Apogee Enterprises (APOG) Competitors

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

Is GFF or APOG more profitable?

Griffon has a net margin of 9.13% compared to Apogee Enterprises' net margin of 7.14%. Griffon's return on equity of 120.61% beat Apogee Enterprises' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Griffon	9.13%	120.61%	11.15%
Apogee Enterprises	7.14%	23.14%	11.84%

Which has better earnings and valuation, GFF or APOG?

Griffon has higher revenue and earnings than Apogee Enterprises. Apogee Enterprises 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	1.27	$209.90M	$4.90	14.23
Apogee Enterprises	$1.38B	0.74	$99.61M	$4.48	10.37

Do analysts rate GFF or APOG?

Griffon currently has a consensus price target of $98.75, suggesting a potential upside of 41.66%. Apogee Enterprises has a consensus price target of $62.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.42%. Given Griffon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Griffon is more favorable than Apogee Enterprises.

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
Apogee Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GFF or APOG?

73.2% of Griffon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.1% of Apogee Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.2% of Griffon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Apogee Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GFF or APOG a better dividend stock?

Griffon pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Apogee Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Griffon pays out 14.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apogee Enterprises pays out 23.2% 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. Apogee Enterprises has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Apogee Enterprises is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GFF or APOG?

Apogee Enterprises received 44 more outperform votes than Griffon when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.58% of users gave Griffon an outperform vote while only 61.77% of users gave Apogee Enterprises an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Griffon	Outperform Votes 263 66.58%	Underperform Votes 132 33.42%
Apogee Enterprises	Outperform Votes 307 61.77%	Underperform Votes 190 38.23%

Does the media favor GFF or APOG?

In the previous week, Griffon had 1 more articles in the media than Apogee Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Griffon and 4 mentions for Apogee Enterprises. Griffon's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Apogee Enterprises' score of 0.49 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Apogee Enterprises	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, GFF or APOG?

Griffon has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apogee Enterprises has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Griffon beats Apogee Enterprises on 17 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.