BLDR vs. LII, MAS, OC, AOS, AAON, SSD, UFPI, TREX, AWI, and GFF
Should 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), A. O. Smith (AOS), AAON (AAON), Simpson Manufacturing (SSD), UFP Industries (UFPI), Trex (TREX), Armstrong World Industries (AWI), and Griffon (GFF). These companies are all part of the "building products" industry.
Builders FirstSource vs.
Lennox International (NYSE:LII) and Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.
Builders FirstSource received 199 more outperform votes than Lennox International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.59% of users gave Builders FirstSource an outperform vote while only 47.12% of users gave Lennox International an outperform vote.
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.
Lennox International has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Builders FirstSource has a beta of 2.19, suggesting that its stock price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Builders FirstSource had 27 more articles in the media than Lennox International. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Builders FirstSource and 4 mentions for Lennox International. Lennox International's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Builders FirstSource's score of 1.26 indicating that Lennox International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Lennox International currently has a consensus target price of $614.62, indicating a potential upside of 4.68%. Builders FirstSource has a consensus target price of $190.72, indicating a potential upside of 45.95%. Given Builders FirstSource's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Builders FirstSource is more favorable than Lennox International.
67.1% of Lennox International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Builders FirstSource shares are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of Lennox International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Builders FirstSource shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Lennox International has a net margin of 15.11% compared to Builders FirstSource's net margin of 6.57%. Lennox International's return on equity of 126.79% beat Builders FirstSource's return on equity.
Summary
Builders FirstSource beats Lennox International on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:BLDR) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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