Griffon (GFF) Competitors

Griffon (NYSE:GFF) and AAON (NASDAQ:AAON) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, community ranking and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, GFF or AAON?

Griffon has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AAON has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GFF or AAON more profitable?

AAON has a net margin of 15.78% compared to Griffon's net margin of 8.00%. Griffon's return on equity of 108.70% beat AAON's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Griffon	8.00%	108.70%	10.63%
AAON	15.78%	24.98%	19.40%

Does the media prefer GFF or AAON?

In the previous week, Griffon had 6 more articles in the media than AAON. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Griffon and 28 mentions for AAON. AAON's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Griffon's score of 0.51 indicating that AAON is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Griffon	14 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AAON	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GFF or AAON?

73.2% of Griffon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.8% of AAON shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.1% of Griffon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.5% of AAON shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GFF or AAON a better dividend stock?

Griffon pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. AAON pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Griffon pays out 17.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AAON pays out 14.1% 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. Griffon has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Griffon is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GFF or AAON?

Griffon received 19 more outperform votes than AAON when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.07% of users gave Griffon an outperform vote while only 55.48% of users gave AAON an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Griffon	Outperform Votes 257 66.07%	Underperform Votes 132 33.93%
AAON	Outperform Votes 238 55.48%	Underperform Votes 191 44.52%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GFF or AAON?

Griffon has higher revenue and earnings than AAON. Griffon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AAON, 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
Griffon	$2.62B	1.45	$209.90M	$4.23	18.76
AAON	$1.21B	8.87	$177.62M	$2.27	58.17

Do analysts rate GFF or AAON?

Griffon presently has a consensus target price of $89.25, suggesting a potential upside of 12.49%. AAON has a consensus target price of $133.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.72%. Given Griffon's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Griffon is more favorable than AAON.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Griffon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
AAON	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Griffon beats AAON on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.