AZZ (AZZ) Competitors $81.10 -0.56 (-0.69%) (As of 02:51 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends AZZ vs. XPEL, NTIC, ATR, RRX, TTEK, CNM, AOS, CCK, RBC, and AITShould you be buying AZZ stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AZZ include XPEL (XPEL), Northern Technologies International (NTIC), AptarGroup (ATR), Regal Rexnord (RRX), Tetra Tech (TTEK), Core & Main (CNM), A. O. Smith (AOS), Crown (CCK), RBC Bearings (RBC), and Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT). AZZ vs. XPEL Northern Technologies International AptarGroup Regal Rexnord Tetra Tech Core & Main A. O. Smith Crown RBC Bearings Applied Industrial Technologies AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) and XPEL (NASDAQ:XPEL) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, dividends and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, AZZ or XPEL? AZZ has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPEL has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders believe in AZZ or XPEL? 90.9% of AZZ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of XPEL shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of AZZ shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of XPEL shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend AZZ or XPEL? AZZ currently has a consensus price target of $96.80, indicating a potential upside of 18.54%. XPEL has a consensus price target of $49.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.57%. Given XPEL's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe XPEL is more favorable than AZZ.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AZZ 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57XPEL 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor AZZ or XPEL? In the previous week, AZZ had 2 more articles in the media than XPEL. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for AZZ and 2 mentions for XPEL. XPEL's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat AZZ's score of 1.09 indicating that XPEL is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AZZ 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive XPEL 1 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 believe in AZZ or XPEL? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAZZOutperform Votes29955.17% Underperform Votes24344.83% XPELOutperform Votes4555.56% Underperform Votes3644.44% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AZZ or XPEL? 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 RatioAZZ$1.57B1.55$101.61M$1.2863.80XPEL$418.41M2.69$52.80M$1.7523.22 Is AZZ or XPEL more profitable? XPEL has a net margin of 11.61% compared to AZZ's net margin of 7.63%. XPEL's return on equity of 24.68% beat AZZ's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AZZ7.63% 16.88% 6.66% XPEL 11.61%24.68%18.58% SummaryXPEL beats AZZ on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DarwinHow Low-Cost Stocks Generate Monthly IncomeAre you ready to transform your investment strategy and generate a steady monthly income? We’re excited to offer you our exclusive report, "Options Trading Strategy: 2 (Surprisingly) Low-Cost Stocks Primed for Generating Monthly Income," FREE!👉 Yes, I Want the Free Report! 👈 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$2.44B$924.91M$9.26B$19.19BDividend Yield0.81%1.44%2.13%3.64%P/E Ratio63.8037.3521.0841.31Price / Sales1.551.984.8617.54Price / Cash10.6215.8119.2521.28Price / Book2.923.794.225.32Net Income$101.61M$39.24M$398.18M$989.88M7 Day Performance-13.58%-11.75%-4.88%-3.21%1 Month Performance-14.53%-12.50%-3.64%-4.74%1 Year Performance43.21%-0.24%14.04%11.56% AZZ Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AZZAZZ4.032 of 5 stars$81.10-0.7%$96.80+19.4%+43.2%$2.42B$1.57B63.363,873Positive NewsXPELXPEL2.4822 of 5 stars$43.63-1.0%$49.00+12.3%-27.6%$1.21B$396.29M25.171,054Positive NewsNTICNorthern Technologies International4.5071 of 5 stars$14.21-1.1%$20.00+40.7%+13.5%$134.57M$85.06M26.13200ATRAptarGroup4.7968 of 5 stars$169.07-0.7%$195.00+15.3%+25.3%$11.25B$3.57B33.9913,800Positive NewsRRXRegal Rexnord4.98 of 5 stars$168.31-0.3%$205.13+21.9%+4.9%$11.15B$6.25B53.2732,100Positive NewsTTEKTetra Tech3.6621 of 5 stars$41.42-1.5%$49.32+19.1%+21.1%$11.09B$5.20B34.6130,000Positive NewsCNMCore & Main3.2923 of 5 stars$52.70+0.9%$58.10+10.2%+27.4%$10.60B$7.18B24.515,000Positive NewsAOSA. O. Smith4.6017 of 5 stars$72.51+0.0%$83.17+14.7%-15.9%$10.51B$3.85B19.0812,000CCKCrown4.688 of 5 stars$86.98-1.0%$106.62+22.6%-9.8%$10.41B$11.76B108.4925,000Positive NewsRBCRBC Bearings1.7832 of 5 stars$326.42-0.4%$324.67-0.5%+8.7%$10.25B$1.56B47.825,302Positive NewsAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.8361 of 5 stars$260.47-0.6%$285.71+9.7%+38.6%$10.01B$4.48B26.496,500Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies XPEL Competitors Northern Technologies International Competitors AptarGroup Competitors Regal Rexnord Competitors Tetra Tech Competitors Core & Main Competitors A. O. Smith Competitors Crown Competitors RBC Bearings Competitors Applied Industrial Technologies Competitors 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 (NYSE:AZZ) was last updated on 12/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. And one team...True Market Insiders | SponsoredDid You See Trump’s Bombshell Exec. Order 001?Biden broke it... Now Trump is going to fix it. Starting with "Exec. Order 001."Banyan Hill Publishing | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. The reason why is a new, secretive move being c...Stansberry Research | SponsoredThe #1 Crypto for AIWe’ve issued an urgent landmark trade alert for a new crypto wonder. So, I decided to give you this heads-u...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredElon Musk’s chilling warning for humanityThe 'invasion' I've discovered has nothing to do with the border crisis. What's happening at our southern bord...The Freeport Society | SponsoredTrump’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeDiscover the coin set to explode before 2025! Trump could trigger THIS crypto coin… Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredVideo: Blindfolded Man Gets Into a Cybertruck… What Happens Next Will Shock You“Hi, I’m Jeff Brown… Even though I can’t see a thing… I’m about to get in this Cybertruck and drive up t...Brownstone Research | SponsoredVladimir Lenin was right…The Magnificent 7 could be in for a world of pain… And the insiders know it. It’s why Jeff Bezos just sold ...Porter & Company | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding AZZ Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share AZZ With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.