VMI vs. AIT, ALLE, AOS, GEF, DOV, PNR, SNA, WWD, GGG, and ITT
Should you be buying Valmont Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Valmont Industries include Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Allegion (ALLE), A. O. Smith (AOS), Greif (GEF), Dover (DOV), Pentair (PNR), Snap-On (SNA), Woodward (WWD), Graco (GGG), and ITT (ITT).
Valmont Industries vs. Its Competitors
Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) and Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
In the previous week, Valmont Industries had 8 more articles in the media than Applied Industrial Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Valmont Industries and 4 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Valmont Industries' score of 0.95 indicating that Applied Industrial Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Valmont Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Valmont Industries pays out 25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.2% 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. Valmont Industries has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Applied Industrial Technologies has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Applied Industrial Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Applied Industrial Technologies has a net margin of 8.61% compared to Valmont Industries' net margin of 5.98%. Valmont Industries' return on equity of 22.10% beat Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity.
Applied Industrial Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Valmont Industries. Applied Industrial Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valmont Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Valmont Industries currently has a consensus price target of $420.67, indicating a potential upside of 4.96%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus price target of $285.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.89%. Given Applied Industrial Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Applied Industrial Technologies is more favorable than Valmont Industries.
Valmont Industries has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.
87.8% of Valmont Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Valmont Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by 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
Applied Industrial Technologies beats Valmont Industries on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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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This page (NYSE:VMI) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
