Owens Corning (OC) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, LII or OC?

Lennox International has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Owens Corning has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate LII or OC?

Lennox International currently has a consensus price target of $579.38, indicating a potential downside of 7.78%. Owens Corning has a consensus price target of $200.83, indicating a potential upside of 18.55%. Given Owens Corning's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Owens Corning is more favorable than Lennox International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lennox International	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23
Owens Corning	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62

Is LII or OC a better dividend stock?

Lennox International pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Owens Corning pays an annual dividend of $2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Lennox International pays out 21.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Owens Corning pays out 23.5% 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 raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in LII or OC?

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

Does the media refer more to LII or OC?

In the previous week, Owens Corning had 4 more articles in the media than Lennox International. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Owens Corning and 12 mentions for Lennox International. Owens Corning's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Lennox International's score of 0.69 indicating that Owens Corning is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lennox International	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Owens Corning	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, LII or OC?

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
Lennox International	$5.15B	4.34	$590.10M	$21.06	29.83
Owens Corning	$10.44B	1.39	$1.20B	$11.75	14.42

Is LII or OC 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
Lennox International	14.63%	148.52%	23.94%
Owens Corning	9.92%	25.82%	10.63%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LII or OC?

Owens Corning received 361 more outperform votes than Lennox International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.16% of users gave Owens Corning an outperform vote while only 47.39% of users gave Lennox International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lennox International	Outperform Votes 390 47.39%	Underperform Votes 433 52.61%
Owens Corning	Outperform Votes 751 63.16%	Underperform Votes 438 36.84%

Summary

Owens Corning beats Lennox International on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.