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$63.80 -0.17 (-0.26%)
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AOS vs. LII, BLDR, MAS, OC, AAON, UFPI, SSD, TREX, AWI, and GFF

Should you be buying A. O. Smith stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of A. O. Smith include Lennox International (LII), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Masco (MAS), Owens Corning (OC), AAON (AAON), UFP Industries (UFPI), Simpson Manufacturing (SSD), Trex (TREX), Armstrong World Industries (AWI), and Griffon (GFF). These companies are all part of the "building products" industry.

A. O. Smith vs.

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) and Lennox International (NYSE:LII) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.

In the previous week, A. O. Smith and A. O. Smith both had 19 articles in the media. A. O. Smith's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Lennox International's score of 0.47 indicating that A. O. Smith is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
A. O. Smith
12 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Lennox International
2 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

A. O. Smith has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennox International has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

A. O. Smith currently has a consensus target price of $76.50, indicating a potential upside of 19.92%. Lennox International has a consensus target price of $606.15, indicating a potential upside of 19.07%. Given A. O. Smith's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe A. O. Smith is more favorable than Lennox International.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
A. O. Smith
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Lennox International
4 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

A. O. Smith pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Lennox International pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. A. O. Smith pays out 37.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lennox International pays out 20.4% 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 raised its dividend for 31 consecutive years and Lennox International has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. A. O. Smith is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

A. O. Smith received 81 more outperform votes than Lennox International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.19% of users gave A. O. Smith an outperform vote while only 47.06% of users gave Lennox International an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
A. O. SmithOutperform Votes
473
61.19%
Underperform Votes
300
38.81%
Lennox InternationalOutperform Votes
392
47.06%
Underperform Votes
441
52.94%

Lennox International has a net margin of 15.11% compared to A. O. Smith's net margin of 13.98%. Lennox International's return on equity of 126.79% beat A. O. Smith's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
A. O. Smith13.98% 28.87% 17.16%
Lennox International 15.11%126.79%24.89%

Lennox International has higher revenue and earnings than A. O. Smith. A. O. Smith is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lennox International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
A. O. Smith$3.82B2.41$533.60M$3.6317.57
Lennox International$5.34B3.38$806.90M$22.5422.59

76.1% of A. O. Smith shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of Lennox International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of A. O. Smith shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Lennox International 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.

Summary

Lennox International beats A. O. Smith on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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AOS vs. The Competition

MetricA. O. SmithHousehold appliances IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$9.18B$2.99B$6.97B$18.68B
Dividend Yield2.13%5.59%3.59%4.16%
P/E Ratio17.5713.1220.1331.63
Price / Sales2.410.7475.9927.51
Price / Cash15.1913.1626.9417.53
Price / Book4.892.243.604.36
Net Income$533.60M$12.85M$807.45M$1.02B
7 Day Performance1.34%4.17%0.99%2.44%
1 Month Performance-4.03%3.68%-3.02%-6.11%
1 Year Performance-27.42%1.34%10.84%1.70%

A. O. Smith Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AOS
A. O. Smith
4.8195 of 5 stars
$63.80
-0.3%
$76.50
+19.9%
-27.4%$9.21B$3.82B17.5712,000Upcoming Earnings
LII
Lennox International
4.3826 of 5 stars
$562.97
+1.5%
$606.15
+7.7%
+6.9%$20.03B$5.34B24.9813,200Earnings Report
News Coverage
Gap Down
BLDR
Builders FirstSource
4.8658 of 5 stars
$120.28
-0.5%
$187.89
+56.2%
-37.3%$13.68B$16.40B13.2829,000Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
Positive News
Gap Up
MAS
Masco
4.8448 of 5 stars
$62.63
+1.1%
$83.37
+33.1%
-18.7%$13.26B$7.83B16.6619,000Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Gap Down
OC
Owens Corning
4.862 of 5 stars
$140.70
+1.2%
$194.58
+38.3%
-17.6%$12.04B$10.98B11.9719,000Positive News
Gap Up
AAON
AAON
4.8037 of 5 stars
$84.24
+0.1%
$115.50
+37.1%
-7.3%$6.87B$1.20B37.113,670Upcoming Earnings
UFPI
UFP Industries
4.7047 of 5 stars
$107.65
+1.2%
$143.00
+32.8%
-6.8%$6.55B$6.65B15.9015,500Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
SSD
Simpson Manufacturing
3.7558 of 5 stars
$151.52
+1.1%
$188.50
+24.4%
-11.2%$6.36B$2.23B19.943,970Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
TREX
Trex
3.1337 of 5 stars
$55.36
+0.7%
$77.18
+39.4%
-37.1%$5.94B$1.15B25.281,640Short Interest ↑
AWI
Armstrong World Industries
3.5602 of 5 stars
$136.19
+1.1%
$153.33
+12.6%
+15.1%$5.92B$1.45B24.023,000Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
Positive News
GFF
Griffon
4.7896 of 5 stars
$70.84
+0.5%
$97.20
+37.2%
-4.7%$3.40B$2.61B14.466,200Positive News
Gap Up

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