Valmont Industries (VMI) Competitors $358.64 -5.31 (-1.46%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$358.56 -0.08 (-0.02%) As of 08/1/2025 04:19 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock VMI vs. DOV, SNA, PNR, WWD, GGG, IEX, ITT, RBC, LECO, and NDSNShould 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), Woodward (WWD), Graco (GGG), IDEX (IEX), ITT (ITT), RBC Bearings (RBC), Lincoln Electric (LECO), and Nordson (NDSN). These companies are all part of the "industrial machinery" industry. Valmont Industries vs. Its Competitors Dover Snap-On Pentair Woodward Graco IDEX ITT RBC Bearings Lincoln Electric Nordson Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) and Dover (NYSE:DOV) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk and media sentiment. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VMI or DOV? 87.8% of Valmont Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.5% of Dover shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Valmont Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Dover shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer VMI or DOV? In the previous week, Dover had 28 more articles in the media than Valmont Industries. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Dover and 20 mentions for Valmont Industries. Valmont Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Dover's score of 0.45 indicating that Valmont Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Valmont Industries 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Dover 15 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is VMI or DOV a better dividend stock? Valmont Industries pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Dover pays an annual dividend of $2.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Valmont Industries pays out 25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dover pays out 12.4% 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. Valmont Industries has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and 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. Which has more risk and volatility, VMI or DOV? Valmont Industries has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dover has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend VMI or DOV? Valmont Industries presently has a consensus target price of $391.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.02%. Dover has a consensus target price of $213.92, suggesting a potential upside of 22.26%. Given Dover's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dover is more favorable than Valmont Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Valmont Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Dover 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Is VMI or DOV more profitable? Dover has a net margin of 29.29% compared to Valmont Industries' net margin of 5.98%. Valmont Industries' return on equity of 22.10% beat Dover's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Valmont Industries5.98% 22.10% 10.19% Dover 29.29%18.19%9.86% Which has better valuation & earnings, VMI or DOV? 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 RatioValmont Industries$4.08B1.77$348.26M$10.7433.39Dover$7.83B3.06$2.70B$16.5810.55 SummaryDover beats Valmont Industries on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 VMI 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 IndustriesSTEEL IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.30B$4.74B$7.60B$20.63BDividend Yield0.75%3.02%4.56%3.67%P/E Ratio33.3917.5025.2729.01Price / Sales1.771.5898.6366.10Price / Cash16.5513.7027.7622.82Price / Book4.713.164.314.43Net Income$348.26M$371.23M$792.92M$993.74M7 Day Performance-0.60%-4.80%-1.93%-3.39%1 Month Performance5.13%-2.52%2.28%-2.10%1 Year Performance25.12%25.13%29.53%10.09% Valmont Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VMIValmont Industries3.6236 of 5 stars$358.64-1.5%$391.00+9.0%+22.7%$7.30B$4.08B33.3910,986Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementDOVDover4.7808 of 5 stars$186.99-0.7%$208.58+11.5%-2.3%$25.81B$7.75B11.2624,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionSNASnap-On4.4106 of 5 stars$328.56-2.4%$356.17+8.4%+13.8%$17.56B$5.11B17.9613,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionPNRPentair4.7271 of 5 stars$105.01-1.0%$111.00+5.7%+17.2%$17.45B$4.08B23.579,750Analyst DowngradeWWDWoodward4.0607 of 5 stars$254.15-1.7%$232.25-8.6%+67.4%$15.34B$3.32B41.069,300Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Gap DownGGGGraco4.2654 of 5 stars$86.25-0.6%$93.00+7.8%+0.2%$14.51B$2.11B30.784,300Analyst RevisionIEXIDEX4.8731 of 5 stars$180.90-1.4%$218.13+20.6%-19.0%$13.85B$3.27B23.669,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionITTITT4.2104 of 5 stars$156.80-1.5%$173.25+10.5%+17.8%$12.53B$3.63B26.9811,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap DownRBCRBC Bearings2.8306 of 5 stars$392.26-1.3%$421.17+7.4%+38.4%$12.48B$1.64B42.915,334News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportLECOLincoln Electric3.691 of 5 stars$218.22-1.7%$222.60+2.0%+21.3%$12.39B$4.01B24.1012,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNDSNNordson4.8067 of 5 stars$214.30-1.3%$254.86+18.9%-14.0%$12.27B$2.69B22.458,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DOV Competitors SNA Competitors PNR Competitors WWD Competitors GGG Competitors IEX Competitors ITT Competitors RBC Competitors LECO Competitors NDSN 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersChina just unlocked Nvidia’s AI chips—what that means for youTired of Missing Big AI Moves Like Nvidia? 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