AAON (AAON) Competitors

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

Is AAON or LII more profitable?

AAON has a net margin of 15.78% compared to Lennox International's net margin of 14.63%. Lennox International's return on equity of 148.52% beat AAON's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AAON	15.78%	24.98%	19.40%
Lennox International	14.63%	148.52%	23.94%

Do institutionals & insiders believe 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. 18.6% 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, AAON or LII?

AAON has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennox International has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate AAON or LII?

AAON presently has a consensus target price of $133.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.02%. Lennox International has a consensus target price of $590.50, indicating a potential downside of 9.47%. Given AAON's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Lennox International	3 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Which has better earnings and 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	$1.17B	9.16	$177.62M	$2.27	58.00
Lennox International	$4.98B	4.66	$590.10M	$21.06	30.97

Is AAON or LII a better dividend stock?

AAON pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Lennox International pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. AAON pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lennox International pays out 21.8% 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 increased 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.

Does the media favor AAON or LII?

In the previous week, Lennox International had 2 more articles in the media than AAON. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Lennox International and 3 mentions for AAON. AAON's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Lennox International's score of 0.60 indicating that AAON is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AAON	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lennox International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AAON or LII?

Lennox International received 152 more outperform votes than AAON when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.48% of users gave AAON an outperform vote while only 47.27% of users gave Lennox International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AAON	Outperform Votes 238 55.48%	Underperform Votes 191 44.52%
Lennox International	Outperform Votes 390 47.27%	Underperform Votes 435 52.73%

Summary

AAON and Lennox International tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.