Owens Corning (OC) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, OC or LII?

Owens Corning has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennox International has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer OC or LII?

In the previous week, Owens Corning had 9 more articles in the media than Lennox International. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Owens Corning and 7 mentions for Lennox International. Owens Corning's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Lennox International's score of 0.50 indicating that Owens Corning is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Owens Corning	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OC or LII?

Owens Corning received 359 more outperform votes than Lennox International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.10% of users gave Owens Corning an outperform vote while only 47.50% of users gave Lennox International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Owens Corning	Outperform Votes 749 63.10%	Underperform Votes 438 36.90%
Lennox International	Outperform Votes 390 47.50%	Underperform Votes 431 52.50%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of OC or LII?

88.4% of Owens Corning shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of Lennox International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Owens Corning shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Lennox International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is OC or LII more profitable?

Lennox International has a net margin of 14.63% compared to Owens Corning's net margin of 9.92%. Lennox International's return on equity of 148.52% beat Owens Corning's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Owens Corning	9.92%	25.82%	10.63%
Lennox International	14.63%	148.52%	23.94%

Is OC or LII a better dividend stock?

Owens Corning pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Lennox International pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Owens Corning pays out 20.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lennox International pays out 21.8% 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. Lennox International has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Owens Corning is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, OC or LII?

Owens Corning has higher revenue and earnings than Lennox International. Owens Corning is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lennox International, 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
Owens Corning	$9.68B	1.73	$1.20B	$11.75	16.60
Lennox International	$4.98B	4.47	$590.10M	$21.06	29.69

Do analysts rate OC or LII?

Owens Corning presently has a consensus target price of $192.62, suggesting a potential downside of 1.22%. Lennox International has a consensus target price of $583.92, suggesting a potential downside of 6.63%. Given Owens Corning's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Owens Corning is more favorable than Lennox International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Owens Corning	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Lennox International	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Owens Corning beats Lennox International on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.