Skyline Champion (SKY) Competitors

James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) and Skyline Champion (NYSE:SKY) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, community ranking and dividends.

Does the media favor JHX or SKY?

In the previous week, James Hardie Industries had 10 more articles in the media than Skyline Champion. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for James Hardie Industries and 8 mentions for Skyline Champion. Skyline Champion's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat James Hardie Industries' score of 0.61 indicating that Skyline Champion is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
James Hardie Industries	4 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Skyline Champion	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JHX or SKY?

James Hardie Industries received 222 more outperform votes than Skyline Champion when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.63% of users gave James Hardie Industries an outperform vote while only 30.68% of users gave Skyline Champion an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
James Hardie Industries	Outperform Votes 249 61.63%	Underperform Votes 155 38.37%
Skyline Champion	Outperform Votes 27 30.68%	Underperform Votes 61 69.32%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, JHX or SKY?

James Hardie Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Skyline Champion. James Hardie Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Skyline Champion, 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
James Hardie Industries	$3.91B	3.49	$510.20M	$1.01	31.40
Skyline Champion	$2.43B	2.36	$146.70M	$2.84	35.23

Which has more volatility and risk, JHX or SKY?

James Hardie Industries has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skyline Champion has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of JHX or SKY?

8.0% of James Hardie Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Skyline Champion shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is JHX or SKY more profitable?

James Hardie Industries has a net margin of 11.15% compared to Skyline Champion's net margin of 6.80%. James Hardie Industries' return on equity of 34.42% beat Skyline Champion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
James Hardie Industries	11.15%	34.42%	13.41%
Skyline Champion	6.80%	13.80%	10.19%

Do analysts rate JHX or SKY?

James Hardie Industries currently has a consensus price target of $45.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.89%. Skyline Champion has a consensus price target of $90.20, suggesting a potential downside of 9.85%. Given James Hardie Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe James Hardie Industries is more favorable than Skyline Champion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
James Hardie Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Skyline Champion	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Summary

James Hardie Industries beats Skyline Champion on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.