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Builders FirstSource (BLDR) Competitors

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$174.95 -3.86 (-2.16%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

BLDR vs. LII, OC, MAS, AAON, AOS, UFPI, SSD, 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), Owens Corning (OC), Masco (MAS), AAON (AAON), A. O. Smith (AOS), 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.

Builders FirstSource vs.

Lennox International (NYSE:LII) and Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment and valuation.

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Builders FirstSource shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Lennox International has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Builders FirstSource has a beta of 2.08, suggesting that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Builders FirstSource had 5 more articles in the media than Lennox International. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Builders FirstSource and 7 mentions for Lennox International. Builders FirstSource's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Lennox International's score of 0.50 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
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Builders FirstSource
11 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Builders FirstSource received 185 more outperform votes than Lennox International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.27% of users gave Builders FirstSource an outperform vote while only 47.50% of users gave Lennox International an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Lennox InternationalOutperform Votes
390
47.50%
Underperform Votes
431
52.50%
Builders FirstSourceOutperform Votes
575
65.27%
Underperform Votes
306
34.73%

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 Ratio
Lennox International$4.98B4.47$590.10M$21.0629.69
Builders FirstSource$16.73B1.20$1.54B$10.2417.08

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%

Lennox International currently has a consensus target price of $583.92, suggesting a potential downside of 6.63%. Builders FirstSource has a consensus target price of $206.47, suggesting a potential upside of 18.02%. Given Builders FirstSource's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Builders FirstSource is more favorable than Lennox International.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lennox International
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Builders FirstSource
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.84

Summary

Builders FirstSource beats Lennox International on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BLDR vs. The Competition

MetricBuilders FirstSourceLumber & other building materials IndustryRetail SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$20.13B$97.11B$23.61B$19.87B
Dividend YieldN/A1.77%168.63%3.53%
P/E Ratio17.0820.59117.6342.94
Price / Sales1.201.486.5618.99
Price / Cash8.8917.8720.0717.86
Price / Book4.56130.406.265.52
Net Income$1.54B$4.13B$688.15M$986.45M
7 Day Performance-3.45%-4.12%-1.23%0.45%
1 Month Performance-5.35%-7.97%-2.18%1.05%
1 Year Performance31.95%20.22%15.23%24.67%

Builders FirstSource Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BLDR
Builders FirstSource
4.7956 of 5 stars
$174.95
-2.2%
$206.47
+18.0%
+30.1%$20.13B$16.73B17.0829,000Positive News
LII
Lennox International
4.3008 of 5 stars
$625.35
+0.3%
$583.92
-6.6%
+53.5%$22.21B$4.98B29.6912,600
OC
Owens Corning
4.4839 of 5 stars
$194.27
+0.1%
$192.62
-0.9%
+48.6%$16.65B$9.68B16.5318,000Positive News
MAS
Masco
4.9077 of 5 stars
$77.01
+1.1%
$85.96
+11.6%
+28.0%$16.43B$7.97B20.4818,000Positive News
AAON
AAON
3.3724 of 5 stars
$132.05
+0.7%
$133.00
+0.7%
+108.9%$10.73B$1.21B58.173,856Insider Trade
AOS
A. O. Smith
4.2715 of 5 stars
$71.75
+0.5%
$86.71
+20.9%
-5.7%$10.35B$3.85B18.8812,000Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
UFPI
UFP Industries
4.3881 of 5 stars
$128.63
+0.4%
$148.00
+15.1%
+16.6%$7.78B$7.22B17.6915,800Analyst Revision
Positive News
SSD
Simpson Manufacturing
3.6294 of 5 stars
$179.14
+0.1%
$218.00
+21.7%
+13.0%$7.54B$2.21B23.665,497Positive News
TREX
Trex
3.2366 of 5 stars
$68.88
+2.2%
$79.94
+16.1%
+1.6%$7.22B$1.09B31.451,765
AWI
Armstrong World Industries
4.425 of 5 stars
$154.47
+0.7%
$140.83
-8.8%
+85.2%$6.73B$1.30B27.243,100Positive News
GFF
Griffon
4.5574 of 5 stars
$79.34
+4.3%
$89.25
+12.5%
+70.5%$3.64B$2.62B18.765,300Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Buyback Announcement
Gap Up

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