American Woodmark (AMWD) Competitors

JELD-WEN (NYSE:JELD) and American Woodmark (NASDAQ:AMWD) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in JELD or AMWD?

95.0% of JELD-WEN shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of American Woodmark shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of JELD-WEN shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of American Woodmark shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is JELD or AMWD more profitable?

American Woodmark has a net margin of 5.97% compared to JELD-WEN's net margin of -3.98%. American Woodmark's return on equity of 13.51% beat JELD-WEN's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JELD-WEN	-3.98%	12.32%	3.34%
American Woodmark	5.97%	13.51%	7.73%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, JELD or AMWD?

American Woodmark has lower revenue, but higher earnings than JELD-WEN. JELD-WEN is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Woodmark, 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
JELD-WEN	$3.90B	0.22	$62.44M	-$1.83	-5.66
American Woodmark	$1.85B	0.82	$116.22M	$6.75	14.55

Which has more volatility & risk, JELD or AMWD?

JELD-WEN has a beta of 2.25, meaning that its stock price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Woodmark has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor JELD or AMWD?

In the previous week, JELD-WEN had 4 more articles in the media than American Woodmark. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for JELD-WEN and 4 mentions for American Woodmark. American Woodmark's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat JELD-WEN's score of 0.49 indicating that American Woodmark is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
JELD-WEN	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
American Woodmark	1 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 JELD or AMWD?

American Woodmark received 53 more outperform votes than JELD-WEN when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.10% of users gave American Woodmark an outperform vote while only 55.01% of users gave JELD-WEN an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
JELD-WEN	Outperform Votes 313 55.01%	Underperform Votes 256 44.99%
American Woodmark	Outperform Votes 366 60.10%	Underperform Votes 243 39.90%

Do analysts rate JELD or AMWD?

JELD-WEN presently has a consensus price target of $14.56, suggesting a potential upside of 40.50%. American Woodmark has a consensus price target of $108.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.96%. Given JELD-WEN's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe JELD-WEN is more favorable than American Woodmark.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JELD-WEN	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
American Woodmark	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Summary

American Woodmark beats JELD-WEN on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.