RPM vs. OC, MAS, WMS, BLD, TOL, JHX, FND, ACM, FIX, and EME
Should you be buying RPM International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of RPM International include Owens Corning (OC), Masco (MAS), Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS), TopBuild (BLD), Toll Brothers (TOL), James Hardie Industries (JHX), Floor & Decor (FND), AECOM (ACM), Comfort Systems USA (FIX), and EMCOR Group (EME). These companies are all part of the "construction" sector.
RPM International (NYSE:RPM) and Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Owens Corning had 13 more articles in the media than RPM International. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Owens Corning and 3 mentions for RPM International. Owens Corning's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat RPM International's score of 0.72 indicating that Owens Corning is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Owens Corning received 297 more outperform votes than RPM International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.42% of users gave Owens Corning an outperform vote while only 59.43% of users gave RPM International an outperform vote.
Owens Corning has a net margin of 11.53% compared to RPM International's net margin of 7.61%. RPM International's return on equity of 26.72% beat Owens Corning's return on equity.
Owens Corning has higher revenue and earnings than RPM International. Owens Corning is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RPM International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
RPM International pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Owens Corning pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. RPM International pays out 42.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Owens Corning pays out 19.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
RPM International has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Owens Corning has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
RPM International currently has a consensus price target of $115.11, indicating a potential upside of 1.41%. Owens Corning has a consensus price target of $168.21, indicating a potential downside of 4.63%. Given RPM International's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe RPM International is more favorable than Owens Corning.
81.0% of RPM International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.4% of Owens Corning shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of RPM International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Owens Corning shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Owens Corning beats RPM International on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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