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Quanex Building Products presently has a consensus price target of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 63.69%. Given Quanex Building Products' 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 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67 Gibraltar Industries 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33

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NX vs. ROCK, UFPI, BC, BCC, and BLDR

Should you buy Quanex Building Products stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Quanex Building Products with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Quanex Building Products include Gibraltar Industries (ROCK), UFP Industries (UFPI), Brunswick (BC), Boise Cascade (BCC), and Builders FirstSource (BLDR).

How does Quanex Building Products compare to Gibraltar Industries?

Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) and Gibraltar Industries (NASDAQ:ROCK) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Quanex Building Products presently has a consensus price target of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 63.69%. Given Quanex Building Products' 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	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
Gibraltar Industries	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

In the previous week, Gibraltar Industries had 4 more articles in the media than Quanex Building Products. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Gibraltar Industries and 0 mentions for Quanex Building Products. Gibraltar Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Quanex Building Products' score of 0.00 indicating that Gibraltar Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Quanex Building Products	Neutral
Gibraltar Industries	Positive

97.5% of Quanex Building Products shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Gibraltar Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Quanex Building Products shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Gibraltar Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Quanex Building Products	$1.84B	0.43	-$250.81M	-$5.63	N/A
Gibraltar Industries	$1.14B	1.15	-$44.39M	-$4.45	N/A

Quanex Building Products has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gibraltar Industries has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the broader market.

Gibraltar Industries has a net margin of -10.68% compared to Quanex Building Products' net margin of -13.85%. Quanex Building Products' return on equity of 11.11% beat Gibraltar Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quanex Building Products	-13.85%	11.11%	4.07%
Gibraltar Industries	-10.68%	10.86%	5.85%

Summary

Gibraltar Industries beats Quanex Building Products on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Quanex Building Products compare to UFP Industries?

Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) and UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

97.5% of Quanex Building Products shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of UFP Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Quanex Building Products shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of UFP Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Quanex Building Products has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, UFP Industries has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

UFP Industries has a net margin of 4.31% compared to Quanex Building Products' net margin of -13.85%. Quanex Building Products' return on equity of 11.11% beat UFP Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quanex Building Products	-13.85%	11.11%	4.07%
UFP Industries	4.31%	8.50%	6.55%

In the previous week, UFP Industries had 1 more articles in the media than Quanex Building Products. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for UFP Industries and 0 mentions for Quanex Building Products. Quanex Building Products' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled UFP Industries'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Quanex Building Products	Neutral
UFP Industries	Neutral

Quanex Building Products presently has a consensus price target of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 63.69%. UFP Industries has a consensus price target of $105.40, indicating a potential upside of 18.17%. Given Quanex Building Products' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Quanex Building Products is more favorable than UFP Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quanex Building Products	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
UFP Industries	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Quanex Building Products pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. UFP Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Quanex Building Products pays out -5.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UFP Industries pays out 31.4% 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. UFP Industries has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Quanex Building Products is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

UFP Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Quanex Building Products. Quanex Building Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UFP Industries, 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
Quanex Building Products	$1.84B	0.43	-$250.81M	-$5.63	N/A
UFP Industries	$6.32B	0.80	$294.79M	$4.58	19.47

Summary

UFP Industries beats Quanex Building Products on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Quanex Building Products compare to Brunswick?

Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) and Brunswick (NYSE:BC) are related companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Brunswick has a net margin of -2.47% compared to Quanex Building Products' net margin of -13.85%. Brunswick's return on equity of 13.30% beat Quanex Building Products' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quanex Building Products	-13.85%	11.11%	4.07%
Brunswick	-2.47%	13.30%	4.09%

In the previous week, Brunswick had 3 more articles in the media than Quanex Building Products. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Brunswick and 0 mentions for Quanex Building Products. Brunswick's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Quanex Building Products' score of 0.00 indicating that Brunswick is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Quanex Building Products	Neutral
Brunswick	Very Positive

Quanex Building Products currently has a consensus target price of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 63.69%. Brunswick has a consensus target price of $87.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.89%. Given Quanex Building Products' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Quanex Building Products is more favorable than Brunswick.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quanex Building Products	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
Brunswick	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47

Quanex Building Products pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Brunswick pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Quanex Building Products pays out -5.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brunswick pays out -83.8% 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. Brunswick has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Brunswick is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Quanex Building Products has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Brunswick has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the broader market.

Brunswick has higher revenue and earnings than Quanex Building Products. Brunswick 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Quanex Building Products	$1.84B	0.43	-$250.81M	-$5.63	N/A
Brunswick	$5.36B	0.96	-$137.30M	-$2.10	N/A

97.5% of Quanex Building Products shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.3% of Brunswick shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Quanex Building Products shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Brunswick shares are owned 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.

Summary

Brunswick beats Quanex Building Products on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Quanex Building Products compare to Boise Cascade?

