Insteel Industries (IIIN) Competitors $26.67 +0.32 (+1.21%) Closing price 04/2/2025 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.62 -0.05 (-0.17%) As of 04/2/2025 07:20 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock IIIN vs. ROCK, APOG, NX, AMWD, LII, MAS, BLDR, OC, AOS, and AAONShould you be buying Insteel Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Insteel Industries include Gibraltar Industries (ROCK), Apogee Enterprises (APOG), Quanex Building Products (NX), American Woodmark (AMWD), Lennox International (LII), Masco (MAS), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Owens Corning (OC), A. O. Smith (AOS), and AAON (AAON). These companies are all part of the "building products" industry. Insteel Industries vs. Gibraltar Industries Apogee Enterprises Quanex Building Products American Woodmark Lennox International Masco Builders FirstSource Owens Corning A. O. Smith AAON Gibraltar Industries (NASDAQ:ROCK) and Insteel Industries (NASDAQ:IIIN) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation. Does the media favor ROCK or IIIN? In the previous week, Gibraltar Industries had 4 more articles in the media than Insteel Industries. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Gibraltar Industries and 1 mentions for Insteel Industries. Insteel Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Gibraltar Industries' score of 1.19 indicating that Insteel Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Gibraltar Industries 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Insteel Industries 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, ROCK or IIIN? Gibraltar Industries has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Insteel Industries has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor ROCK or IIIN? Gibraltar Industries received 80 more outperform votes than Insteel Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.07% of users gave Gibraltar Industries an outperform vote while only 61.93% of users gave Insteel Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGibraltar IndustriesOutperform Votes28565.07% Underperform Votes15334.93% Insteel IndustriesOutperform Votes20561.93% Underperform Votes12638.07% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ROCK or IIIN? Gibraltar Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Insteel Industries. Gibraltar Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Insteel Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGibraltar Industries$1.31B1.34$110.53M$4.4713.22Insteel Industries$537.19M0.96$19.31M$0.9926.94 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ROCK or IIIN? 98.4% of Gibraltar Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of Insteel Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Gibraltar Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Insteel Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is ROCK or IIIN more profitable? Gibraltar Industries has a net margin of 10.49% compared to Insteel Industries' net margin of 3.58%. Gibraltar Industries' return on equity of 13.19% beat Insteel Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gibraltar Industries10.49% 13.19% 9.44% Insteel Industries 3.58%5.91%4.93% SummaryGibraltar Industries beats Insteel Industries on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Insteel Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IIIN 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NASDAQ 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 IIIN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricInsteel IndustriesSteel works, blast furnaces, & rolling & finishing mills IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$518.23M$4.67B$6.89B$7.92BDividend Yield0.46%3.20%3.56%4.04%P/E Ratio26.9414.1521.6818.81Price / Sales0.960.5975.6888.69Price / Cash16.766.7826.7834.64Price / Book1.561.103.674.18Net Income$19.31M$1.00B$793.46M$247.10M7 Day Performance-3.47%-4.97%-1.10%-2.72%1 Month Performance-1.22%1.28%-0.87%-3.90%1 Year Performance-27.41%-20.21%12.44%-0.11% Insteel Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IIINInsteel Industries1.6757 of 5 stars$26.67+1.2%N/A-27.4%$518.23M$537.19M26.94960Positive NewsROCKGibraltar Industries2.3331 of 5 stars$63.36+4.1%N/A-24.7%$1.92B$1.31B14.172,110Short Interest ↑Positive NewsAPOGApogee Enterprises4.7033 of 5 stars$48.31+3.4%$62.00+28.3%-17.3%$1.06B$1.38B10.785,500NXQuanex Building Products4.7375 of 5 stars$20.34+3.3%$38.00+86.8%-49.0%$960.33M$1.44B18.163,880Short Interest ↑Gap DownAMWDAmerican Woodmark4.3389 of 5 stars$61.08+3.9%$114.00+86.6%-38.4%$906.12M$1.76B9.1310,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsLIILennox International4.0188 of 5 stars$585.83+2.9%$614.62+4.9%+20.4%$20.84B$5.34B25.9913,200Positive NewsMASMasco4.805 of 5 stars$70.72+1.6%$86.32+22.1%-7.9%$14.99B$7.83B18.8118,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsBLDRBuilders FirstSource4.8541 of 5 stars$131.69+4.1%$190.72+44.8%-34.3%$14.96B$16.40B14.5429,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsOCOwens Corning4.8684 of 5 stars$151.21+4.7%$204.18+35.0%-11.8%$12.93B$10.98B12.8719,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsAOSA. O. Smith4.8969 of 5 stars$66.39-0.2%$80.86+21.8%-25.2%$9.56B$3.82B18.2912,000News CoveragePositive NewsAAONAAON4.815 of 5 stars$83.58+4.9%$115.50+38.2%-3.0%$6.82B$1.20B36.823,856Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Gibraltar Industries Competitors Apogee Enterprises Competitors Quanex Building Products Competitors American Woodmark Competitors Lennox International Competitors Masco Competitors Builders FirstSource Competitors Owens Corning Competitors A. O. 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