Trex (TREX) Competitors

Trex (NYSE:TREX) and Lennox International (NYSE:LII) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Do analysts rate TREX or LII?

Trex currently has a consensus target price of $79.94, suggesting a potential upside of 13.85%. Lennox International has a consensus target price of $579.38, suggesting a potential downside of 7.78%. Given Trex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Trex is more favorable than Lennox International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trex	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31
Lennox International	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TREX or LII?

96.0% of Trex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of Lennox International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Trex shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Lennox International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TREX or LII?

Trex received 53 more outperform votes than Lennox International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.56% of users gave Trex an outperform vote while only 47.39% of users gave Lennox International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Trex	Outperform Votes 443 54.56%	Underperform Votes 369 45.44%
Lennox International	Outperform Votes 390 47.39%	Underperform Votes 433 52.61%

Does the media prefer TREX or LII?

In the previous week, Lennox International had 8 more articles in the media than Trex. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Lennox International and 4 mentions for Trex. Trex's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Lennox International's score of 0.69 indicating that Trex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trex	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Is TREX or LII more profitable?

Trex has a net margin of 20.23% compared to Lennox International's net margin of 14.63%. Lennox International's return on equity of 148.52% beat Trex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trex	20.23%	28.89%	20.03%
Lennox International	14.63%	148.52%	23.94%

Which has better earnings and valuation, TREX or LII?

Lennox International has higher revenue and earnings than Trex. Lennox International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trex, 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
Trex	$1.18B	6.38	$205.38M	$2.19	32.06
Lennox International	$5.15B	4.34	$590.10M	$21.06	29.83

Which has more risk & volatility, TREX or LII?

Trex has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennox International has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Trex beats Lennox International on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.