INNOVATE (VATE) Competitors $5.61 +0.38 (+7.27%) Closing price 07/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.61 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/2/2025 05:35 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VATE vs. ZJK, SMID, ACU, BW, MTEN, RECT, CSTE, TPCS, NWGL, and ZKINShould you be buying INNOVATE stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of INNOVATE include ZJK Industrial (ZJK), Smith-Midland (SMID), Acme United (ACU), Babcock (BW), Mingteng International (MTEN), Rectitude (RECT), Caesarstone (CSTE), Techprecision (TPCS), Nature Wood Group (NWGL), and ZK International Group (ZKIN). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. INNOVATE vs. Its Competitors ZJK Industrial Smith-Midland Acme United Babcock Mingteng International Rectitude Caesarstone Techprecision Nature Wood Group ZK International Group ZJK Industrial (NASDAQ:ZJK) and INNOVATE (NYSE:VATE) are both small-cap construction materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and institutional ownership. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ZJK or VATE? ZJK Industrial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than INNOVATE. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioZJK Industrial$37.81M6.19N/AN/AN/AINNOVATE$1.11B0.07-$34.60M-$3.36-1.67 Do insiders and institutionals believe in ZJK or VATE? 34.3% of INNOVATE shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.5% of INNOVATE shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer ZJK or VATE? In the previous week, INNOVATE had 8 more articles in the media than ZJK Industrial. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for INNOVATE and 1 mentions for ZJK Industrial. ZJK Industrial's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat INNOVATE's score of 0.80 indicating that ZJK Industrial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ZJK Industrial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive INNOVATE 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ZJK or VATE more profitable? ZJK Industrial has a net margin of 0.00% compared to INNOVATE's net margin of -3.91%. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ZJK IndustrialN/A N/A N/A INNOVATE -3.91%N/A -4.69% SummaryZJK Industrial and INNOVATE tied by winning 4 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks. Get INNOVATE News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VATE 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 VATE 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 VATE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricINNOVATEDIVERSIFIED OPS IndustryMulti-Sector SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$69.47M$15.93B$14.64B$20.53BDividend YieldN/A4.46%4.19%3.77%P/E Ratio-1.678.487.2427.85Price / Sales0.074.173.4937.49Price / Cash11.5632.0530.9221.91Price / Book-0.472.352.074.55Net Income-$34.60M$951.45M$922.22M$984.95M7 Day Performance9.57%3.50%2.97%2.31%1 Month Performance-3.41%-0.06%-0.73%4.85%1 Year Performance-9.52%-4.59%-3.72%13.81% INNOVATE Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VATEINNOVATE0.3384 of 5 stars$5.61+7.3%N/A-10.2%$69.47M$1.11B-1.673,161Trending NewsZJKZJK IndustrialN/A$3.96-3.4%N/AN/A$251.66M$37.81M0.00N/AGap DownSMIDSmith-Midland0.545 of 5 stars$30.95+4.5%N/A+30.4%$157.07M$78.51M21.49200ACUAcme United3.9639 of 5 stars$38.75-0.9%N/A+26.2%$148.25M$195.49M7.92650High Trading VolumeBWBabcock1.4516 of 5 stars$0.95-2.2%$2.67+180.4%-35.6%$95.67M$717.30M-1.151,950MTENMingteng InternationalN/A$12.52+3.0%N/A+310.0%$83.10M$10.12M0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeRECTRectitudeN/A$4.68-1.5%N/A+42.9%$68.84M$30.69M0.00N/ACSTECaesarstone2.1819 of 5 stars$2.12+7.1%$6.00+183.0%-60.3%$68.41M$443.22M-1.561,532High Trading VolumeTPCSTechprecision1.1748 of 5 stars$3.61+3.4%N/A+7.3%$34.03M$31.59M-4.06160Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeNWGLNature Wood GroupN/A$1.35-20.6%N/A-36.0%$28.14M$21.54M0.00114Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeZKINZK International Group1.6882 of 5 stars$2.03-8.1%N/A-41.7%$11.42M$108.20M0.00270 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ZJK Competitors SMID Competitors ACU Competitors BW Competitors MTEN Competitors RECT Competitors CSTE Competitors TPCS Competitors NWGL Competitors ZKIN Competitors 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:VATE) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere's the last trade you should make before heading out for the weekend tomorrow.Make this one trade at 2:59 PM on Friday afternoon, and you'll thank me on Monday morning.Timothy Sykes | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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