Valmont Industries (VMI) Competitors $284.37 +0.86 (+0.30%) As of 04/14/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock VMI vs. DOV, SNA, PNR, GGG, IEX, NDSN, RBC, WWD, LECO, and ITTShould you be buying Valmont Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Valmont Industries include Dover (DOV), Snap-on (SNA), Pentair (PNR), Graco (GGG), IDEX (IEX), Nordson (NDSN), RBC Bearings (RBC), Woodward (WWD), Lincoln Electric (LECO), and ITT (ITT). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Valmont Industries vs. Dover Snap-on Pentair Graco IDEX Nordson RBC Bearings Woodward Lincoln Electric ITT Dover (NYSE:DOV) and Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends. Is DOV or VMI a better dividend stock? Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Valmont Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Dover pays out 10.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Valmont Industries pays out 15.8% 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. Dover has raised its dividend for 70 consecutive years. Dover is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is DOV or VMI more profitable? Dover has a net margin of 32.95% compared to Valmont Industries' net margin of 8.55%. Valmont Industries' return on equity of 23.15% beat Dover's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dover32.95% 21.03% 10.22% Valmont Industries 8.55%23.15%10.04% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DOV or VMI? Dover received 408 more outperform votes than Valmont Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.40% of users gave Valmont Industries an outperform vote while only 61.16% of users gave Dover an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDoverOutperform Votes75161.16% Underperform Votes47738.84% Valmont IndustriesOutperform Votes34363.40% Underperform Votes19836.60% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DOV or VMI? 84.5% of Dover shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of Valmont Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Dover shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Valmont Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings & valuation, DOV or VMI? Dover has higher revenue and earnings than Valmont Industries. Dover is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valmont Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDover$7.75B2.90$2.70B$19.458.41Valmont Industries$4.08B1.40$143.48M$17.1816.55 Does the media refer more to DOV or VMI? In the previous week, Dover had 37 more articles in the media than Valmont Industries. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Dover and 12 mentions for Valmont Industries. Valmont Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Dover's score of 0.18 indicating that Valmont Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dover 14 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 8 Negative mention(s) 11 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Valmont Industries 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts prefer DOV or VMI? Dover currently has a consensus price target of $208.17, indicating a potential upside of 27.22%. Valmont Industries has a consensus price target of $361.50, indicating a potential upside of 27.12%. Given Dover's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Dover is more favorable than Valmont Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Dover 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58Valmont Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Which has more volatility & risk, DOV or VMI? Dover has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valmont Industries has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDover beats Valmont Industries on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Valmont Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VMI 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 VMI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricValmont IndustriesFabricated structural metal products IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.71B$1.76B$6.57B$18.52BDividend Yield0.98%0.63%3.60%4.25%P/E Ratio16.5517.4721.2231.06Price / Sales1.400.9972.7426.47Price / Cash16.5015.7626.9717.54Price / Book3.692.113.534.29Net Income$143.48M$42.11M$799.00M$1.02B7 Day Performance7.88%6.16%3.44%4.23%1 Month Performance-13.20%-7.95%-4.35%-6.79%1 Year Performance30.80%-4.42%7.66%-0.03% Valmont Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VMIValmont Industries4.4638 of 5 stars$284.37+0.3%$361.50+27.1%+30.8%$5.71B$4.08B16.5511,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownDOVDover4.9365 of 5 stars$151.37-1.4%$218.18+44.1%-4.9%$20.75B$7.75B7.7825,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeSNASnap-on3.4516 of 5 stars$310.86-1.3%$355.33+14.3%+16.2%$16.29B$4.71B15.9412,900Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsPNRPentair4.8344 of 5 stars$77.47-1.6%$112.27+44.9%+2.0%$12.77B$4.08B20.7111,200Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeGGGGraco3.7994 of 5 stars$74.41-1.8%$93.00+25.0%-10.9%$12.51B$2.11B26.394,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeIEXIDEX4.6978 of 5 stars$162.93+0.3%$241.71+48.4%-27.0%$12.31B$3.27B24.508,870Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNDSNNordson4.6137 of 5 stars$170.80-3.4%$256.20+50.0%-30.3%$9.72B$2.67B21.737,330Short Interest ↓High Trading VolumeRBCRBC Bearings2.3999 of 5 stars$307.33-0.5%$361.20+17.5%+31.5%$9.65B$1.61B42.223,550Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeWWDWoodward4.0026 of 5 stars$160.25+1.9%$197.38+23.2%+16.0%$9.51B$3.31B26.848,300Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeLECOLincoln Electric4.6278 of 5 stars$168.72-1.9%$233.60+38.5%-24.6%$9.45B$4.01B20.7012,000Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsITTITT3.9895 of 5 stars$113.61+0.8%$170.29+49.9%-1.4%$9.25B$3.63B18.0310,300Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DOV Competitors SNA Competitors PNR Competitors GGG Competitors IEX Competitors NDSN Competitors RBC Competitors WWD Competitors LECO Competitors ITT 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:VMI) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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