iRobot (IRBT) Competitors

Northwest Pipe (NASDAQ:NWPX) and iRobot (NASDAQ:IRBT) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Which has better valuation & earnings, NWPX or IRBT?

Northwest Pipe has higher earnings, but lower revenue than iRobot. iRobot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northwest Pipe, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Northwest Pipe	$444.36M	0.80	$21.07M	$2.38	15.00
iRobot	$890.58M	0.35	-$304.71M	-$7.77	-1.40

Does the media favor NWPX or IRBT?

In the previous week, Northwest Pipe and Northwest Pipe both had 2 articles in the media. iRobot's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Northwest Pipe's score of 0.60 indicating that Northwest Pipe is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Northwest Pipe	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
iRobot	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NWPX or IRBT more profitable?

Northwest Pipe has a net margin of 5.22% compared to Northwest Pipe's net margin of -24.42%. iRobot's return on equity of 7.11% beat Northwest Pipe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northwest Pipe	5.22%	7.11%	3.97%
iRobot	-24.42%	-99.56%	-34.49%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NWPX or IRBT?

iRobot received 284 more outperform votes than Northwest Pipe when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.19% of users gave iRobot an outperform vote while only 57.86% of users gave Northwest Pipe an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Northwest Pipe	Outperform Votes 276 57.86%	Underperform Votes 201 42.14%
iRobot	Outperform Votes 560 65.19%	Underperform Votes 299 34.81%

Do analysts prefer NWPX or IRBT?

Northwest Pipe currently has a consensus target price of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.01%. iRobot has a consensus target price of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.93%. Given Northwest Pipe's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe iRobot is more favorable than Northwest Pipe.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northwest Pipe	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
iRobot	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NWPX or IRBT?

80.6% of Northwest Pipe shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.4% of iRobot shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Northwest Pipe shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of iRobot shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, NWPX or IRBT?

Northwest Pipe has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iRobot has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Northwest Pipe beats iRobot on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.