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Valmont Industries (VMI) Competitors

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$339.97 +0.34 (+0.10%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

VMI vs. SNA, PNR, IEX, GGG, NDSN, SWK, ITT, LECO, MLI, and CR

Should you be buying Valmont Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Valmont Industries include Snap-on (SNA), Pentair (PNR), IDEX (IEX), Graco (GGG), Nordson (NDSN), Stanley Black & Decker (SWK), ITT (ITT), Lincoln Electric (LECO), Mueller Industries (MLI), and Crane (CR). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry.

Valmont Industries vs.

Snap-on (NYSE:SNA) and Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Snap-on received 37 more outperform votes than Valmont Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.09% of users gave Valmont Industries an outperform vote while only 61.39% of users gave Snap-on an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Snap-onOutperform Votes
372
61.39%
Underperform Votes
234
38.61%
Valmont IndustriesOutperform Votes
335
63.09%
Underperform Votes
196
36.91%

84.9% of Snap-on shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of Valmont Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Snap-on shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Valmont Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Snap-on has a net margin of 22.13% compared to Valmont Industries' net margin of 7.38%. Valmont Industries' return on equity of 23.10% beat Snap-on's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Snap-on22.13% 19.44% 13.24%
Valmont Industries 7.38%23.10%9.60%

Snap-on has higher revenue and earnings than Valmont Industries. Snap-on 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 Ratio
Snap-on$4.73B3.97$1.01B$19.4318.42
Valmont Industries$4.17B1.63$143.48M$14.7223.10

Snap-on currently has a consensus price target of $345.40, suggesting a potential downside of 3.48%. Valmont Industries has a consensus price target of $370.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.83%. Given Valmont Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Valmont Industries is more favorable than Snap-on.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Snap-on
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
Valmont Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Snap-on has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valmont Industries has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Snap-on had 4 more articles in the media than Valmont Industries. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Snap-on and 8 mentions for Valmont Industries. Valmont Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Snap-on's score of 0.82 indicating that Valmont Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Snap-on
10 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Valmont Industries
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Snap-on pays an annual dividend of $7.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Valmont Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Snap-on pays out 38.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Valmont Industries pays out 16.3% 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. Snap-on has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Snap-on is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Snap-on beats Valmont Industries on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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VMI vs. The Competition

MetricValmont IndustriesFabricated structural metal products IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.81B$2.19B$9.53B$19.89B
Dividend Yield0.71%0.46%2.02%3.54%
P/E Ratio23.1018.1722.0142.58
Price / Sales1.631.247.5318.13
Price / Cash16.9913.5716.9417.85
Price / Book5.242.764.295.59
Net Income$143.48M$42.21M$413.78M$985.39M
7 Day Performance-0.51%-1.06%2.91%-0.19%
1 Month Performance11.39%3.02%0.47%0.14%
1 Year Performance59.07%7.48%28.25%23.70%

Valmont Industries Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VMI
Valmont Industries
4.0304 of 5 stars
$339.97
+0.1%
$370.00
+8.8%
+59.1%$6.80B$4.17B23.1011,125Insider Trade
Positive News
SNA
Snap-on
4.2987 of 5 stars
$357.85
+0.9%
$345.40
-3.5%
+30.0%$18.63B$4.73B18.422,700
PNR
Pentair
4.4945 of 5 stars
$104.17
-0.6%
$105.13
+0.9%
+65.8%$17.31B$4.10B26.0410,500Analyst Revision
Positive News
IEX
IDEX
4.4496 of 5 stars
$223.11
-0.2%
$241.14
+8.1%
+14.0%$16.93B$3.27B34.548,800Positive News
GGG
Graco
3.748 of 5 stars
$88.54
+0.8%
$89.25
+0.8%
+9.8%$14.83B$2.20B31.284,000Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
NDSN
Nordson
4.405 of 5 stars
$252.56
+1.1%
$299.00
+18.4%
+8.0%$14.29B$2.63B30.767,900Positive News
SWK
Stanley Black & Decker
4.8373 of 5 stars
$85.42
-1.0%
$102.29
+19.7%
-6.7%$13.31B$15.78B0.0050,500News Coverage
ITT
ITT
3.9999 of 5 stars
$152.20
-0.5%
$161.88
+6.4%
+41.0%$12.47B$3.28B25.9710,600
LECO
Lincoln Electric
3.7924 of 5 stars
$203.19
-0.3%
$220.00
+8.3%
+4.2%$11.50B$4.19B24.2512,000Analyst Revision
MLI
Mueller Industries
1.9454 of 5 stars
$91.03
+0.4%
N/A+120.1%$10.31B$3.42B17.684,509Positive News
CR
Crane
3.5605 of 5 stars
$179.14
+0.4%
$167.00
-6.8%
+67.4%$10.25B$2.28B39.4611,000Analyst Downgrade

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This page (NYSE:VMI) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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