TPCS vs. SMID, ZJK, ACU, BW, MTEN, VATE, RECT, CSTE, NWGL, and NISN
Should you be buying Techprecision stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Techprecision include Smith-Midland (SMID), ZJK Industrial (ZJK), Acme United (ACU), Babcock (BW), Mingteng International (MTEN), INNOVATE (VATE), Rectitude (RECT), Caesarstone (CSTE), Nature Wood Group (NWGL), and NiSun International Enterprise Development Group (NISN). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry.
Techprecision vs. Its Competitors
Techprecision (NASDAQ:TPCS) and Smith-Midland (NASDAQ:SMID) are both small-cap construction materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.
In the previous week, Techprecision had 1 more articles in the media than Smith-Midland. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Techprecision and 2 mentions for Smith-Midland. Techprecision's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Smith-Midland's score of 0.00 indicating that Techprecision is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Techprecision has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smith-Midland has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Smith-Midland has a net margin of 11.64% compared to Techprecision's net margin of -8.07%. Smith-Midland's return on equity of 23.92% beat Techprecision's return on equity.
Smith-Midland has higher revenue and earnings than Techprecision. Techprecision is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smith-Midland, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
15.5% of Techprecision shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of Smith-Midland shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.4% of Techprecision shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Smith-Midland shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Smith-Midland beats Techprecision on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NASDAQ:TPCS) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
