AZZ (AZZ) Competitors $87.82 -1.67 (-1.86%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends AZZ vs. XPEL, NTIC, AOS, ATR, RRX, CCK, AA, AIT, RBC, and GNRCShould you be buying AZZ stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AZZ include XPEL (XPEL), Northern Technologies International (NTIC), A. O. Smith (AOS), AptarGroup (ATR), Regal Rexnord (RRX), Crown (CCK), Alcoa (AA), Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), RBC Bearings (RBC), and Generac (GNRC). AZZ vs. XPEL Northern Technologies International A. O. Smith AptarGroup Regal Rexnord Crown Alcoa Applied Industrial Technologies RBC Bearings Generac XPEL (NASDAQ:XPEL) and AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and earnings. Is XPEL or AZZ more profitable? XPEL has a net margin of 11.61% compared to AZZ's net margin of 7.94%. XPEL's return on equity of 24.68% beat AZZ's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets XPEL11.61% 24.68% 18.58% AZZ 7.94%16.99%6.94% Do analysts recommend XPEL or AZZ? XPEL presently has a consensus target price of $49.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.86%. AZZ has a consensus target price of $96.80, indicating a potential upside of 10.27%. Given XPEL's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe XPEL is more favorable than AZZ.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score XPEL 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00AZZ 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Does the media favor XPEL or AZZ? In the previous week, AZZ had 9 more articles in the media than XPEL. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for AZZ and 0 mentions for XPEL. AZZ's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat XPEL's score of 0.00 indicating that AZZ is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment XPEL Neutral AZZ Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in XPEL or AZZ? 75.1% of XPEL shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of AZZ shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of XPEL shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of AZZ shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in XPEL or AZZ? AZZ received 254 more outperform votes than XPEL when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.56% of users gave XPEL an outperform vote while only 55.17% of users gave AZZ an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformXPELOutperform Votes4555.56% Underperform Votes3644.44% AZZOutperform Votes29955.17% Underperform Votes24344.83% Which has more volatility & risk, XPEL or AZZ? XPEL has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AZZ has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, XPEL or AZZ? AZZ has higher revenue and earnings than XPEL. XPEL is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AZZ, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioXPEL$418.41M2.92$52.80M$1.7525.26AZZ$1.54B1.71$101.61M$1.4859.31 SummaryXPEL beats AZZ on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AZZ News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AZZ 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 NYSE 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 AZZ vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAZZCoating, engraving, & allied services IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.62B$991.12M$9.47B$20.01BDividend Yield0.78%1.48%2.09%3.61%P/E Ratio59.3136.0121.7042.05Price / Sales1.712.254.6017.31Price / Cash9.8114.6618.6820.20Price / Book2.554.175.025.74Net Income$101.61M$39.24M$402.95M$1.01B7 Day Performance1.44%1.05%1.99%1.60%1 Month Performance7.50%10.27%5.63%5.53%1 Year Performance45.12%0.37%39.26%18.59% AZZ Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AZZAZZ3.9069 of 5 stars$87.83-1.9%$96.80+10.2%+52.5%$2.62B$1.54B59.343,873Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑XPELXPEL1.4921 of 5 stars$42.13-1.0%$49.00+16.3%-16.6%$1.16B$396.29M24.071,054NTICNorthern Technologies International4.6986 of 5 stars$12.90-0.7%$20.00+55.0%+4.7%$122.16M$85.06M24.81200Dividend AnnouncementAOSA. O. Smith4.4196 of 5 stars$71.87+0.7%$83.14+15.7%-10.5%$10.42B$3.85B18.9112,000Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑ATRAptarGroup4.6947 of 5 stars$156.08-0.2%$190.60+22.1%+22.3%$10.39B$3.49B31.3413,800Positive NewsRRXRegal Rexnord4.6681 of 5 stars$156.41-1.3%$202.00+29.1%+16.0%$10.36B$6.25B49.3432,100CCKCrown4.5818 of 5 stars$85.59+0.4%$105.46+23.2%-4.2%$10.24B$12.01B105.6625,000AAAlcoa4.1629 of 5 stars$39.57+1.7%$46.36+17.2%+41.1%$10.22B$10.55B-22.4913,600Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap UpAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.4413 of 5 stars$257.21+0.7%$285.71+11.1%+50.5%$9.89B$4.48B26.256,500Upcoming EarningsRBCRBC Bearings1.4904 of 5 stars$312.19+0.9%$325.33+4.2%+15.5%$9.81B$1.56B45.585,302News CoveragePositive NewsGNRCGenerac4.3193 of 5 stars$161.12+0.5%$174.30+8.2%+40.3%$9.59B$4.12B33.438,600News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies XPEL Competitors Northern Technologies International Competitors A. O. 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