JELD-WEN (NYSE:JELD – Get Free Report) and Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends and institutional ownership.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
95.0% of JELD-WEN shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.5% of Quanex Building Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of JELD-WEN shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Quanex Building Products shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for JELD-WEN and Quanex Building Products, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| JELD-WEN | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.83 |
| Quanex Building Products | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Profitability
This table compares JELD-WEN and Quanex Building Products’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| JELD-WEN | -16.36% | -246.42% | -5.69% |
| Quanex Building Products | -13.85% | 11.11% | 4.07% |
Volatility and Risk
JELD-WEN has a beta of 2.1, indicating that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quanex Building Products has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares JELD-WEN and Quanex Building Products”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| JELD-WEN | $3.21 billion | 0.06 | -$621.21 million | ($6.04) | -0.40 |
| Quanex Building Products | $1.84 billion | 0.48 | -$250.81 million | ($5.63) | -3.41 |
Quanex Building Products has lower revenue, but higher earnings than JELD-WEN. Quanex Building Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JELD-WEN, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Quanex Building Products beats JELD-WEN on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About JELD-WEN
JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells wood, metal, and composite materials doors, windows, and related building products in North America and Europe. The company offers a line of residential interior and exterior door products, including patio doors, and folding or sliding wall systems; non-residential doors; stile and rail doors; and wood, vinyl, and wood composite windows. It also provides other ancillary products and services, such as trim boards, glasses, hardware and locks, window screens, and molded door skins, as well as miscellaneous installation and other services. The company sells its products under the JELD-WEN, AuraLast, MiraTEC, Extira, LaCANTINA, MMI Door, Karona, ImpactGard, JW, Aurora, IWP, True BLU, ABS, Siteline, National Door, Low-Friction Glider, Hydrolock, VPI, AURALINE, FINISHIELD, MILLENNIUM, TRUFIT, EPICVUE, EVELIN, Swedoor, Dooria, DANA, Mattiovi, Zargag, Alupan, Domoferm, Kellpax, and HSE brands. It serves wholesale distributors and retailers, retail home centers, and building product dealers, as well as homebuilders, contractors, and consumers. JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. was founded in 1960 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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.
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