Quanex Building Products (NX) Competitors

Griffon (NYSE:GFF) and Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and community ranking.

Which has more risk & volatility, GFF or NX?

Griffon has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quanex Building Products has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to GFF or NX?

In the previous week, Quanex Building Products had 18 more articles in the media than Griffon. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Quanex Building Products and 6 mentions for Griffon. Griffon's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Quanex Building Products' score of 0.48 indicating that Griffon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Griffon	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Quanex Building Products	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate GFF or NX?

Griffon presently has a consensus target price of $89.25, suggesting a potential upside of 22.53%. Quanex Building Products has a consensus target price of $38.00, suggesting a potential upside of 51.39%. Given Quanex Building Products' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Quanex Building Products is more favorable than Griffon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Griffon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Quanex Building Products	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GFF or NX?

Quanex Building Products received 79 more outperform votes than Griffon when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.15% of users gave Griffon an outperform vote while only 65.69% of users gave Quanex Building Products an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Griffon	Outperform Votes 258 66.15%	Underperform Votes 132 33.85%
Quanex Building Products	Outperform Votes 337 65.69%	Underperform Votes 176 34.31%

Is GFF or NX a better dividend stock?

Griffon pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Quanex Building Products pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Griffon pays out 17.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quanex Building Products pays out 28.6% 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. Griffon has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GFF or NX?

73.2% of Griffon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.5% of Quanex Building Products shares are held by institutional investors. 16.1% of Griffon shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Quanex Building Products shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GFF or NX?

Griffon has higher revenue and earnings than Quanex Building Products. Griffon 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
Griffon	$2.62B	1.33	$209.90M	$4.23	17.22
Quanex Building Products	$1.28B	0.93	$82.50M	$1.12	22.41

Is GFF or NX more profitable?

Griffon has a net margin of 8.00% compared to Quanex Building Products' net margin of 2.59%. Griffon's return on equity of 108.70% beat Quanex Building Products' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Griffon	8.00%	108.70%	10.63%
Quanex Building Products	2.59%	14.06%	9.56%

Summary

Griffon beats Quanex Building Products on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.