Standex International (SXI) Competitors

Standex International (NYSE:SXI) and Chart Industries (NYSE:GTLS) are both industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, community ranking and profitability.

Is SXI or GTLS more profitable?

Standex International has a net margin of 7.59% compared to Chart Industries' net margin of 4.30%. Standex International's return on equity of 13.28% beat Chart Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Standex International	7.59%	13.28%	7.51%
Chart Industries	4.30%	13.25%	4.24%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SXI or GTLS?

Standex International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Chart Industries. Chart Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Standex International, 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
Standex International	$717.74M	2.47	$73.07M	$4.58	32.49
Chart Industries	$4.16B	1.37	$47.30M	$4.11	30.34

Which has more volatility & risk, SXI or GTLS?

Standex International has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chart Industries has a beta of 1.87, suggesting that its share price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate SXI or GTLS?

Standex International presently has a consensus target price of $231.33, suggesting a potential upside of 55.46%. Chart Industries has a consensus target price of $201.83, suggesting a potential upside of 61.87%. Given Chart Industries' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Chart Industries is more favorable than Standex International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Standex International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Chart Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SXI or GTLS?

90.3% 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SXI or GTLS?

Chart Industries received 219 more outperform votes than Standex International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.06% of users gave Standex International an outperform vote while only 63.07% of users gave Chart Industries an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Standex International	Outperform Votes 283 65.06%	Underperform Votes 152 34.94%
Chart Industries	Outperform Votes 502 63.07%	Underperform Votes 294 36.93%

Does the media favor SXI or GTLS?

In the previous week, Chart Industries had 20 more articles in the media than Standex International. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Chart Industries and 1 mentions for Standex International. Chart Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Standex International's score of 0.23 indicating that Chart Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Standex International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Chart Industries	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Standex International beats Chart Industries on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.