Both in Materials Manufacturing
Simpson Manufacturing Co. vs Valmont Industries
Over the past year SSD returned +13.3% and VMI returned +6.6%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.38.
SSD +13.3% VMI +6.6%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | SSD | VMI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $196.85 | $437.88 |
| Market cap | $8.07B | $8.38B |
| Today | −1.84% | +2.62% |
| 1 month | +13.9% | −8.2% |
| 6 months | +3.5% | −15.5% |
| Year to date | +21.9% | +8.8% |
| 1 year | +11.5% | +5.9% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +6.3% | +5.5% |
| Gross margin | 47.4% | 30.0% |
| Net margin | 18.9% | 11.0% |
| P/E (TTM) | 21.3× | 15.9× |
| Price / sales | 3.3× | 2.0× |
| Net cash | $117.1M | -$634.2M |
| Dividend yield | 0.61% | 0.70% |
| Volatility (60d) | 26.5% | 23.4% |
| Short % of float | 3.7% | 2.3% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).