American Woodmark (AMWD) Competitors

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

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%

Do analysts recommend GFF or AMWD?

Griffon presently has a consensus price target of $98.75, suggesting a potential upside of 31.62%. American Woodmark has a consensus price target of $114.00, suggesting a potential upside of 55.70%. Given American Woodmark's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
American Woodmark	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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	$2.62B	1.36	$209.90M	$4.90	15.31
American Woodmark	$1.85B	0.60	$116.22M	$6.69	10.94

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GFF or AMWD?

American Woodmark received 105 more outperform votes than Griffon when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.58% of users gave Griffon an outperform vote while only 60.13% of users gave American Woodmark an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Griffon	Outperform Votes 263 66.58%	Underperform Votes 132 33.42%
American Woodmark	Outperform Votes 368 60.13%	Underperform Votes 244 39.87%

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

Which has more risk & volatility, GFF or AMWD?

Griffon has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Woodmark has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor GFF or AMWD?

In the previous week, Griffon had 5 more articles in the media than American Woodmark. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Griffon and 3 mentions for American Woodmark. Griffon's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat American Woodmark's score of -0.31 indicating that Griffon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Griffon	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Woodmark	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Griffon beats American Woodmark on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.