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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Which has more risk and volatility, PATK or AOS?

Patrick Industries has a beta of 2.37, suggesting that its stock price is 137% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, A. O. Smith has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer PATK or AOS?

In the previous week, A. O. Smith had 9 more articles in the media than Patrick Industries. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for A. O. Smith and 9 mentions for Patrick Industries. Patrick Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat A. O. Smith's score of 1.07 indicating that Patrick Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Patrick Industries	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
A. O. Smith	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PATK or AOS?

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

Which has higher 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	0.76	$138.40M	$4.12	20.25
A. O. Smith	$3.82B	2.49	$533.60M	$3.63	18.17

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 1.9%. A. O. Smith pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. 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.

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 analysts recommend PATK or AOS?

Patrick Industries presently has a consensus price target of $97.96, suggesting a potential upside of 17.39%. A. O. Smith has a consensus price target of $80.86, suggesting a potential upside of 22.60%. Given A. O. Smith's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe A. O. Smith is more favorable than Patrick Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Patrick Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
A. O. Smith	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PATK or AOS?

A. O. Smith received 141 more outperform votes than Patrick Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.05% of users gave Patrick Industries an outperform vote while only 61.30% of users gave A. O. Smith an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Patrick Industries	Outperform Votes 331 63.05%	Underperform Votes 194 36.95%
A. O. Smith	Outperform Votes 472 61.30%	Underperform Votes 298 38.70%

Summary

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