Patrick Industries (PATK) Competitors

Patrick Industries (NASDAQ:PATK) and A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is PATK or AOS more profitable?

A. O. Smith has a net margin of 13.98% compared to Patrick Industries' net margin of 3.72%. A. O. Smith's return on equity of 28.87% beat Patrick Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Patrick Industries	3.72%	13.25%	4.80%
A. O. Smith	13.98%	28.87%	17.16%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PATK or AOS?

93.3% of Patrick Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of A. O. Smith shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Patrick Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of A. O. Smith shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, PATK or AOS?

Patrick Industries has a beta of 2.17, meaning that its stock price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, A. O. Smith has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PATK or AOS a better dividend stock?

Patrick Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. A. O. Smith pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Patrick Industries pays out 38.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. A. O. Smith pays out 37.5% 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. A. O. Smith has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years. A. O. Smith is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to PATK or AOS?

In the previous week, A. O. Smith had 5 more articles in the media than Patrick Industries. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for A. O. Smith and 20 mentions for Patrick Industries. A. O. Smith's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Patrick Industries' score of 0.70 indicating that A. O. Smith is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Patrick Industries	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
A. O. Smith	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer PATK or AOS?

Patrick Industries presently has a consensus target price of $96.79, indicating a potential upside of 22.09%. A. O. Smith has a consensus target price of $76.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.25%. Given Patrick Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Patrick Industries is more favorable than A. O. Smith.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Patrick Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
A. O. Smith	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has better earnings and valuation, PATK or AOS?

A. O. Smith has higher revenue and earnings than Patrick Industries. A. O. Smith is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Patrick Industries, 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
Patrick Industries	$3.72B	0.72	$138.40M	$4.12	19.24
A. O. Smith	$3.82B	2.38	$533.60M	$3.63	17.38

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PATK or AOS?

A. O. Smith received 140 more outperform votes than Patrick Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.83% of users gave Patrick Industries an outperform vote while only 61.19% of users gave A. O. Smith an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Patrick Industries	Outperform Votes 333 62.83%	Underperform Votes 197 37.17%
A. O. Smith	Outperform Votes 473 61.19%	Underperform Votes 300 38.81%

Summary

A. O. Smith beats Patrick Industries on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.