INNOVATE (VATE) Competitors

INNOVATE (NYSE:VATE) and Smith-Midland (NASDAQ:SMID) are both small-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, VATE or SMID?

INNOVATE has a beta of 2.37, indicating that its share price is 137% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Smith-Midland has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VATE or SMID?

INNOVATE and Smith-Midland both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
INNOVATE	N/A	N/A
Smith-Midland	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VATE or SMID?

34.3% of INNOVATE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of Smith-Midland shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.2% of INNOVATE shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Smith-Midland shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to VATE or SMID?

In the previous week, INNOVATE had 6 more articles in the media than Smith-Midland. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for INNOVATE and 0 mentions for Smith-Midland. INNOVATE's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Smith-Midland's score of 0.00 indicating that INNOVATE is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
INNOVATE	Positive
Smith-Midland	Neutral

Is VATE or SMID more profitable?

Smith-Midland has a net margin of 8.52% compared to INNOVATE's net margin of -2.22%. Smith-Midland's return on equity of 17.71% beat INNOVATE's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
INNOVATE	-2.22%	N/A	-2.89%
Smith-Midland	8.52%	17.71%	10.13%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, VATE or SMID?

Smith-Midland has lower revenue, but higher earnings than INNOVATE. INNOVATE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smith-Midland, 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
INNOVATE	$1.23B	0.06	-$35.20M	-$3.58	-1.47
Smith-Midland	$76.37M	3.01	$800K	$1.21	35.85

Summary

Smith-Midland beats INNOVATE on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.