Insteel Industries (IIIN) Competitors $36.54 -0.64 (-1.72%) As of 02:47 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock IIIN vs. ROCK, NX, APOG, AMWD, LII, BLDR, MAS, OC, AOS, and AWIShould you be buying Insteel Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Insteel Industries include Gibraltar Industries (ROCK), Quanex Building Products (NX), Apogee Enterprises (APOG), American Woodmark (AMWD), Lennox International (LII), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Masco (MAS), Owens Corning (OC), A. O. Smith (AOS), and Armstrong World Industries (AWI). These companies are all part of the "building products" industry. Insteel Industries vs. Its Competitors Gibraltar Industries Quanex Building Products Apogee Enterprises American Woodmark Lennox International Builders FirstSource Masco Owens Corning A. O. Smith Armstrong World Industries Insteel Industries (NASDAQ:IIIN) and Gibraltar Industries (NASDAQ:ROCK) are both small-cap building products companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and risk. Is IIIN or ROCK more profitable? Gibraltar Industries has a net margin of 10.08% compared to Insteel Industries' net margin of 3.58%. Gibraltar Industries' return on equity of 12.91% beat Insteel Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Insteel Industries3.58% 5.91% 4.93% Gibraltar Industries 10.08%12.91%9.18% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, IIIN or ROCK? 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 RatioInsteel Industries$604.57M1.17$19.31M$1.6022.87Gibraltar Industries$1.31B1.42$137.34M$4.1715.11 Do institutionals and insiders believe in IIIN or ROCK? 83.3% of Insteel Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Gibraltar Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Insteel Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Gibraltar Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, IIIN or ROCK? Insteel Industries has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gibraltar Industries has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor IIIN or ROCK? In the previous week, Gibraltar Industries had 16 more articles in the media than Insteel Industries. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Gibraltar Industries and 1 mentions for Insteel Industries. Gibraltar Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.03 beat Insteel Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Gibraltar Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Insteel Industries 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Gibraltar Industries 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryGibraltar Industries beats Insteel Industries on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 IIIN 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$710.43M$2.29B$7.65B$9.77BDividend Yield0.32%1.09%4.56%4.10%P/E Ratio36.9715.2526.0325.26Price / Sales1.170.42100.7188.28Price / Cash16.768.6527.5728.45Price / Book2.141.104.366.00Net Income$19.31M$1.21B$796.69M$265.34M7 Day Performance1.80%0.85%1.06%2.84%1 Month Performance1.28%6.00%1.19%1.58%1 Year Performance13.22%2.16%32.40%25.40% Insteel Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IIINInsteel Industries1.0542 of 5 stars$36.54-1.7%N/A+15.0%$709.77M$604.57M36.94960ROCKGibraltar Industries3.2676 of 5 stars$58.09-0.1%N/A-5.0%$1.72B$1.31B13.932,107NXQuanex Building Products4.9212 of 5 stars$19.32-1.6%$38.00+96.6%-22.6%$902.45M$1.28B32.757,068APOGApogee Enterprises4.2364 of 5 stars$41.13-0.9%$45.00+9.4%-32.7%$893.91M$1.36B17.584,500Positive NewsAMWDAmerican Woodmark3.7633 of 5 stars$59.54-1.7%$83.33+40.0%-32.5%$878.03M$1.71B9.197,800LIILennox International4.1694 of 5 stars$582.180.0%$635.33+9.1%+4.0%$20.45B$5.34B24.8914,200Positive NewsBLDRBuilders FirstSource4.6474 of 5 stars$128.96-2.5%$154.44+19.8%-15.0%$14.61B$16.40B19.5729,000Positive NewsMASMasco4.6914 of 5 stars$68.94-0.5%$74.13+7.5%-3.4%$14.51B$7.83B18.2918,000Positive NewsOCOwens Corning4.592 of 5 stars$141.93-1.4%$184.60+30.1%-5.9%$12.03B$10.98B36.8625,000Short Interest ↑AOSA. O. Smith4.6551 of 5 stars$70.55-0.4%$77.43+9.8%-9.4%$9.93B$3.82B19.6512,700Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionAWIArmstrong World Industries4.3758 of 5 stars$189.55+0.7%$177.13-6.6%+58.0%$8.14B$1.45B28.043,600 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Gibraltar Industries Competitors Quanex Building Products Competitors Apogee Enterprises Competitors American Woodmark Competitors Lennox International Competitors Builders FirstSource Competitors Masco Competitors Owens Corning Competitors A. O. 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