Northwest Pipe (NWPX) Competitors

Northwest Pipe (NASDAQ:NWPX) and Synalloy (NASDAQ:SYNL) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the media prefer NWPX or SYNL?

In the previous week, Northwest Pipe had 4 more articles in the media than Synalloy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Northwest Pipe and 0 mentions for Synalloy. Northwest Pipe's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Synalloy's score of 0.59 indicating that Northwest Pipe is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northwest Pipe	Positive
Synalloy	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, NWPX or SYNL?

Northwest Pipe has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synalloy has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NWPX or SYNL?

80.6% of Northwest Pipe shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.9% of Synalloy shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Northwest Pipe shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of Synalloy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is NWPX or SYNL more profitable?

Synalloy has a net margin of 9.07% compared to Northwest Pipe's net margin of 6.12%. Synalloy's return on equity of 32.61% beat Northwest Pipe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northwest Pipe	6.12%	8.47%	4.79%
Synalloy	9.07%	32.61%	13.84%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, NWPX or SYNL?

Northwest Pipe has higher revenue and earnings than Synalloy. Synalloy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northwest Pipe, 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
Northwest Pipe	$444.36M	1.19	$21.07M	$2.94	18.11
Synalloy	$334.71M	0.00	$20.25M	$3.76	N/A

Do analysts prefer NWPX or SYNL?

Northwest Pipe currently has a consensus price target of $45.00, indicating a potential downside of 15.49%. Given Synalloy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Synalloy is more favorable than Northwest Pipe.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northwest Pipe	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Synalloy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NWPX or SYNL?

Synalloy received 35 more outperform votes than Northwest Pipe when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.54% of users gave Synalloy an outperform vote while only 57.61% of users gave Northwest Pipe an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Northwest Pipe	Outperform Votes 280 57.61%	Underperform Votes 206 42.39%
Synalloy	Outperform Votes 315 75.54%	Underperform Votes 102 24.46%

Summary

Northwest Pipe beats Synalloy on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.