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