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INNOVATE (HCHC) Competitors

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HCHC vs. PRLB, GIFI, VATE, TPCS, VMI, and ACA

Should you be buying INNOVATE stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of INNOVATE include Proto Labs (PRLB), Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI), INNOVATE (VATE), TechPrecision (TPCS), Valmont Industries (VMI), and Arcosa (ACA).

INNOVATE vs.

Proto Labs (NYSE:PRLB) and INNOVATE (NYSE:HCHC) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

Proto Labs received 55 more outperform votes than INNOVATE when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.88% of users gave Proto Labs an outperform vote while only 52.82% of users gave INNOVATE an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Proto LabsOutperform Votes
327
62.88%
Underperform Votes
193
37.12%
INNOVATEOutperform Votes
272
52.82%
Underperform Votes
243
47.18%

In the previous week, Proto Labs had 2 more articles in the media than INNOVATE. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Proto Labs and 0 mentions for INNOVATE. Proto Labs' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat INNOVATE's score of 0.32 indicating that Proto Labs is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Proto Labs Positive
INNOVATE Neutral

Proto Labs presently has a consensus price target of $40.33, indicating a potential upside of 2.14%. Given Proto Labs' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Proto Labs is more favorable than INNOVATE.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Proto Labs
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
INNOVATE
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Proto Labs has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, INNOVATE has a beta of 2.31, meaning that its stock price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Proto Labs has higher earnings, but lower revenue than INNOVATE.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Proto Labs$503.88M1.92$17.22M$0.9442.01
INNOVATE$1.01B0.30-$92MN/AN/A

84.5% of Proto Labs shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.5% of INNOVATE shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Proto Labs shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.5% of INNOVATE shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Proto Labs has a net margin of 4.76% compared to INNOVATE's net margin of -3.10%. Proto Labs' return on equity of 3.49% beat INNOVATE's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Proto Labs4.76% 3.49% 3.14%
INNOVATE -3.10%-15.62%-1.13%

Summary

Proto Labs beats INNOVATE on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HCHC vs. The Competition

MetricINNOVATEFabricated Structural Metal Products IndustryConglomerates SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$302.72M$2.22B$16.60B$20.16B
Dividend YieldN/A0.45%2.79%3.49%
P/E Ratio-5.9816.153.9837.74
Price / Sales0.301.270.5718.58
Price / Cash63.9713.6333.2121.28
Price / Book0.502.570.314.65
Net Income-$92M$42.21M$1.79B$985.06M

INNOVATE Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HCHC
INNOVATE
N/A$3.89
+1.0%
N/A+274.0%$302.72M$1.01B-5.982,803Analyst Forecast
PRLB
Proto Labs
1.5028 of 5 stars
$39.49
+0.6%
$40.33
+2.1%
+7.5%$967.90M$503.88M41.762,415Positive News
GIFI
Gulf Island Fabrication
2.2345 of 5 stars
$6.93
+0.1%
N/A+66.7%$113.31M$151.07M6.59960
VATE
INNOVATE
0.2346 of 5 stars
$4.76
+22.4%
N/A-61.5%$63.12M$1.42B-1.174,024High Trading Volume
TPCS
TechPrecision
0.4536 of 5 stars
$3.15
+2.3%
N/A-56.0%$30.30M$31.59M0.00160Gap Up
VMI
Valmont Industries
3.9938 of 5 stars
$340.27
+0.0%
$370.00
+8.7%
+59.1%$6.82B$4.17B23.2811,125Insider Trade
News Coverage
Positive News
ACA
Arcosa
4.2899 of 5 stars
$109.05
+3.0%
$104.25
-4.4%
+44.0%$5.32B$2.31B41.456,075Positive News

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