INNOVATE (VATE) Competitors $8.54 -0.28 (-3.17%) Closing price 03/25/2025 03:56 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.74 +0.20 (+2.34%) As of 03/25/2025 07:03 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VATE vs. ZJK, CIX, SMID, ACU, CSTE, BW, RECT, MTEN, TPCS, and NWGLShould you be buying INNOVATE stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of INNOVATE include ZJK Industrial (ZJK), CompX International (CIX), Smith-Midland (SMID), Acme United (ACU), Caesarstone (CSTE), Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (BW), Rectitude (RECT), Mingteng International (MTEN), TechPrecision (TPCS), and Nature Wood Group (NWGL). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. INNOVATE vs. ZJK Industrial CompX International Smith-Midland Acme United Caesarstone Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Rectitude Mingteng International TechPrecision Nature Wood Group ZJK Industrial (NASDAQ:ZJK) and INNOVATE (NYSE:VATE) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability and risk. Does the media favor ZJK or VATE? In the previous week, ZJK Industrial had 2 more articles in the media than INNOVATE. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for ZJK Industrial and 4 mentions for INNOVATE. INNOVATE's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat ZJK Industrial's score of 0.29 indicating that INNOVATE is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ZJK Industrial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral INNOVATE 0 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ZJK or VATE more profitable? ZJK Industrial has a net margin of 0.00% compared to INNOVATE's net margin of -2.22%. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ZJK IndustrialN/A N/A N/A INNOVATE -2.22%N/A -2.89% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ZJK or VATE? ZJK Industrial and INNOVATE both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformZJK IndustrialN/AN/AINNOVATEN/AN/A Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ZJK or VATE? 34.3% of INNOVATE shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.2% of INNOVATE shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ZJK or VATE? ZJK Industrial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than INNOVATE. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioZJK Industrial$35.89M9.83N/AN/AN/AINNOVATE$1.23B0.09-$35.20M-$3.58-2.39 SummaryZJK Industrial and INNOVATE tied by winning 4 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get INNOVATE News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VATE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart VATE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricINNOVATEFabricated structural metal products IndustryMulti-Sector SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$113.25M$1.86B$13.32B$19.75BDividend YieldN/A0.49%3.27%3.75%P/E Ratio-2.3918.689.6734.05Price / Sales0.091.043.9128.57Price / Cash12.6815.7613.3517.54Price / Book-0.452.172.034.63Net Income-$35.20M$42.11M$959.43M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.85%-2.53%-0.53%0.14%1 Month Performance-13.74%-8.10%-2.25%-1.17%1 Year Performance33.17%3.28%-6.36%7.30% INNOVATE Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VATEINNOVATE0.6566 of 5 stars$8.54-3.2%N/A+22.6%$113.25M$1.23B-2.394,024Upcoming EarningsZJKZJK IndustrialN/A$4.87-0.8%N/AN/A$298.29M$35.89M0.00N/ALockup ExpirationCIXCompX InternationalN/A$22.16-0.9%N/A-38.8%$272.99M$145.94M14.58610Gap UpSMIDSmith-Midland0.1719 of 5 stars$33.03-1.8%N/A-13.2%$175.22M$76.37M27.30200News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownACUAcme UnitedN/A$40.23-1.5%N/A-9.0%$151.02M$194.49M8.23650Positive NewsGap DownCSTECaesarstone1.2766 of 5 stars$2.98-1.0%$6.00+101.3%-35.1%$102.96M$443.22M-1.482,270BWBabcock & Wilcox Enterprises2.005 of 5 stars$0.95-1.9%$4.50+372.7%-32.9%$89.79M$878.22M-1.151,800Upcoming EarningsRECTRectitudeN/A$3.72+0.8%N/AN/A$53.94M$41.35M0.00N/APositive NewsMTENMingteng InternationalN/A$7.71+35.7%N/AN/A$52.74M$9.14M0.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTPCSTechPrecision0.6114 of 5 stars$2.60-8.8%N/A-35.1%$25.12M$33.18M-2.86160Positive NewsGap DownNWGLNature Wood GroupN/A$1.40-11.4%N/A-91.2%$23.17M$21.71M0.00114Positive NewsGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ZJK Competitors CIX Competitors SMID Competitors ACU Competitors CSTE Competitors BW Competitors RECT Competitors MTEN Competitors TPCS Competitors NWGL Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:VATE) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Final Plan Presidential insider exposes shocking plot to reshape U.S. economy: The 2025 Trump Reset -- Inside Trump’...Porter & Company | SponsoredNew “Trump” currency proposed in DCAccording to one of the most connected men in Washington… A surprising new bill was just introduced in Wash...Paradigm Press | SponsoredDOGE could send 6 AI stocks through the roofStay alert for Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency's next move … Expect an announcement f...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredWhy Elon put $51 million into thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | SponsoredURGENT: Someone's Moving Gold Out of London...People who don’t understand the gold market are about to lose a lot of money. 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