CIX vs. JBI, JELD, LEGH, CPAC, SMID, CSTE, BW, ACU, RECT, and VATE
Should you be buying CompX International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CompX International include Janus International Group (JBI), JELD-WEN (JELD), Legacy Housing (LEGH), Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (CPAC), Smith-Midland (SMID), Caesarstone (CSTE), Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW), Acme United (ACU), Rectitude (RECT), and INNOVATE (VATE). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry.
CompX International vs.
Janus International Group (NYSE:JBI) and CompX International (NYSE:CIX) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.
CompX International has a net margin of 12.48% compared to Janus International Group's net margin of 10.62%. Janus International Group's return on equity of 21.10% beat CompX International's return on equity.
In the previous week, Janus International Group had 3 more articles in the media than CompX International. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Janus International Group and 1 mentions for CompX International. CompX International's average media sentiment score of 2.00 beat Janus International Group's score of 0.76 indicating that CompX International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Janus International Group received 1 more outperform votes than CompX International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave CompX International an outperform vote while only 44.74% of users gave Janus International Group an outperform vote.
Janus International Group presently has a consensus price target of $10.25, suggesting a potential upside of 35.24%. Given Janus International Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Janus International Group is more favorable than CompX International.
Janus International Group has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CompX International has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Janus International Group has higher revenue and earnings than CompX International. Janus International Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CompX International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
88.8% of Janus International Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.5% of CompX International shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Janus International Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of CompX International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Janus International Group beats CompX International on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CIX) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
