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$307.47 +8.76 (+2.93%)
Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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VMI vs. DOV, SNA, PNR, GGG, IEX, ITT, WWD, NDSN, LECO, and RBC

Should you be buying Valmont Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Valmont Industries include Dover (DOV), Snap-on (SNA), Pentair (PNR), Graco (GGG), IDEX (IEX), ITT (ITT), Woodward (WWD), Nordson (NDSN), Lincoln Electric (LECO), and RBC Bearings (RBC). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.

Valmont Industries vs.

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

Valmont Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Valmont Industries pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dover pays out 12.4% 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. Dover has increased its dividend for 70 consecutive years. Dover is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

87.8% of Valmont Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Valmont Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Dover shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dover has higher revenue and earnings than Valmont Industries. Dover is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valmont Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Valmont Industries$4.07B1.52$143.48M$17.1817.90
Dover$7.73B3.08$2.70B$16.6010.47

Valmont Industries has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dover received 407 more outperform votes than Valmont Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.54% of users gave Valmont Industries an outperform vote while only 61.09% of users gave Dover an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Valmont IndustriesOutperform Votes
345
63.54%
Underperform Votes
198
36.46%
DoverOutperform Votes
752
61.09%
Underperform Votes
479
38.91%

Dover has a net margin of 32.95% compared to Valmont Industries' net margin of 8.55%. Valmont Industries' return on equity of 23.15% beat Dover's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Valmont Industries8.55% 23.15% 10.04%
Dover 32.95%21.03%10.22%

Valmont Industries presently has a consensus price target of $362.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.90%. Dover has a consensus price target of $206.33, suggesting a potential upside of 18.76%. Given Dover's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dover 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
Dover
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58

In the previous week, Dover had 17 more articles in the media than Valmont Industries. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Dover and 32 mentions for Valmont Industries. Valmont Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Dover's score of 0.36 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
15 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Dover
17 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
15 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Dover beats Valmont Industries on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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VMI vs. The Competition

MetricValmont IndustriesFabricated structural metal products IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.17B$1.90B$7.33B$19.21B
Dividend Yield0.93%0.59%3.56%4.00%
P/E Ratio17.9019.2921.2033.45
Price / Sales1.521.1084.4129.18
Price / Cash16.5015.7626.9017.52
Price / Book3.992.373.794.55
Net Income$143.48M$42.11M$808.20M$1.02B
7 Day Performance5.01%4.99%4.76%2.25%
1 Month Performance10.39%10.91%5.31%2.90%
1 Year Performance24.86%-1.38%15.03%4.62%

Valmont Industries Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VMI
Valmont Industries
4.075 of 5 stars
$307.47
+2.9%
$362.50
+17.9%
+25.6%$6.17B$4.07B17.9011,000Dividend Announcement
Short Interest ↑
DOV
Dover
4.7446 of 5 stars
$170.23
+0.7%
$209.50
+23.1%
-2.1%$23.33B$7.73B8.7525,000Dividend Announcement
Analyst Revision
SNA
Snap-on
4.2109 of 5 stars
$309.48
+0.2%
$350.83
+13.4%
+18.7%$16.18B$4.67B15.8712,900
PNR
Pentair
4.768 of 5 stars
$90.12
+0.1%
$106.93
+18.7%
+18.4%$14.87B$4.08B24.1011,200Insider Trade
Positive News
GGG
Graco
4.0064 of 5 stars
$81.38
+0.0%
$93.00
+14.3%
+3.0%$13.60B$2.15B28.864,000Analyst Revision
IEX
IDEX
4.4406 of 5 stars
$174.03
+0.6%
$217.13
+24.8%
-17.7%$13.15B$3.27B26.178,870Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Gap Up
ITT
ITT
3.7368 of 5 stars
$137.44
+0.1%
$158.57
+15.4%
+13.7%$11.13B$3.63B21.8210,300Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Gap Up
WWD
Woodward
3.2959 of 5 stars
$181.45
-0.2%
$193.75
+6.8%
+15.4%$10.77B$3.31B30.398,300Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
News Coverage
NDSN
Nordson
4.4984 of 5 stars
$188.70
+0.3%
$250.20
+32.6%
-26.6%$10.74B$2.67B24.017,330Positive News
LECO
Lincoln Electric
4.6058 of 5 stars
$184.21
-0.8%
$219.00
+18.9%
-17.6%$10.32B$4.01B22.6012,000Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
RBC
RBC Bearings
1.926 of 5 stars
$324.74
-0.7%
$354.20
+9.1%
+37.0%$10.20B$1.61B44.613,550Short Interest ↑
Positive News

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