Boise Cascade (NYSE:BCC) and Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Boise Cascade has higher revenue and earnings than Quanex Building Products. Quanex Building Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boise Cascade, 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
Boise Cascade	$6.40B	0.42	$132.84M	$2.96	25.66
Quanex Building Products	$1.84B	0.43	-$250.81M	-$5.63	N/A

Boise Cascade presently has a consensus price target of $98.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.02%. Quanex Building Products has a consensus price target of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 63.69%. Given Quanex Building Products' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Quanex Building Products is more favorable than Boise Cascade.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boise Cascade	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Quanex Building Products	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Boise Cascade pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Quanex Building Products pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Boise Cascade pays out 29.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quanex Building Products pays out -5.7% 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. Boise Cascade has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Quanex Building Products is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Boise Cascade has a net margin of 1.73% compared to Quanex Building Products' net margin of -13.85%. Quanex Building Products' return on equity of 11.11% beat Boise Cascade's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boise Cascade	1.73%	5.55%	3.46%
Quanex Building Products	-13.85%	11.11%	4.07%

In the previous week, Boise Cascade had 4 more articles in the media than Quanex Building Products. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Boise Cascade and 0 mentions for Quanex Building Products. Boise Cascade's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Quanex Building Products' score of 0.00 indicating that Boise Cascade is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Boise Cascade	Very Positive
Quanex Building Products	Neutral

Boise Cascade has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Quanex Building Products has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

96.2% of Boise Cascade shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.5% of Quanex Building Products shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Boise Cascade shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Quanex Building Products shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Boise Cascade beats Quanex Building Products on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Quanex Building Products compare to Builders FirstSource?

Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) and Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR) are both building products 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.

Builders FirstSource has a net margin of 1.97% compared to Quanex Building Products' net margin of -13.85%. Builders FirstSource's return on equity of 14.89% beat Quanex Building Products' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quanex Building Products	-13.85%	11.11%	4.07%
Builders FirstSource	1.97%	14.89%	5.52%

In the previous week, Builders FirstSource had 2 more articles in the media than Quanex Building Products. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Builders FirstSource and 0 mentions for Quanex Building Products. Builders FirstSource's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Quanex Building Products' score of 0.00 indicating that Builders FirstSource is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Quanex Building Products	Neutral
Builders FirstSource	Neutral

Quanex Building Products presently has a consensus target price of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 63.69%. Builders FirstSource has a consensus target price of $101.88, indicating a potential upside of 20.40%. Given Quanex Building Products' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Quanex Building Products is more favorable than Builders FirstSource.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quanex Building Products	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
Builders FirstSource	4 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.21

97.5% of Quanex Building Products shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Builders FirstSource shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Quanex Building Products shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Builders FirstSource shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Builders FirstSource has higher revenue and earnings than Quanex Building Products. Quanex Building Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Builders FirstSource, 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
Quanex Building Products	$1.84B	0.43	-$250.81M	-$5.63	N/A
Builders FirstSource	$15.19B	0.60	$435.20M	$2.61	32.42

Quanex Building Products has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Builders FirstSource has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Builders FirstSource beats Quanex Building Products on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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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.

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Metric	Quanex Building Products	BLDG&CONST Industry	Construction Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$784.45M	$11.11B	$9.83B	$23.54B
Dividend Yield	1.87%	1.16%	1.94%	3.98%
P/E Ratio	-3.04	23.35	20.11	31.55
Price / Sales	0.43	2.83	28.10	22.16
Price / Cash	1.53	16.23	17.61	18.69
Price / Book	1.08	10.33	5.53	4.81
Net Income	-$250.81M	$854.97M	$560.79M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-4.86%	-2.82%	-2.37%	0.56%
1 Month Performance	9.76%	101.57%	22.33%	4.54%
1 Year Performance	-16.60%	8.01%	8.14%	18.23%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
NX Quanex Building Products	3.6262 of 5 stars	$17.11 +0.2%	$28.00 +63.7%	-16.6%	$784.45M	$1.84B	N/A	7,071	Gap Up
ROCK Gibraltar Industries	3.4171 of 5 stars	$44.66 +1.0%	N/A	-27.6%	$1.31B	$1.25B	N/A	2,300	News Coverage Gap Up
UFPI UFP Industries	4.3848 of 5 stars	$91.41 -0.9%	$105.40 +15.3%	-15.7%	$5.21B	$6.32B	19.96	13,800
BC Brunswick	3.8835 of 5 stars	$85.50 -1.8%	$87.00 +1.8%	+33.2%	$5.57B	$5.52B	N/A	14,000	Positive News Gap Up
BCC Boise Cascade	4.8946 of 5 stars	$79.11 -2.4%	$98.00 +23.9%	-18.4%	$2.85B	$6.40B	26.73	7,660	News Coverage Positive News

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How does Quanex Building Products compare to Gibraltar Industries?

Do analysts rate NX or ROCK?

Does the media prefer NX or ROCK?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NX or ROCK?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, NX or ROCK?

Which has more volatility and risk, NX or ROCK?

Is NX or ROCK more profitable?

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How does Quanex Building Products compare to UFP Industries?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in NX or UFPI?

Which has more risk and volatility, NX or UFPI?

Is NX or UFPI more profitable?

Does the media refer more to NX or UFPI?

Do analysts prefer NX or UFPI?

Is NX or UFPI a better dividend stock?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, NX or UFPI?

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How does Quanex Building Products compare to Brunswick?

Is NX or BC more profitable?

Does the media prefer NX or BC?

Do analysts prefer NX or BC?

Is NX or BC a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility and risk, NX or BC?

Which has better valuation & earnings, NX or BC?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NX or BC?

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How does Quanex Building Products compare to Boise Cascade?

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Do analysts prefer BCC or NX?

Is BCC or NX a better dividend stock?

Is BCC or NX more profitable?

Does the media prefer BCC or NX?

Which has more volatility and risk, BCC or NX?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BCC or NX?

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Does the media refer more to NX or BLDR?

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