Valmont Industries (VMI) Competitors $374.93 +11.09 (+3.05%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$375.18 +0.25 (+0.07%) As of 08/22/2025 06:42 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock VMI vs. AIT, ALLE, AOS, GEF, DOV, PNR, SNA, WWD, GGG, and LECOShould 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 Lincoln Electric (LECO). Valmont Industries vs. Its Competitors Applied Industrial Technologies Allegion A. O. Smith Greif Dover Pentair Snap-On Woodward Graco Lincoln Electric Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) and Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk. Does the media prefer VMI or AIT? In the previous week, Applied Industrial Technologies had 8 more articles in the media than Valmont Industries. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies and 7 mentions for Valmont Industries. Valmont Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Applied Industrial Technologies' score of 0.90 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 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Applied Industrial Technologies 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, VMI or AIT? Valmont Industries has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is VMI or AIT a better dividend stock? 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Applied Industrial Technologies has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Do analysts prefer VMI or AIT? Valmont Industries presently has a consensus target price of $391.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.29%. Applied Industrial Technologies has a consensus target price of $284.29, indicating a potential upside of 6.64%. Given Applied Industrial Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Applied Industrial Technologies 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) 2.67Applied Industrial Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Is VMI or AIT more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Valmont Industries5.98% 22.10% 10.19% Applied Industrial Technologies 8.61%21.78%12.74% Which has better earnings & valuation, VMI or AIT? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioValmont Industries$4.08B1.81$348.26M$10.7434.91Applied Industrial Technologies$4.56B2.21$392.99M$10.1226.34 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VMI or AIT? 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, 1.7% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryApplied Industrial Technologies beats Valmont Industries on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Valmont Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VMI 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 VMI 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 VMI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricValmont IndustriesSTEEL IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.18B$4.86B$7.65B$20.92BDividend Yield0.75%3.51%4.56%3.57%P/E Ratio34.9119.4126.1229.17Price / Sales1.811.7999.6572.30Price / Cash16.5514.4828.3923.54Price / Book4.843.464.105.47Net Income$348.26M$371.23M$796.69M$992.74M7 Day Performance0.22%4.30%0.70%2.68%1 Month Performance4.48%4.54%0.55%1.53%1 Year Performance29.67%32.77%26.92%10.77% Valmont Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VMIValmont Industries3.3198 of 5 stars$374.93+3.0%$391.00+4.3%+32.3%$7.18B$4.08B34.9110,986Positive NewsAITApplied Industrial Technologies3.8921 of 5 stars$262.69-0.2%$285.00+8.5%+31.5%$10.02B$4.48B26.376,500Analyst ForecastInsider TradeShort Interest ↑ALLEAllegion4.8927 of 5 stars$164.47+0.5%$165.88+0.9%+27.6%$14.05B$3.77B22.8414,400Positive NewsAOSA. O. Smith4.6714 of 5 stars$70.55-0.4%$77.43+9.8%-9.4%$9.93B$3.82B19.6512,700Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeGEFGreif3.8936 of 5 stars$66.14-0.6%$74.83+13.1%+9.6%$3.16B$5.45B18.6314,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastDOVDover4.9186 of 5 stars$175.31+1.0%$213.92+22.0%+0.7%$23.80B$7.75B10.5724,000PNRPentair4.5408 of 5 stars$102.90+0.2%$114.36+11.1%+28.7%$16.84B$4.08B28.129,750Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionSNASnap-On4.0557 of 5 stars$321.31-0.2%$356.17+10.8%+19.8%$16.79B$5.11B17.1413,000Positive NewsEx-DividendWWDWoodward4.2804 of 5 stars$248.70+0.1%$249.63+0.4%+55.9%$14.90B$3.32B39.359,300Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionGGGGraco3.5169 of 5 stars$83.17-0.4%$94.50+13.6%+6.9%$13.84B$2.11B29.494,300News CoveragePositive NewsLECOLincoln Electric4.2616 of 5 stars$238.21-0.5%$231.40-2.9%+25.5%$13.22B$4.01B26.7712,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AIT Competitors ALLE Competitors AOS Competitors GEF Competitors DOV Competitors PNR Competitors SNA Competitors WWD Competitors GGG Competitors LECO 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:VMI) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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