Quanex Building Products (NX) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings & 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	$2.61B	1.29	$209.90M	$4.90	14.29
Quanex Building Products	$1.44B	0.55	$33.06M	$0.61	27.37

Does the media prefer GFF or NX?

In the previous week, Griffon had 4 more articles in the media than Quanex Building Products. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Griffon and 6 mentions for Quanex Building Products. Griffon's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Quanex Building Products' score of 1.31 indicating that Griffon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Griffon	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Quanex Building Products	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer GFF or NX?

Griffon presently has a consensus target price of $97.20, suggesting a potential upside of 38.84%. Quanex Building Products has a consensus target price of $38.00, suggesting a potential upside of 127.61%. Given Quanex Building Products' higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.40
Quanex Building Products	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GFF or NX?

73.2% of Griffon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.5% of Quanex Building Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.2% of Griffon shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Quanex Building Products shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GFF or NX more profitable?

Griffon has a net margin of 9.13% compared to Quanex Building Products' net margin of 2.59%. Griffon's return on equity of 120.61% beat Quanex Building Products' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Griffon	9.13%	120.61%	11.15%
Quanex Building Products	2.59%	11.79%	6.64%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GFF or NX?

Quanex Building Products received 71 more outperform votes than Griffon when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.83% of users gave Griffon an outperform vote while only 65.56% of users gave Quanex Building Products an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Griffon	Outperform Votes 266 66.83%	Underperform Votes 132 33.17%
Quanex Building Products	Outperform Votes 337 65.56%	Underperform Votes 177 34.44%

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 1.9%. Griffon pays out 14.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quanex Building Products pays out 52.5% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, GFF or NX?

Griffon has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quanex Building Products has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Griffon beats Quanex Building Products on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.