USG (USG) Competitors

Masco (NYSE:MAS) and USG (NYSE:USG) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Is MAS or USG more profitable?

Masco has a net margin of 10.54% compared to USG's net margin of 5.88%. Masco's return on equity of 615.54% beat USG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Masco	10.54%	615.54%	16.68%
USG	5.88%	11.65%	5.67%

Which has better earnings and valuation, MAS or USG?

Masco has higher revenue and earnings than USG. USG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Masco, 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
Masco	$7.88B	2.15	$908M	$3.76	20.94
USG	$3.34B	1.27	$196M	$1.51	20.01

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MAS or USG?

93.9% of Masco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of USG shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Masco shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of USG shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MAS or USG?

Masco received 388 more outperform votes than USG when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.07% of users gave Masco an outperform vote while only 56.09% of users gave USG an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Masco	Outperform Votes 738 66.07%	Underperform Votes 379 33.93%
USG	Outperform Votes 350 56.09%	Underperform Votes 274 43.91%

Which has more volatility and risk, MAS or USG?

Masco has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, USG has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend MAS or USG?

Masco currently has a consensus target price of $86.27, indicating a potential upside of 9.59%. Given Masco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Masco is more favorable than USG.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Masco	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
USG	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor MAS or USG?

In the previous week, Masco had 10 more articles in the media than USG. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Masco and 6 mentions for USG. Masco's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat USG's score of 0.00 indicating that Masco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Masco	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
USG	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Masco beats USG on 19 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.