AAON (AAON) Competitors

AAON (NASDAQ:AAON) and Lennox International (NYSE:LII) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Does the media favor AAON or LII?

In the previous week, AAON had 7 more articles in the media than Lennox International. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for AAON and 17 mentions for Lennox International. AAON's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Lennox International's score of 0.52 indicating that AAON is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AAON	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lennox International	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AAON or LII?

Lennox International received 151 more outperform votes than AAON when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.66% of users gave AAON an outperform vote while only 47.06% of users gave Lennox International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AAON	Outperform Votes 241 55.66%	Underperform Votes 192 44.34%
Lennox International	Outperform Votes 392 47.06%	Underperform Votes 441 52.94%

Is AAON or LII more profitable?

AAON has a net margin of 15.78% compared to Lennox International's net margin of 15.11%. Lennox International's return on equity of 126.79% beat AAON's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AAON	15.78%	24.98%	19.40%
Lennox International	15.11%	126.79%	24.89%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AAON or LII?

Lennox International has higher revenue and earnings than AAON. Lennox International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AAON, 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
AAON	$1.20B	5.71	$177.62M	$2.01	41.80
Lennox International	$5.34B	3.72	$806.90M	$22.54	24.77

Is AAON or LII a better dividend stock?

AAON pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Lennox International pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. AAON pays out 19.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lennox International pays out 20.4% 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. Lennox International has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Lennox International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, AAON or LII?

AAON has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennox International has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer AAON or LII?

AAON currently has a consensus target price of $115.50, suggesting a potential upside of 37.48%. Lennox International has a consensus target price of $606.15, suggesting a potential upside of 8.55%. Given AAON's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AAON is more favorable than Lennox International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AAON	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Lennox International	4 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AAON or LII?

70.8% of AAON shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of Lennox International shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.5% of AAON shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Lennox International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

AAON beats Lennox International on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.