Quanex Building Products (NX) Competitors

Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) and UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor NX or UFPI?

In the previous week, UFP Industries had 7 more articles in the media than Quanex Building Products. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for UFP Industries and 1 mentions for Quanex Building Products. Quanex Building Products' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat UFP Industries' score of 0.52 indicating that Quanex Building Products is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Quanex Building Products	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
UFP Industries	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NX or UFPI more profitable?

UFP Industries has a net margin of 5.64% compared to Quanex Building Products' net margin of 1.05%. UFP Industries' return on equity of 11.78% beat Quanex Building Products' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quanex Building Products	1.05%	10.02%	4.64%
UFP Industries	5.64%	11.78%	9.06%

Which has more volatility & risk, NX or UFPI?

Quanex Building Products has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UFP Industries has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NX or UFPI?

97.5% of Quanex Building Products shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of UFP Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Quanex Building Products shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of UFP Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, NX or UFPI?

UFP Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Quanex Building Products. UFP Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quanex Building Products, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Quanex Building Products	$1.28B	0.66	$33.06M	$0.59	31.24
UFP Industries	$6.61B	0.92	$414.56M	$6.11	16.54

Is NX or UFPI a better dividend stock?

Quanex Building Products pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. UFP Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Quanex Building Products pays out 54.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UFP Industries pays out 22.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. UFP Industries has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Do analysts recommend NX or UFPI?

Quanex Building Products presently has a consensus target price of $38.00, suggesting a potential upside of 106.19%. UFP Industries has a consensus target price of $143.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.50%. Given Quanex Building Products' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Quanex Building Products is more favorable than UFP Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quanex Building Products	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
UFP Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

UFP Industries beats Quanex Building Products on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.