Graham (GHM) Competitors $33.49 -1.73 (-4.91%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$33.44 -0.05 (-0.13%) As of 02/21/2025 07:48 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends GHM vs. PRLB, GRC, TRS, HY, ERII, CMCO, OFLX, FSTR, NNBR, and EMLShould you be buying Graham stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Graham include Proto Labs (PRLB), Gorman-Rupp (GRC), TriMas (TRS), Hyster-Yale Materials Handling (HY), Energy Recovery (ERII), Columbus McKinnon (CMCO), Omega Flex (OFLX), L.B. Foster (FSTR), NN (NNBR), and Eastern (EML). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Graham vs. Proto Labs Gorman-Rupp TriMas Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Energy Recovery Columbus McKinnon Omega Flex L.B. Foster NN Eastern Graham (NYSE:GHM) and Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals and insiders believe in GHM or PRLB? 69.5% of Graham shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Proto Labs shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Graham shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Proto Labs shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, GHM or PRLB? Proto Labs has higher revenue and earnings than Graham. Graham 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 RatioGraham$185.53M1.97$4.56M$0.8340.35Proto Labs$500.89M1.99$16.59M$0.6562.44 Do analysts recommend GHM or PRLB? Graham presently has a consensus price target of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.51%. Proto Labs has a consensus price target of $43.67, suggesting a potential upside of 7.59%. Given Proto Labs' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Proto Labs is more favorable than Graham.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Graham 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Proto Labs 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media prefer GHM or PRLB? In the previous week, Graham had 6 more articles in the media than Proto Labs. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Graham and 1 mentions for Proto Labs. Proto Labs' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Graham's score of 0.05 indicating that Proto Labs is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Graham 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Proto Labs 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor GHM or PRLB? Proto Labs received 62 more outperform votes than Graham when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.94% of users gave Graham an outperform vote while only 62.72% of users gave Proto Labs an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGrahamOutperform Votes26663.94% Underperform Votes15036.06% Proto LabsOutperform Votes32862.72% Underperform Votes19537.28% Is GHM or PRLB more profitable? Graham has a net margin of 4.60% compared to Proto Labs' net margin of 3.31%. Graham's return on equity of 9.35% beat Proto Labs' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Graham4.60% 9.35% 4.16% Proto Labs 3.31%2.44%2.19% Which has more risk and volatility, GHM or PRLB? Graham has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Proto Labs has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryProto Labs beats Graham on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Graham News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GHM 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 GHM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGrahamGeneral industrial machinery & equipment IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$365.04M$14.56B$9.06B$20.07BDividend YieldN/A1.21%2.09%3.65%P/E Ratio40.3519.6016.7834.90Price / Sales1.972.314.1215.64Price / Cash35.7316.8222.2520.85Price / Book3.194.654.494.92Net Income$4.56M$539.71M$424.79M$1.02B7 Day Performance-10.68%-4.18%-2.83%-1.05%1 Month Performance-28.64%-13.11%-5.46%-1.09%1 Year Performance47.01%9.15%29.53%13.70% Graham Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GHMGraham3.1399 of 5 stars$33.49-4.9%$35.00+4.5%+45.2%$384M$185.53M40.35490Analyst UpgradePRLBProto Labs2.1477 of 5 stars$44.20-1.8%$43.67-1.2%+12.4%$1.08B$503.88M47.022,415GRCGorman-Rupp2.4602 of 5 stars$38.08+0.4%N/A+7.2%$998.76M$659.67M26.261,450TRSTriMas4.026 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 Recovery4.8026 of 5 stars$15.29+1.3%$20.75+35.7%-6.2%$885.14M$128.35M44.97250Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsCMCOColumbus McKinnon4.0503 of 5 stars$20.48-0.1%$44.00+114.8%-54.8%$587.57M$1.01B38.643,515Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeOFLXOmega Flex1.8534 of 5 stars$37.92-1.4%N/A-49.9%$382.61M$111.46M20.95170News CoverageFSTRL.B. Foster4.2074 of 5 stars$27.50-2.7%$25.00-9.1%+13.3%$297.83M$543.74M7.071,065Positive NewsNNBRNN3.4699 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 Competitors Gorman-Rupp Competitors TriMas Competitors Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Competitors Energy Recovery Competitors Columbus McKinnon Competitors Omega Flex Competitors L.B. Foster Competitors NN Competitors Eastern 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:GHM) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendThere's a little-known secret about Tesla that even seasoned investors don't know. 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