American Woodmark (AMWD) Competitors

Griffon (NYSE:GFF) and American Woodmark (NASDAQ:AMWD) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings and risk.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GFF or AMWD?

Griffon has higher revenue and earnings than American Woodmark. American Woodmark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Griffon, 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
Griffon	$2.61B	1.29	$209.90M	$4.90	14.29
American Woodmark	$1.76B	0.47	$116.22M	$6.46	8.63

Does the media prefer GFF or AMWD?

In the previous week, American Woodmark had 1 more articles in the media than Griffon. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for American Woodmark and 7 mentions for Griffon. Griffon's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat American Woodmark's score of 0.97 indicating that Griffon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Griffon	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Woodmark	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GFF or AMWD?

73.2% of Griffon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of American Woodmark shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.2% of Griffon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of American Woodmark shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate GFF or AMWD?

Griffon presently has a consensus target price of $97.20, suggesting a potential upside of 38.84%. American Woodmark has a consensus target price of $114.00, suggesting a potential upside of 104.52%. Given American Woodmark's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe American Woodmark is more favorable than Griffon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Griffon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.40
American Woodmark	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GFF or AMWD?

American Woodmark received 102 more outperform votes than Griffon when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.83% of users gave Griffon an outperform vote while only 59.84% of users gave American Woodmark an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Griffon	Outperform Votes 266 66.83%	Underperform Votes 132 33.17%
American Woodmark	Outperform Votes 368 59.84%	Underperform Votes 247 40.16%

Which has more volatility & risk, GFF or AMWD?

Griffon has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Woodmark has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GFF or AMWD more profitable?

Griffon has a net margin of 9.13% compared to American Woodmark's net margin of 5.90%. Griffon's return on equity of 120.61% beat American Woodmark's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Griffon	9.13%	120.61%	11.15%
American Woodmark	5.90%	12.70%	7.21%

Summary

Griffon beats American Woodmark on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.