Notice: 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 InterestTrends USG vs. OC, AOS, AAON, TREX, SSD, UFPI, AWI, GFF, PATK, and ROCKShould you be buying USG stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of USG include Owens Corning (OC), A. O. Smith (AOS), AAON (AAON), Trex (TREX), Simpson Manufacturing (SSD), UFP Industries (UFPI), Armstrong World Industries (AWI), Griffon (GFF), Patrick Industries (PATK), and Gibraltar Industries (ROCK). These companies are all part of the "building products" industry. USG vs. Owens Corning A. O. Smith AAON Trex Simpson Manufacturing UFP Industries Armstrong World Industries Griffon Patrick Industries Gibraltar Industries Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) and USG (NYSE:USG) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community favor OC or USG? Owens Corning received 398 more outperform votes than USG when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.07% of users gave Owens Corning an outperform vote while only 56.09% of users gave USG an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformOwens CorningOutperform Votes74863.07% Underperform Votes43836.93% USGOutperform Votes35056.09% Underperform Votes27443.91% Is OC or USG more profitable? Owens Corning has a net margin of 10.66% compared to USG's net margin of 5.88%. Owens Corning's return on equity of 26.33% beat USG's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Owens Corning10.66% 26.33% 11.43% USG 5.88%11.65%5.67% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of OC or USG? 88.4% of Owens Corning shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of USG shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Owens Corning shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of USG shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate OC or USG? Owens Corning presently has a consensus price target of $192.62, suggesting a potential downside of 0.39%. Given Owens Corning's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Owens Corning is more favorable than USG.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Owens Corning 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50USG 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media prefer OC or USG? In the previous week, Owens Corning had 31 more articles in the media than USG. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Owens Corning and 5 mentions for USG. Owens Corning's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat USG's score of 0.00 indicating that Owens Corning is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Owens Corning 12 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive USG 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has higher earnings and valuation, OC or USG? Owens Corning has higher revenue and earnings than USG. Owens Corning 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 RatioOwens Corning$9.87B1.70$1.20B$11.8116.37USG$3.34B1.27$196M$1.5120.08 Which has more risk and volatility, OC or USG? Owens Corning has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, USG has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryOwens Corning beats USG on 17 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Oasis Gold"Bonds to Crash as Payback for Trump’s Win?Trump may have won, but you're not safe. JD Vance just dropped a bombshell—he's warning of a "death spiral" in the U.S. bond market that could cripple the entire economy. Here's what's happening: the U.S. is $35 TRILLION in debt.Click here to get your FREE guide now before inflation destroys your future. 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$4.25B$351.76M$9.95B$20.07BDividend Yield2.50%1.55%1.80%3.55%P/E Ratio20.083.5121.3241.71Price / Sales1.272.673.3715.70Price / Cash16.517.9321.0920.73Price / Book2.212.105.405.27Net Income$196M$73.69M$516.96M$988.95M USG Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USGUSG0.8715 of 5 stars$30.32+1.3%N/A+529.2%$4.25B$3.34B20.087,300OCOwens Corning4.4823 of 5 stars$180.34+2.0%N/A+54.2%$15.68B$9.87B15.2718,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageAOSA. O. Smith4.5197 of 5 stars$75.40+0.4%N/A+7.6%$10.93B$3.85B19.8412,000Analyst UpgradeAAONAAON3.4254 of 5 stars$113.47-0.7%N/A+102.5%$9.19B$1.19B51.113,856Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpTREXTrex3.3668 of 5 stars$70.76-0.1%N/A+17.5%$7.58B$1.18B32.311,765Gap UpSSDSimpson Manufacturing3.4592 of 5 stars$178.79-0.6%N/A+29.9%$7.54B$2.22B23.625,497Positive NewsUFPIUFP Industries4.4566 of 5 stars$123.08+0.6%N/A+29.6%$7.50B$7.22B16.9315,800Analyst RevisionAWIArmstrong World Industries4.0093 of 5 stars$140.59+0.7%N/A+88.9%$6.13B$1.30B24.803,100Gap UpGFFGriffon4.4063 of 5 stars$63.32+0.7%N/A+59.3%$3.12B$2.69B16.985,700Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradePATKPatrick Industries4.8485 of 5 stars$115.77-8.1%N/A+60.0%$2.59B$3.47B16.6310,000High Trading VolumeROCKGibraltar Industries2.6599 of 5 stars$66.95-0.8%N/A+8.2%$2.03B$1.34B18.602,110Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Owens Corning Competitors A. O. 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