Quanex Building Products (NX) Competitors $20.80 +1.52 (+7.86%) Closing price 08/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.64 -0.15 (-0.72%) As of 08/12/2025 07:23 PM 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, SSD, PATK, GFF, APOG, AMWD, IIIN, and LIIShould 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), Simpson Manufacturing (SSD), Patrick Industries (PATK), Griffon (GFF), Apogee Enterprises (APOG), American Woodmark (AMWD), Insteel Industries (IIIN), and Lennox International (LII). Quanex Building Products vs. Its Competitors Gibraltar Industries UFP Industries Fortune Brands Innovations Simpson Manufacturing Patrick Industries Griffon Apogee Enterprises American Woodmark Insteel Industries Lennox International Gibraltar Industries (NASDAQ:ROCK) and Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk. Which has more risk and volatility, ROCK or NX? Gibraltar Industries has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quanex Building Products has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ROCK or NX? Gibraltar Industries has higher revenue and 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 RatioGibraltar Industries$1.31B1.39$137.34M$4.1714.76Quanex Building Products$1.28B0.75$33.06M$0.5935.25 Is ROCK or NX 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 Gibraltar Industries10.08% 12.91% 9.18% Quanex Building Products 1.05%10.02%4.64% Does the media favor ROCK or NX? In the previous week, Gibraltar Industries had 18 more articles in the media than Quanex Building Products. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Gibraltar Industries and 0 mentions for Quanex Building Products. Quanex Building Products' average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Gibraltar Industries' score of 0.01 indicating that Quanex Building Products is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Gibraltar Industries Neutral Quanex Building Products Very Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in ROCK or NX? 98.4% of Gibraltar Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.5% of Quanex Building Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Gibraltar Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Quanex Building Products shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer ROCK or NX? Quanex Building Products has a consensus price target of $38.00, indicating a potential upside of 82.74%. Given Quanex Building Products' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Quanex Building Products is more favorable than Gibraltar Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gibraltar Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Quanex Building Products 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryGibraltar Industries beats Quanex Building Products on 10 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. Email Address 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$886.36M$10.57B$9.25B$20.66BDividend Yield1.66%1.61%1.97%3.65%P/E Ratio35.2520.7716.0528.37Price / Sales0.752.17109.8260.45Price / Cash6.4814.7414.8922.93Price / Book0.977.315.005.38Net Income$33.06M$580.08M$616.85M$994.60M7 Day Performance8.36%6.62%4.38%1.47%1 Month Performance2.64%7.66%3.63%0.48%1 Year Performance-21.79%15.26%108.41%14.95% Quanex Building Products Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NXQuanex Building Products4.9507 of 5 stars$20.80+7.9%$38.00+82.7%-22.2%$886.36M$1.28B35.257,068Positive NewsGap UpROCKGibraltar Industries3.3365 of 5 stars$58.09-0.1%N/A-2.0%$1.72B$1.31B13.932,107Earnings ReportUFPIUFP Industries4.6772 of 5 stars$98.51+0.7%$134.00+36.0%-11.6%$5.73B$6.65B17.1015,000Positive NewsFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.1702 of 5 stars$55.11-1.7%$75.91+37.7%-20.2%$6.73B$4.61B17.3311,000SSDSimpson Manufacturing2.8371 of 5 stars$181.49+0.1%$188.50+3.9%+10.1%$7.58B$2.23B23.155,872Positive NewsPATKPatrick Industries4.1555 of 5 stars$103.03+2.7%$104.86+1.8%+35.8%$3.34B$3.72B27.9210,000GFFGriffon4.6354 of 5 stars$69.83+0.2%$98.20+40.6%+21.7%$3.25B$2.62B52.115,300Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAPOGApogee Enterprises4.1065 of 5 stars$41.13-0.9%$45.00+9.4%-28.9%$893.91M$1.36B17.584,500AMWDAmerican Woodmark4.0999 of 5 stars$59.54-1.7%$83.33+40.0%-27.2%$878.03M$1.71B9.197,800IIINInsteel Industries3.1023 of 5 stars$35.94+0.2%N/A+21.5%$697.67M$604.57M36.31960Positive NewsLIILennox International4.0305 of 5 stars$582.180.0%$635.33+9.1%+5.6%$20.45B$5.34B24.8914,200 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Gibraltar Industries Alternatives UFP Industries Alternatives Fortune Brands Innovations Alternatives Simpson Manufacturing Alternatives Patrick Industries Alternatives Griffon Alternatives Apogee Enterprises Alternatives American Woodmark Alternatives Insteel Industries Alternatives Lennox International 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 8/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour blueprint for crypto wealthMark August 12th on your calendar. 27 of crypto's most successful minds are about to reveal everything…Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTrump’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 | SponsoredThe Robotics Revolution has arrived … and one $7 stock could take off as a result.Something big is brewing in Washington. 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