NN (NNBR) Competitors

Graham (NYSE:GHM) and NN (NASDAQ:NNBR) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

Is GHM or NNBR more profitable?

Graham has a net margin of 3.95% compared to NN's net margin of -8.05%. Graham's return on equity of 7.91% beat NN's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Graham	3.95%	7.91%	3.59%
NN	-8.05%	-10.61%	-2.42%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, GHM or NNBR?

Graham has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NN. NN is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Graham, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Graham	$185.53M	2.51	$4.56M	$0.71	60.20
NN	$489.27M	0.39	-$50.15M	-$1.09	-3.47

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GHM or NNBR?

NN received 60 more outperform votes than Graham when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.01% of users gave Graham an outperform vote while only 51.67% of users gave NN an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Graham	Outperform Votes 265 64.01%	Underperform Votes 149 35.99%
NN	Outperform Votes 325 51.67%	Underperform Votes 304 48.33%

Does the media favor GHM or NNBR?

In the previous week, Graham had 10 more articles in the media than NN. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Graham and 0 mentions for NN. Graham's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat NN's score of 0.00 indicating that Graham is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Graham	Positive
NN	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, GHM or NNBR?

Graham has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NN has a beta of 2.96, indicating that its stock price is 196% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GHM or NNBR?

69.5% of Graham shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of NN shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Graham shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of NN shares are owned by 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.

Do analysts prefer GHM or NNBR?

Graham presently has a consensus price target of $35.00, indicating a potential downside of 18.11%. NN has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 58.52%. Given NN's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NN is more favorable than Graham.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Graham	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
NN	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Graham beats NN on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.