INNOVATE (VATE) Competitors $5.48 -0.03 (-0.45%) Closing price 06/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.46 -0.01 (-0.27%) As of 04:00 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VATE vs. CIX, ZJK, SMID, ACU, BW, MTEN, RECT, CSTE, TPCS, and NWGLShould you be buying INNOVATE stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of INNOVATE include CompX International (CIX), ZJK Industrial (ZJK), Smith-Midland (SMID), Acme United (ACU), Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW), Mingteng International (MTEN), Rectitude (RECT), Caesarstone (CSTE), TechPrecision (TPCS), and Nature Wood Group (NWGL). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. INNOVATE vs. Its Competitors CompX International ZJK Industrial Smith-Midland Acme United Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Mingteng International Rectitude Caesarstone TechPrecision Nature Wood Group CompX International (NYSE:CIX) and INNOVATE (NYSE:VATE) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, community ranking, dividends and earnings. Which has more risk and volatility, CIX or VATE? CompX International has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, INNOVATE has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CIX or VATE more profitable? CompX International has a net margin of 12.48% compared to INNOVATE's net margin of -2.22%. CompX International's return on equity of 11.51% beat INNOVATE's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CompX International12.48% 11.51% 10.52% INNOVATE -2.22%N/A -2.89% Which has better earnings and valuation, CIX or VATE? CompX International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than INNOVATE. INNOVATE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CompX International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCompX International$148.24M2.07$22.59M$1.4617.08INNOVATE$1.07B0.07-$35.20M-$3.36-1.63 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CIX or VATE? 7.5% of CompX International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.3% of INNOVATE shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of CompX International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 55.5% of INNOVATE shares are held 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. Does the media refer more to CIX or VATE? In the previous week, INNOVATE had 1 more articles in the media than CompX International. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for INNOVATE and 1 mentions for CompX International. INNOVATE's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat CompX International's score of 0.00 indicating that INNOVATE is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CompX International 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral INNOVATE 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CIX or VATE? CompX International received 18 more outperform votes than INNOVATE when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCompX InternationalOutperform Votes1894.74% Underperform Votes15.26%INNOVATEN/AN/A SummaryCompX International beats INNOVATE on 8 of the 14 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 ExcelMetricINNOVATEFabricated structural metal products IndustryMulti-Sector SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$72.72M$2.00B$13.87B$19.81BDividend YieldN/A0.53%3.91%3.83%P/E Ratio-1.5319.9325.4035.67Price / Sales0.071.153.2446.74Price / Cash12.6815.7613.3517.52Price / Book-0.292.542.144.84Net Income-$35.20M$42.11M$959.43M$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.49%-0.30%0.38%1.94%1 Month Performance-19.84%-1.30%4.47%3.03%1 Year Performance-11.26%3.93%-5.59%9.73% INNOVATE Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VATEINNOVATE0.2564 of 5 stars$5.48-0.5%N/A-13.1%$72.72M$1.07B-1.533,900CIXCompX International0.6421 of 5 stars$23.95-0.4%N/A+5.0%$295.04M$148.24M15.76610News CoverageEx-DividendZJKZJK IndustrialN/A$4.60-8.0%N/AN/A$282.35M$37.81M0.00N/AGap DownSMIDSmith-Midland0.7531 of 5 stars$31.80+4.7%N/A-11.2%$168.70M$78.51M26.28200Gap DownACUAcme United3.7886 of 5 stars$38.99-1.7%N/A+12.6%$147.81M$195.49M7.97650News CoveragePositive NewsBWBabcock & Wilcox Enterprises2.8173 of 5 stars$1.18-6.7%$2.67+127.0%-16.5%$115.63M$734.24M-1.421,800Short Interest ↓Gap DownMTENMingteng InternationalN/A$12.02-2.2%N/A+123.5%$84.06M$10.12M0.00N/APositive NewsRECTRectitudeN/A$4.81+1.1%N/AN/A$69.75M$42.97M0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↓Gap DownCSTECaesarstone2.256 of 5 stars$1.96+6.5%$6.00+206.1%-63.6%$67.72M$424.49M-0.982,270Positive NewsTPCSTechPrecision1.0809 of 5 stars$3.71+4.2%N/A-7.6%$36.18M$33.15M-4.08160Short Interest ↓Gap DownNWGLNature Wood GroupN/A$1.52-6.8%N/A-22.5%$25.16M$21.54M0.00114Positive NewsShort Interest ↓Gap DownHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CIX Competitors ZJK Competitors SMID Competitors ACU Competitors BW Competitors MTEN Competitors RECT Competitors CSTE Competitors TPCS Competitors NWGL 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 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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