Omega Flex (OFLX) Competitors $36.25 -0.89 (-2.40%) Closing price 02/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$36.26 +0.01 (+0.01%) As of 02/21/2025 05:11 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 TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends OFLX vs. PRLB, GRC, TRS, HY, ERII, CMCO, GHM, FSTR, NNBR, and EMLShould you be buying Omega Flex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Omega Flex include Proto Labs (PRLB), Gorman-Rupp (GRC), TriMas (TRS), Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (HY), Energy Recovery (ERII), Columbus McKinnon (CMCO), Graham (GHM), L.B. Foster (FSTR), NN (NNBR), and Eastern (EML). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Omega Flex vs. Proto Labs Gorman-Rupp TriMas Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Energy Recovery Columbus McKinnon Graham L.B. Foster NN Eastern Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) and Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation. Is PRLB or OFLX more profitable? Omega Flex has a net margin of 17.71% compared to Proto Labs' net margin of 3.31%. Omega Flex's return on equity of 22.68% beat Proto Labs' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Proto Labs3.31% 2.44% 2.19% Omega Flex 17.71%22.68%18.13% Does the media favor PRLB or OFLX? In the previous week, Proto Labs and Proto Labs both had 1 articles in the media. Proto Labs' average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Omega Flex's score of 0.67 indicating that Proto Labs is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Proto Labs 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Omega Flex 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor PRLB or OFLX? Proto Labs received 139 more outperform votes than Omega Flex when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.98% of users gave Omega Flex an outperform vote while only 62.72% of users gave Proto Labs an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformProto LabsOutperform Votes32862.72% Underperform Votes19537.28% Omega FlexOutperform Votes18968.98% Underperform Votes8531.02% Which has better earnings and valuation, PRLB or OFLX? Omega Flex has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Proto Labs. Omega Flex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Proto Labs, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioProto Labs$500.89M1.99$16.59M$0.6562.44Omega Flex$111.46M3.28$20.76M$1.8120.03 Do institutionals and insiders believe in PRLB or OFLX? 84.5% of Proto Labs shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of Omega Flex shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Proto Labs shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 65.2% of Omega Flex shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate PRLB or OFLX? Proto Labs presently has a consensus target price of $43.67, indicating a potential upside of 7.59%. Given Proto Labs' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Proto Labs is more favorable than Omega Flex.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Proto Labs 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Omega Flex 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk and volatility, PRLB or OFLX? Proto Labs has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Omega Flex has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryProto Labs beats Omega Flex on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Omega Flex News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for OFLX 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 OFLX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricOmega FlexHeating equipment, except electric & warm air; & plumbing fixtures IndustryIndustrial SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$374.90M$5.52B$9.22B$9.15BDividend Yield3.66%2.59%2.10%3.85%P/E Ratio20.0319.9616.7719.17Price / Sales3.281.794.3370.93Price / Cash17.1511.8022.0934.83Price / Book4.642.494.414.62Net Income$20.76M$281.16M$424.79M$246.06M7 Day Performance-4.40%-3.95%-2.87%-2.63%1 Month Performance-9.38%-4.33%-5.50%-2.16%1 Year Performance-49.60%-32.27%29.45%12.88% Omega Flex Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OFLXOmega Flex1.8503 of 5 stars$36.25-2.4%N/A-49.9%$374.90M$111.46M20.03170News CoverageHigh Trading VolumePRLBProto Labs2.2983 of 5 stars$44.20-1.8%$43.67-1.2%+12.4%$1.08B$503.88M47.022,415Positive NewsGRCGorman-Rupp2.4602 of 5 stars$38.08+0.4%N/A+7.2%$998.76M$659.67M26.261,450TRSTriMas4.0136 of 5 stars$23.88-0.5%$40.00+67.5%-11.9%$968.81M$893.55M37.313,400Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementHYHyster-Yale Materials Handling3.9174 of 5 stars$52.81+0.9%$80.00+51.5%-25.0%$924.70M$4.12B5.938,600ERIIEnergy Recovery4.7891 of 5 stars$15.29+1.3%$20.75+35.7%-6.2%$885.14M$128.35M44.97250Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsCMCOColumbus McKinnon4.0491 of 5 stars$20.48-0.1%$44.00+114.8%-54.8%$587.57M$1.01B38.643,515Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeGHMGraham3.1297 of 5 stars$37.49-0.6%$35.00-6.7%+45.2%$408.31M$185.53M52.81490Analyst UpgradeFSTRL.B. Foster4.2067 of 5 stars$27.50-2.7%$25.00-9.1%+13.3%$297.83M$543.74M7.071,065Positive NewsNNBRNN3.4653 of 5 stars$3.48+5.1%$6.00+72.4%-39.2%$173.83M$489.27M-3.193,160News CoverageEMLEastern0.9726 of 5 stars$28.06-1.8%N/A+15.6%$173.41M$273.45M-27.241,199Analyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Proto Labs Alternatives Gorman-Rupp Alternatives TriMas Alternatives Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Alternatives Energy Recovery Alternatives Columbus McKinnon Alternatives Graham Alternatives L.B. Foster Alternatives NN Alternatives Eastern Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:OFLX) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNvidia’s Next Big Move Comes on Feb. 26Nvidia isn't the only company that benefits greatly from these earnings calls. 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