Janus International Group (NYSE:JBI – Get Free Report) and Gibraltar Industries (NASDAQ:ROCK – Get Free Report) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Janus International Group and Gibraltar Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Janus International Group | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Gibraltar Industries | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.50 |
Janus International Group presently has a consensus target price of $7.30, indicating a potential upside of 69.57%. Given Janus International Group’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Janus International Group is more favorable than Gibraltar Industries.
Risk & Volatility
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Janus International Group and Gibraltar Industries”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Janus International Group | $884.20 million | 0.66 | $53.80 million | $0.24 | 17.94 |
| Gibraltar Industries | $1.14 billion | 1.08 | -$44.39 million | ($5.04) | -8.23 |
Janus International Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Gibraltar Industries. Gibraltar Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Janus International Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Janus International Group and Gibraltar Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Janus International Group | 3.68% | 11.27% | 4.88% |
| Gibraltar Industries | -10.43% | 11.23% | 4.91% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
88.8% of Janus International Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Gibraltar Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Janus International Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Gibraltar Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Janus International Group beats Gibraltar Industries on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Janus International Group
Janus International Group, Inc. manufacturers and supplies turn-key self-storage, and commercial and industrial building solutions in North America and internationally. The company offers roll up and swing doors, hallway systems, relocatable storage moveable additional storage structures units, and other solutions. It also provides facility and door automation and access control technologies; and Noke smart entry system. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Temple, Georgia.
About Gibraltar Industries
Gibraltar Industries, Inc. manufactures and provides products and services for the renewable energy, residential, agtech, and infrastructure markets in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Renewables, Residential, Agtech, and Infrastructure. The Renewables segment designs, engineers, manufactures, and installs solar racking and electrical balance of systems for commercial and distributed generation scale solar installations. The Residential segment offers roof and foundation ventilation products and accessories; mail and electronic package solutions, including single mailboxes, cluster style mail and parcel boxes for single and multi-family housing, and electronic package locker systems; roof edgings and flashings; soffits and trims; drywall corner beads; metal roofing and accessories; rain dispersion products comprising gutters and accessories; and exterior retractable awnings. This segment also provides electronic parcel lockers, pipe flashings, and remote-controlled deck awnings and valances for sun protection. The Agtech segment offers growing and processing solutions, including the designing, engineering, manufacturing, construction, maintenance, and support of greenhouses; and indoor growing operations for retail, fruits and vegetables, flowers, cannabis, commercial, institutional and conservatories, and car wash structure applications. The Infrastructure segment offers expansion joints, structural bearings, rubber pre-formed seals and other sealants, elastomeric concrete, and bridge cable protection systems. It serves solar developers, home improvement retailers, wholesalers, distributors, and contractors, as well as institutional and commercial growers of fruit, vegetables, flowers, and plants. Gibraltar Industries, Inc. was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Buffalo, New York.
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