Trex (TREX) Competitors

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

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%

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

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

Which has more risk & volatility, TREX or LII?

Trex has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennox International has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TREX or LII?

Trex received 53 more outperform votes than Lennox International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.49% of users gave Trex an outperform vote while only 47.27% of users gave Lennox International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Trex	Outperform Votes 443 54.49%	Underperform Votes 370 45.51%
Lennox International	Outperform Votes 390 47.27%	Underperform Votes 435 52.73%

Do analysts recommend TREX or LII?

Trex currently has a consensus target price of $79.81, suggesting a potential upside of 11.29%. Lennox International has a consensus target price of $590.50, suggesting a potential downside of 8.86%. Given Trex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly 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	3 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Which has preferable earnings & 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	$1.09B	7.02	$205.38M	$2.19	32.75
Lennox International	$5.15B	4.48	$590.10M	$21.06	30.77

Does the media prefer TREX or LII?

In the previous week, Lennox International had 10 more articles in the media than Trex. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Lennox International and 3 mentions for Trex. Lennox International's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Trex's score of 0.40 indicating that Lennox International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trex	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Lennox International	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Trex beats Lennox International on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.