar Industries. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Quanex Building Products and 5 mentions for Gibraltar Industries. Gibraltar Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat Quanex Building Products' score of -0.02 indicating that Gibraltar Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Quanex Building Products 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 23 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Gibraltar Industries 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NX or ROCK? 97.5% of Quanex Building Products shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Gibraltar Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Quanex Building Products shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Gibraltar Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryGibraltar Industries beats Quanex Building Products on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Quanex Building Products News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NX 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 NX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricQuanex Building ProductsBLDG&CONST IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$618.19M$10.53B$9.23B$21.36BDividend Yield2.29%1.23%1.85%3.52%P/E Ratio-2.1720.2716.7929.10Price / Sales0.342.29103.2879.58Price / Cash4.7315.3415.5424.47Price / Book0.864.124.684.51Net Income$33.06M$583.42M$625.64M$1.00B7 Day Performance-7.67%-5.05%-2.44%-1.28%1 Month Performance-38.89%-4.95%4.60%2.07%1 Year Performance-50.07%0.33%102.30%13.66% Quanex Building Products Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NXQuanex Building Products4.0573 of 5 stars$13.46-2.6%N/A-49.8%$618.19M$1.84B-2.177,068ROCKGibraltar Industries3.3151 of 5 stars$61.77-0.1%N/A-12.4%$1.83B$1.31B14.812,107Positive NewsUFPIUFP Industries4.8856 of 5 stars$95.19-0.1%$134.00+40.8%-29.5%$5.58B$6.65B16.5315,000Positive NewsFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.5184 of 5 stars$54.48-2.3%$75.45+38.5%-38.6%$6.69B$4.61B17.1311,000Positive NewsAMWDAmerican Woodmark2.7992 of 5 stars$65.44-1.4%$70.00+7.0%-28.3%$966.65M$1.71B11.717,800APOGApogee Enterprises3.9961 of 5 stars$45.17+3.0%$45.00-0.4%-33.4%$943.86M$1.36B19.304,500Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeIIINInsteel Industries2.7252 of 5 stars$38.83+0.9%N/A+23.2%$753.73M$604.57M39.22960LIILennox International4.4867 of 5 stars$533.81-1.1%$628.83+17.8%-15.7%$18.95B$5.34B22.8214,200Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastMASMasco4.7865 of 5 stars$71.09-1.6%$74.60+4.9%-13.9%$15.12B$7.83B18.8618,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionBLDRBuilders FirstSource4.4091 of 5 stars$121.90-1.8%$151.88+24.6%-38.2%$13.72B$16.40B18.5029,000Positive NewsOCOwens Corning4.7531 of 5 stars$143.71-1.3%$185.10+28.8%-17.8%$12.17B$10.98B37.3325,000Positive NewsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Gibraltar Industries Alternatives UFP Industries Alternatives Fortune Brands Innovations Alternatives American Woodmark Alternatives Apogee Enterprises Alternatives Insteel Industries Alternatives Lennox International Alternatives Masco Alternatives Builders FirstSource Alternatives Owens Corning Alternatives 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:NX) was last updated on 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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