Builders FirstSource (BLDR) Competitors $150.50 +4.21 (+2.88%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends BLDR vs. LII, MAS, OC, AAON, AOS, TREX, SSD, UFPI, AWI, and GFFShould you be buying Builders FirstSource stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Builders FirstSource include Lennox International (LII), Masco (MAS), Owens Corning (OC), AAON (AAON), A. O. Smith (AOS), Trex (TREX), Simpson Manufacturing (SSD), UFP Industries (UFPI), Armstrong World Industries (AWI), and Griffon (GFF). These companies are all part of the "building products" industry. Builders FirstSource vs. Lennox International Masco Owens Corning AAON A. O. Smith Trex Simpson Manufacturing UFP Industries Armstrong World Industries Griffon Lennox International (NYSE:LII) and Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and profitability. Do institutionals and insiders believe in LII or BLDR? 67.1% of Lennox International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Builders FirstSource shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of Lennox International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Builders FirstSource shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, LII or BLDR? Builders FirstSource has higher revenue and earnings than Lennox International. Builders FirstSource 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 RatioLennox International$5.15B4.34$590.10M$21.0629.83Builders FirstSource$16.73B1.04$1.54B$10.2414.70 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LII or BLDR? Builders FirstSource received 188 more outperform votes than Lennox International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.31% of users gave Builders FirstSource an outperform vote while only 47.39% of users gave Lennox International an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLennox InternationalOutperform Votes39047.39% Underperform Votes43352.61% Builders FirstSourceOutperform Votes57865.31% Underperform Votes30734.69% Do analysts prefer LII or BLDR? Lennox International currently has a consensus target price of $579.38, suggesting a potential downside of 7.78%. Builders FirstSource has a consensus target price of $210.00, suggesting a potential upside of 39.53%. Given Builders FirstSource's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Builders FirstSource is more favorable than Lennox International.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lennox International 2 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.23Builders FirstSource 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89 Is LII or BLDR more profitable? Lennox International has a net margin of 14.63% compared to Builders FirstSource's net margin of 7.40%. Lennox International's return on equity of 148.52% beat Builders FirstSource's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lennox International14.63% 148.52% 23.94% Builders FirstSource 7.40%33.55%14.29% Which has more volatility & risk, LII or BLDR? Lennox International has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Builders FirstSource has a beta of 2.06, meaning that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor LII or BLDR? In the previous week, Builders FirstSource had 2 more articles in the media than Lennox International. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Builders FirstSource and 13 mentions for Lennox International. Builders FirstSource's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Lennox International's score of 0.69 indicating that Builders FirstSource is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lennox International 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Builders FirstSource 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryBuilders FirstSource beats Lennox International on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchMost People Are Dead Wrong.Turn on any financial news outlet at any given moment and within minutes you're guaranteed to see headlines about artificial intelligence. Everyone's talking about AI right now. But see, I've been talking about it for years.I call it my AI Retirement Playbook. I recommend you check it out now. Get Builders FirstSource News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BLDR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BLDR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBuilders FirstSourceLumber & other building materials IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$17.32B$80.41B$24.60B$19.19BDividend YieldN/A1.84%165.83%3.57%P/E Ratio14.7020.17108.7941.24Price / Sales1.041.263.7417.58Price / Cash8.6915.6321.7321.28Price / Book3.9219.425.425.32Net Income$1.54B$3.54B$675.22M$989.67M7 Day Performance-9.44%-4.25%-3.17%-3.59%1 Month Performance-13.98%-7.39%1.01%-2.48%1 Year Performance-6.89%0.62%10.19%13.87% Builders FirstSource Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BLDRBuilders FirstSource4.8632 of 5 stars$150.50+2.9%$210.00+39.5%-6.9%$17.32B$16.73B14.7029,000Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeLIILennox International4.2429 of 5 stars$675.32+1.6%$579.38-14.2%+44.1%$24.05B$4.98B31.5512,600MASMasco4.7133 of 5 stars$78.29-0.6%$86.46+10.4%+11.0%$16.89B$7.97B20.9518,000Analyst ForecastOCOwens Corning4.7564 of 5 stars$186.84-2.4%$198.33+6.2%+14.9%$16.03B$9.68B15.9918,000Analyst UpgradeInsider TradeAAONAAON2.7502 of 5 stars$134.87+2.7%$133.00-1.4%+72.9%$10.96B$1.21B57.853,856Insider TradeAOSA. O. Smith4.5923 of 5 stars$72.51+0.0%$83.17+14.7%-14.3%$10.51B$3.85B19.0812,000TREXTrex3.6462 of 5 stars$78.34+1.8%$79.94+2.0%-13.9%$8.39B$1.09B35.151,765SSDSimpson Manufacturing4.3142 of 5 stars$184.78+0.2%$218.00+18.0%-12.7%$7.79B$2.21B24.365,497Positive NewsUFPIUFP Industries4.8948 of 5 stars$125.67-0.9%$148.00+17.8%-7.9%$7.63B$7.22B17.4515,800Positive NewsAWIArmstrong World Industries4.4783 of 5 stars$153.65flat$140.83-8.3%+46.8%$6.70B$1.39B27.053,100Positive NewsGFFGriffon4.6137 of 5 stars$78.41-0.1%$89.25+13.8%+28.4%$3.75B$2.62B18.565,300Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lennox International Alternatives Masco Alternatives Owens Corning Alternatives AAON Alternatives A. O. 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