This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. USG (USG) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock USG vs. LII, MAS, BLDR, OC, AOS, AWI, SSD, AAON, TREX, and UFPIShould you be buying USG stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of USG include Lennox International (LII), Masco (MAS), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Owens Corning (OC), A. O. Smith (AOS), Armstrong World Industries (AWI), Simpson Manufacturing (SSD), AAON (AAON), Trex (TREX), and UFP Industries (UFPI). These companies are all part of the "building products" industry. USG vs. Its Competitors Lennox International Masco Builders FirstSource Owens Corning A. O. Smith Armstrong World Industries Simpson Manufacturing AAON Trex UFP Industries USG (NYSE:USG) and Lennox International (NYSE:LII) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and risk. Do analysts prefer USG or LII? Lennox International has a consensus price target of $635.33, suggesting a potential upside of 13.62%. Given Lennox International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lennox International is more favorable than USG.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score USG 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Lennox International 4 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of USG or LII? 80.7% of USG shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of Lennox International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of USG shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Lennox International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is USG or LII more profitable? Lennox International has a net margin of 15.41% compared to USG's net margin of 5.88%. Lennox International's return on equity of 99.81% beat USG's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets USG5.88% 11.65% 5.67% Lennox International 15.41%99.81%24.12% Which has more volatility and risk, USG or LII? USG has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennox International has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, USG or LII? Lennox International has higher revenue and earnings than USG. Lennox International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than USG, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUSG$3.34B1.58$196M$1.5124.92Lennox International$5.34B3.68$806.90M$23.3923.91 Does the media favor USG or LII? In the previous week, Lennox International had 6 more articles in the media than USG. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Lennox International and 1 mentions for USG. Lennox International's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat USG's score of 0.00 indicating that Lennox International is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment USG 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Lennox International 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryLennox International beats USG on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get USG News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for USG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart USG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUSGConcrete, Gypsum, & Plaster Products IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.27B$854K$9.36B$21.39BDividend Yield2.50%N/A1.84%3.50%P/E Ratio24.92N/A17.0729.41Price / Sales1.58N/A89.8383.26Price / Cash16.51N/A15.3324.61Price / Book2.74N/A4.684.54Net Income$196MN/A$618.77M$999.91M USG Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USGUSG0.4945 of 5 stars$37.63+0.2%N/A+26.7%$5.27B$3.34B24.927,300Short Interest ↑LIILennox International4.3356 of 5 stars$557.56-0.3%$635.33+13.9%+0.6%$19.59B$5.34B23.8414,200MASMasco4.1716 of 5 stars$73.43-0.2%$74.13+1.0%-4.9%$15.37B$7.83B19.4818,000Positive NewsBLDRBuilders FirstSource3.5973 of 5 stars$138.73-1.0%$154.44+11.3%-15.4%$15.33B$16.40B21.0529,000Positive NewsOCOwens Corning4.8581 of 5 stars$150.11-1.5%$184.60+23.0%-4.7%$12.56B$10.98B38.9925,000Positive NewsAOSA. O. Smith4.8226 of 5 stars$71.41-0.3%$77.43+8.4%-7.6%$9.99B$3.82B19.8912,700Positive NewsAWIArmstrong World Industries3.9619 of 5 stars$195.73-0.9%$177.13-9.5%+60.8%$8.47B$1.45B28.953,600Positive NewsShort Interest ↑SSDSimpson Manufacturing2.7943 of 5 stars$190.91-1.1%$188.50-1.3%+11.3%$7.95B$2.23B24.355,872Positive NewsAAONAAON4.8695 of 5 stars$82.95-2.5%$102.00+23.0%-11.8%$6.76B$1.20B56.434,812Positive NewsShort Interest ↑TREXTrex3.6528 of 5 stars$61.63-2.0%$71.93+16.7%-3.0%$6.61B$1.15B35.621,838Positive NewsUFPIUFP Industries4.501 of 5 stars$100.97-1.1%$134.00+32.7%-11.0%$5.91B$6.65B17.5315,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lennox International Competitors Masco Competitors Builders FirstSource Competitors Owens Corning Competitors A. O. 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