SXI vs. GTLS, VMI, FLS, TKR, ESE, NPO, MWA, KAI, AIN, and KMT
Should you be buying Standex International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Standex International include Chart Industries (GTLS), Valmont Industries (VMI), Flowserve (FLS), Timken (TKR), ESCO Technologies (ESE), Enpro (NPO), Mueller Water Products (MWA), Kadant (KAI), Albany International (AIN), and Kennametal (KMT). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.
Standex International vs. Its Competitors
Standex International (NYSE:SXI) and Chart Industries (NYSE:GTLS) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.
Standex International has a net margin of 8.09% compared to Chart Industries' net margin of 5.93%. Chart Industries' return on equity of 13.93% beat Standex International's return on equity.
Standex International currently has a consensus price target of $223.33, indicating a potential upside of 34.16%. Chart Industries has a consensus price target of $200.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.93%. Given Standex International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Standex International is more favorable than Chart Industries.
In the previous week, Chart Industries had 13 more articles in the media than Standex International. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Chart Industries and 2 mentions for Standex International. Chart Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Standex International's score of 0.80 indicating that Chart Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
90.4% of Standex International shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Standex International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Chart 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.
Standex International has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chart Industries has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Chart Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Standex International. Standex International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chart Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Chart Industries beats Standex International on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NYSE:SXI) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
