BLDR vs. LII, OC, MAS, AOS, TREX, UFPI, SSD, AAON, AWI, and GFF
Should you be buying Builders FirstSource stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Builders FirstSource include Lennox International (LII), Owens Corning (OC), Masco (MAS), A. O. Smith (AOS), Trex (TREX), UFP Industries (UFPI), Simpson Manufacturing (SSD), AAON (AAON), Armstrong World Industries (AWI), and Griffon (GFF). These companies are all part of the "building products" industry.
Lennox International (NYSE:LII) and Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.
In the previous week, Builders FirstSource had 13 more articles in the media than Lennox International. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Builders FirstSource and 4 mentions for Lennox International. Lennox International's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Builders FirstSource's score of 0.00 indicating that Builders FirstSource is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
67.1% of Lennox International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Builders FirstSource shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of Lennox International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Builders FirstSource shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Lennox International has a net margin of 12.38% compared to Lennox International's net margin of 8.57%. Builders FirstSource's return on equity of 303.36% beat Lennox International's return on equity.
Lennox International currently has a consensus price target of $484.62, indicating a potential downside of 3.58%. Builders FirstSource has a consensus price target of $196.27, indicating a potential upside of 22.06%. Given Lennox International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Builders FirstSource is more favorable than Lennox International.
Lennox International has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Builders FirstSource has a beta of 2.08, meaning that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Builders FirstSource received 161 more outperform votes than Lennox International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.88% of users gave Builders FirstSource an outperform vote while only 47.76% of users gave Lennox International an outperform vote.
Builders FirstSource has higher revenue and earnings than Lennox International. Builders FirstSource is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lennox International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Builders FirstSource beats Lennox International on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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