Standex International (SXI) Competitors

Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) and Standex International (NYSE:SXI) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VMI or SXI?

Valmont Industries received 60 more outperform votes than Standex International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.22% of users gave Standex International an outperform vote while only 63.54% of users gave Valmont Industries an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Valmont Industries	Outperform Votes 345 63.54%	Underperform Votes 198 36.46%
Standex International	Outperform Votes 285 65.22%	Underperform Votes 152 34.78%

Does the media refer more to VMI or SXI?

In the previous week, Valmont Industries had 30 more articles in the media than Standex International. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Valmont Industries and 11 mentions for Standex International. Valmont Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Standex International's score of 0.64 indicating that Valmont Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Valmont Industries	18 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Standex International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is VMI or SXI a better dividend stock?

Valmont Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Standex International pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Valmont Industries pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Standex International pays out 27.9% 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. Standex International has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Valmont Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, VMI or SXI?

Valmont Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Standex International. Valmont Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Standex International, 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
Valmont Industries	$4.07B	1.48	$143.48M	$17.18	17.50
Standex International	$717.74M	2.38	$73.07M	$4.58	31.30

Do analysts recommend VMI or SXI?

Valmont Industries currently has a consensus price target of $362.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.54%. Standex International has a consensus price target of $231.33, indicating a potential upside of 61.35%. Given Standex International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Standex International is more favorable than Valmont Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Valmont Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Standex International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Is VMI or SXI more profitable?

Valmont Industries has a net margin of 8.55% compared to Standex International's net margin of 7.59%. Valmont Industries' return on equity of 23.15% beat Standex International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Valmont Industries	8.55%	23.15%	10.04%
Standex International	7.59%	13.28%	7.51%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in VMI or SXI?

87.8% of Valmont Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.3% of Standex International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Valmont Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Standex International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, VMI or SXI?

Valmont Industries has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Standex International has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Valmont Industries beats Standex International on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.