Inno (NASDAQ:INHD – Get Free Report) and Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Inno and Quanex Building Products”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Inno | $890,000.00 | 17.84 | -$3.21 million | N/A | N/A |
| Quanex Building Products | $1.28 billion | 0.50 | $33.06 million | ($6.22) | -2.22 |
Profitability
This table compares Inno and Quanex Building Products’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Inno | -244.24% | -84.48% | -74.24% |
| Quanex Building Products | -15.45% | 10.48% | 4.40% |
Volatility and Risk
Inno has a beta of -1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 265% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quanex Building Products has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
0.2% of Inno shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.5% of Quanex Building Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Quanex Building Products shares are owned by company 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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Inno and Quanex Building Products, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Inno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Quanex Building Products | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Summary
Quanex Building Products beats Inno on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Inno
Inno Holdings Inc. manufactures and sells cold-formed-steel members, castor cubes, mobile factories, and prefabricated homes in the United States. The company provides cold-formed steel framing and a mobile factory for off-site equipment rental, sales, service, and support. It serves in residential, commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects. Inno Holdings Inc. was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Brookshire, Texas.
About Quanex Building Products
Quanex Building Products Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides components for the fenestration industry in the United States, rest of Europe, Canada, Asia, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North American Fenestration, European Fenestration, and North American Cabinet Components. It offers flexible insulating glass spacers, extruded vinyl profiles, window and door screens, and precision-formed metal and wood products, as well as cabinet doors and other components for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the kitchen and bathroom cabinet industry. In addition, the company provides various non-fenestration components and products, including solar panel sealants, trim moldings, vinyl decking, fencing, water retention barriers, and conservatory roof components. It sells its products to OEMs in the building products industry through sales representatives, direct sales force, distributors, and independent sales agents. Quanex Building Products Corporation was founded in 1927 and is based in Houston, Texas.
Receive News & Ratings for Inno Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Inno and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.
