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$69.71 -2.63 (-3.64%)
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GFF vs. AOS, AAON, SSD, TREX, UFPI, AWI, PATK, ROCK, AMWD, and APOG

Should you be buying Griffon stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Griffon include A. O. Smith (AOS), AAON (AAON), Simpson Manufacturing (SSD), Trex (TREX), UFP Industries (UFPI), Armstrong World Industries (AWI), Patrick Industries (PATK), Gibraltar Industries (ROCK), American Woodmark (AMWD), and Apogee Enterprises (APOG). These companies are all part of the "building products" industry.

Griffon vs.

A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) and Griffon (NYSE:GFF) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

A. O. Smith received 209 more outperform votes than Griffon when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.58% of users gave Griffon an outperform vote while only 61.46% of users gave A. O. Smith an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
A. O. SmithOutperform Votes
472
61.46%
Underperform Votes
296
38.54%
GriffonOutperform Votes
263
66.58%
Underperform Votes
132
33.42%

A. O. Smith pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Griffon pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. A. O. Smith pays out 37.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Griffon pays out 14.7% 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. A. O. Smith is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, A. O. Smith had 7 more articles in the media than Griffon. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for A. O. Smith and 5 mentions for Griffon. Griffon's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat A. O. Smith's score of 0.59 indicating that Griffon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
A. O. Smith
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Griffon
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

76.1% of A. O. Smith shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.2% of Griffon shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of A. O. Smith shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of Griffon 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.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
A. O. Smith$3.82B2.50$533.60M$3.6318.28
Griffon$2.61B1.27$209.90M$4.9014.23

A. O. Smith presently has a consensus price target of $80.86, indicating a potential upside of 21.85%. Griffon has a consensus price target of $98.75, indicating a potential upside of 41.66%. Given Griffon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Griffon is more favorable than A. O. Smith.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
A. O. Smith
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29
Griffon
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.50

A. O. Smith has a net margin of 13.98% compared to Griffon's net margin of 9.13%. Griffon's return on equity of 120.61% 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%
Griffon 9.13%120.61%11.15%

A. O. Smith has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Griffon has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

A. O. Smith beats Griffon on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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GFF vs. The Competition

MetricGriffonMetal doors, sash, & trim IndustryMulti-Sector SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.31B$1.49B$12.43B$19.92B
Dividend Yield0.99%0.99%3.38%3.90%
P/E Ratio14.238.3710.2534.16
Price / Sales1.272.143.9530.29
Price / Cash11.589.0411.3317.60
Price / Book14.558.382.114.70
Net Income$209.90M$115.70M$885.89M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-2.50%-2.86%-2.96%-2.49%
1 Month Performance-5.73%-2.12%-0.28%-3.16%
1 Year Performance-2.37%-24.37%-10.44%8.03%

Griffon Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GFF
Griffon
4.8954 of 5 stars
$69.71
-3.6%
$98.75
+41.7%
-2.4%$3.31B$2.61B14.235,300Positive News
AOS
A. O. Smith
4.7143 of 5 stars
$66.42
+0.7%
$80.86
+21.7%
-20.9%$9.56B$3.82B18.2912,700
AAON
AAON
3.885 of 5 stars
$100.88
-2.7%
$133.00
+31.8%
-11.7%$8.21B$1.17B44.483,856Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
SSD
Simpson Manufacturing
3.959 of 5 stars
$168.51
-0.2%
$192.00
+13.9%
-24.0%$7.10B$2.23B22.175,497Short Interest ↓
Positive News
TREX
Trex
3.4815 of 5 stars
$61.37
+1.3%
$79.81
+30.1%
-37.1%$6.57B$1.09B28.011,765Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
UFPI
UFP Industries
4.8049 of 5 stars
$106.99
-1.4%
$143.00
+33.7%
-9.3%$6.50B$6.65B15.8115,800Positive News
AWI
Armstrong World Industries
2.9634 of 5 stars
$146.49
-0.3%
$142.60
-2.7%
+25.7%$6.39B$1.39B25.843,100Earnings Report
PATK
Patrick Industries
3.3682 of 5 stars
$91.67
+1.6%
$97.96
+6.9%
+10.5%$3.08B$3.72B22.2010,000
ROCK
Gibraltar Industries
2.8535 of 5 stars
$65.78
+1.4%
N/A-16.6%$2.00B$1.31B14.702,110Positive News
AMWD
American Woodmark
3.9926 of 5 stars
$70.91
+0.3%
$114.00
+60.8%
-40.7%$1.07B$1.79B10.608,600Earnings Report
Analyst Downgrade
APOG
Apogee Enterprises
4.703 of 5 stars
$48.55
+0.8%
$62.00
+27.7%
-18.6%$1.07B$1.38B10.834,400

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