INNOVATE (VATE) Competitors

Smith-Midland (NASDAQ:SMID) and INNOVATE (NYSE:VATE) are both small-cap construction materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, SMID or VATE?

Smith-Midland has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, INNOVATE has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, SMID or VATE?

Smith-Midland has higher earnings, but lower revenue than INNOVATE. INNOVATE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smith-Midland, 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
Smith-Midland	$78.51M	2.87	$7.68M	$1.85	23.01
INNOVATE	$1.11B	0.06	-$34.60M	-$6.03	-0.81

Is SMID or VATE more profitable?

Smith-Midland has a net margin of 11.64% compared to INNOVATE's net margin of -7.63%. Smith-Midland's return on equity of 23.92% beat INNOVATE's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smith-Midland	11.64%	23.92%	14.38%
INNOVATE	-7.63%	N/A	-8.56%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SMID or VATE?

49.9% of Smith-Midland shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.3% of INNOVATE shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Smith-Midland shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 55.5% of INNOVATE shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to SMID or VATE?

In the previous week, INNOVATE had 1 more articles in the media than Smith-Midland. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for INNOVATE and 4 mentions for Smith-Midland. INNOVATE's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Smith-Midland's score of 0.54 indicating that INNOVATE is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Smith-Midland	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
INNOVATE	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Smith-Midland beats INNOVATE on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.