AAON (AAON) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LII or AAON?

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 47.12% of users gave Lennox International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lennox International	Outperform Votes 392 47.12%	Underperform Votes 440 52.88%
AAON	Outperform Votes 241 55.66%	Underperform Votes 192 44.34%

Which has more risk & volatility, LII or AAON?

Lennox International has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AAON has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Is LII or AAON 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
Lennox International	15.11%	126.79%	24.89%
AAON	15.78%	24.98%	19.40%

Does the media prefer LII or AAON?

In the previous week, Lennox International had 1 more articles in the media than AAON. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Lennox International and 3 mentions for AAON. Lennox International's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat AAON's score of 0.42 indicating that Lennox International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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

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

Is LII or AAON a better dividend stock?

Lennox International pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. AAON pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Lennox International pays out 20.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AAON pays out 19.9% 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 preferable earnings & valuation, LII or AAON?

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
Lennox International	$5.34B	3.90	$806.90M	$22.54	26.00
AAON	$1.20B	5.71	$177.62M	$2.01	41.80

Do analysts prefer LII or AAON?

Lennox International currently has a consensus price target of $614.62, indicating a potential upside of 4.87%. AAON has a consensus price target of $115.50, indicating a potential upside of 37.48%. Given AAON's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AAON is more favorable than Lennox International.

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

Summary

Lennox International beats AAON on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.