Quanex Building Products (NX) Competitors $20.08 -0.70 (-3.34%) Closing price 09/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.39 +0.31 (+1.52%) As of 08:27 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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, MAS, SSD, PATK, GFF, APOG, AMWD, and IIINShould 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), Masco (MAS), Simpson Manufacturing (SSD), Patrick Industries (PATK), Griffon (GFF), Apogee Enterprises (APOG), American Woodmark (AMWD), and Insteel Industries (IIIN). Quanex Building Products vs. Its Competitors Gibraltar Industries UFP Industries Fortune Brands Innovations Masco Simpson Manufacturing Patrick Industries Griffon Apogee Enterprises American Woodmark Insteel Industries Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) and Gibraltar Industries (NASDAQ:ROCK) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and profitability. Do insiders & institutionals believe in NX or ROCK? 97.5% of Quanex Building Products shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Gibraltar Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Quanex Building Products shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Gibraltar Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend NX or ROCK? Quanex Building Products presently has a consensus price target of $38.00, indicating a potential upside of 89.20%. Given Quanex Building Products' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Quanex Building Products is more favorable than Gibraltar Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Quanex Building Products 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Gibraltar Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NX or ROCK? Gibraltar Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Quanex Building Products. Gibraltar Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quanex Building Products, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioQuanex Building Products$1.63B0.57$33.06M$0.5934.04Gibraltar Industries$1.35B1.30$137.34M$4.1714.30 Does the media favor NX or ROCK? In the previous week, Quanex Building Products had 8 more articles in the media than Gibraltar Industries. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Quanex Building Products and 1 mentions for Gibraltar Industries. Gibraltar Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Quanex Building Products' score of 0.85 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 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Gibraltar Industries 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is NX or ROCK more profitable? Gibraltar Industries has a net margin of 10.08% compared to Quanex Building Products' net margin of 1.05%. 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 Products1.05% 10.02% 4.64% Gibraltar Industries 10.08%12.91%9.18% Which has more volatility & risk, NX or ROCK? Quanex Building Products has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gibraltar Industries has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryGibraltar Industries beats Quanex Building Products on 9 of the 16 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$955.32M$10.78B$9.46B$21.33BDividend Yield1.50%1.17%1.86%3.49%P/E Ratio34.0421.0416.9729.16Price / Sales0.572.2192.8847.12Price / Cash7.1415.1815.2818.29Price / Book0.947.354.875.30Net Income$33.06M$580.08M$618.69M$998.51M7 Day Performance-6.07%-2.71%1.06%-0.63%1 Month Performance3.85%13.35%8.62%4.90%1 Year Performance-20.41%12.50%104.65%13.95% Quanex Building Products Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NXQuanex Building Products4.9049 of 5 stars$20.09-3.3%$38.00+89.2%-21.6%$955.32M$1.63B34.047,068Dividend AnnouncementROCKGibraltar Industries2.9267 of 5 stars$62.59-2.3%N/A-10.7%$1.85B$1.31B15.012,107News CoveragePositive NewsUFPIUFP Industries4.5726 of 5 stars$100.97-1.1%$134.00+32.7%-15.5%$5.91B$6.65B17.5315,000FBINFortune Brands Innovations4.6968 of 5 stars$58.56-0.6%$75.45+28.9%-26.1%$7.02B$4.61B18.4111,000Positive NewsMASMasco4.5047 of 5 stars$73.43-0.2%$74.13+1.0%-7.7%$15.37B$7.83B19.4818,000Positive NewsSSDSimpson Manufacturing3.0942 of 5 stars$190.91-1.1%$188.50-1.3%+7.7%$7.95B$2.23B24.355,872Positive NewsPATKPatrick Industries4.2067 of 5 stars$111.85-0.6%$104.86-6.3%+33.1%$3.72B$3.72B30.3110,000Positive NewsGFFGriffon4.7582 of 5 stars$76.07-2.1%$98.20+29.1%+22.4%$3.55B$2.62B56.775,300APOGApogee Enterprises4.1124 of 5 stars$43.97-0.3%$45.00+2.3%-34.0%$946.76M$1.36B18.794,500Positive NewsAMWDAmerican Woodmark3.4961 of 5 stars$64.57-0.7%$70.00+8.4%-24.2%$940.72M$1.71B11.557,800IIINInsteel Industries3.4153 of 5 stars$38.33-0.8%N/A+15.9%$744.01M$604.57M38.72960News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Gibraltar Industries Alternatives UFP Industries Alternatives Fortune Brands Innovations Alternatives Masco Alternatives Simpson Manufacturing Alternatives Patrick Industries Alternatives Griffon Alternatives Apogee Enterprises Alternatives American Woodmark Alternatives Insteel Industries 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 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhat's the Best Way to Lower RMD Taxes?Turning 73 triggers a key IRS rule: you must begin taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) from certain r...SmartAsset | SponsoredThe man running the U.S. dollar… is hoarding goldWhen the U.S. Treasury Secretary’s largest personal investment is gold — that’s a signal. 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