Insteel Industries (IIIN) Competitors $29.37 +0.30 (+1.03%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.32 -0.05 (-0.16%) As of 06:13 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 FilingsSustainabilityTrends IIIN vs. ROCK, AMWD, APOG, NX, LII, BLDR, MAS, 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), American Woodmark (AMWD), Apogee Enterprises (APOG), Quanex Building Products (NX), Lennox International (LII), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Masco (MAS), 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 American Woodmark Apogee Enterprises Quanex Building Products Lennox International Builders FirstSource Masco Owens Corning A. O. Smith AAON Insteel Industries (NASDAQ:IIIN) and Gibraltar Industries (NASDAQ:ROCK) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in IIIN or ROCK? 83.3% of Insteel Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Gibraltar Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of Insteel Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Gibraltar Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, IIIN or ROCK? Insteel Industries has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gibraltar Industries has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor IIIN or ROCK? Gibraltar Industries received 78 more outperform votes than Insteel Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.91% of users gave Gibraltar Industries an outperform vote while only 61.93% of users gave Insteel Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformInsteel IndustriesOutperform Votes20561.93% Underperform Votes12638.07% Gibraltar IndustriesOutperform Votes28364.91% Underperform Votes15335.09% Does the media prefer IIIN or ROCK? In the previous week, Insteel Industries had 3 more articles in the media than Gibraltar Industries. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Insteel Industries and 2 mentions for Gibraltar Industries. Gibraltar Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Insteel Industries' score of 0.48 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Gibraltar 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 preferable earnings & valuation, 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$529.20M1.08$19.31M$0.9929.66Gibraltar Industries$1.34B1.42$110.53M$3.6017.34 Is IIIN or ROCK more profitable? Gibraltar Industries has a net margin of 8.28% compared to Insteel Industries' net margin of 3.58%. Gibraltar Industries' return on equity of 13.13% beat Insteel Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Insteel Industries3.58% 5.91% 4.93% Gibraltar Industries 8.28%13.13%9.36% SummaryGibraltar Industries beats Insteel Industries on 12 of the 15 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 {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 IndustryIndustrial SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$570.62M$4.82B$9.82B$9.12BDividend Yield0.43%4.41%2.07%3.98%P/E Ratio29.6614.4421.8217.51Price / Sales1.080.646.1683.27Price / Cash15.696.1919.1037.67Price / Book1.721.104.904.72Net Income$19.31M$1.06B$404.44M$224.62M7 Day Performance1.45%4.89%-1.10%-0.42%1 Month Performance9.58%5.40%19.24%3.57%1 Year Performance-16.90%-20.32%36.94%19.11% Insteel Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IIINInsteel Industries3.031 of 5 stars$29.37+1.0%N/A-16.3%$570.62M$529.20M29.66960ROCKGibraltar Industries3.3033 of 5 stars$62.43+0.2%N/A-24.8%$1.89B$1.38B17.342,110Positive NewsAMWDAmerican Woodmark4.1406 of 5 stars$82.16+1.2%$114.00+38.8%-16.3%$1.24B$1.85B12.288,600Short Interest ↑APOGApogee Enterprises4.7977 of 5 stars$52.98-3.7%$62.00+17.0%-3.8%$1.16B$1.42B11.834,400Short Interest ↓Positive NewsNXQuanex Building Products4.9462 of 5 stars$23.05+1.5%$38.00+64.9%-31.2%$1.09B$1.28B20.587,068News CoverageLIILennox International4.3798 of 5 stars$655.92-1.0%$590.50-10.0%+38.6%$23.36B$4.98B31.1512,600Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageBLDRBuilders FirstSource4.691 of 5 stars$173.57+4.1%$205.71+18.5%-4.4%$19.97B$17.10B16.9529,000Short Interest ↑MASMasco4.8026 of 5 stars$81.84+3.3%$86.27+5.4%+16.7%$17.66B$7.97B21.7718,000OCOwens Corning4.3533 of 5 stars$191.24+1.8%$201.75+5.5%+23.1%$16.40B$9.68B16.2818,000Short Interest ↓AOSA. O. Smith4.5274 of 5 stars$71.50+1.3%$83.14+16.3%-15.5%$10.37B$3.85B18.8212,000Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑News CoverageGap DownAAONAAON4.0962 of 5 stars$112.55-15.2%$133.00+18.2%+55.5%$9.15B$1.17B49.583,856Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Gibraltar Industries Competitors American Woodmark Competitors Apogee Enterprises Competitors Quanex Building Products Competitors Lennox International Competitors Builders FirstSource Competitors Masco Competitors Owens Corning Competitors A. O. 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