Owens Corning (OC) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, OC or LII?

Owens Corning has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennox International has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OC or LII a better dividend stock?

Owens Corning pays an annual dividend of $2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Lennox International pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Owens Corning pays out 37.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lennox International pays out 20.4% 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.

Does the media refer more to OC or LII?

In the previous week, Owens Corning had 13 more articles in the media than Lennox International. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Owens Corning and 16 mentions for Lennox International. Owens Corning's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Lennox International's score of 0.52 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	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lennox International	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor OC or LII?

Owens Corning received 370 more outperform votes than Lennox International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.34% of users gave Owens Corning an outperform vote while only 47.06% of users gave Lennox International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Owens Corning	Outperform Votes 762 63.34%	Underperform Votes 441 36.66%
Lennox International	Outperform Votes 392 47.06%	Underperform Votes 441 52.94%

Which has preferable earnings & 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	$10.98B	1.08	$1.20B	$7.32	18.87
Lennox International	$5.34B	3.72	$806.90M	$22.54	24.75

Do analysts recommend OC or LII?

Owens Corning presently has a consensus target price of $194.58, suggesting a potential upside of 40.90%. Lennox International has a consensus target price of $606.15, suggesting a potential upside of 8.67%. Given Owens Corning's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
Lennox International	4 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

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

88.4% of Owens Corning shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of Lennox International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Owens Corning shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Lennox International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is OC or LII more profitable?

Lennox International has a net margin of 15.11% compared to Owens Corning's net margin of 9.92%. Lennox International's return on equity of 126.79% 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	15.11%	126.79%	24.89%

Summary

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