USG (USG) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of USG or MAS?

80.7% of USG shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Masco shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of USG shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Masco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend USG or MAS?

Masco has a consensus target price of $85.30, indicating a potential upside of 22.04%. Given Masco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Masco 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)	0.00
Masco	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media refer more to USG or MAS?

In the previous week, Masco had 21 more articles in the media than USG. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Masco and 4 mentions for USG. Masco's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat USG's score of 0.00 indicating that Masco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
USG	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Masco	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, USG or MAS?

Masco has higher revenue and earnings than USG. Masco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than USG, 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
USG	$3.34B	1.44	$196M	$1.51	22.74
Masco	$7.83B	1.89	$822M	$3.76	18.59

Which has more volatility & risk, USG or MAS?

USG has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Masco has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is USG or MAS more profitable?

Masco has a net margin of 10.50% compared to USG's net margin of 5.88%. Masco's return on equity of 838.32% beat USG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
USG	5.88%	11.65%	5.67%
Masco	10.50%	838.32%	17.08%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor USG or MAS?

Masco received 391 more outperform votes than USG when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.98% of users gave Masco an outperform vote while only 56.09% of users gave USG an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
USG	Outperform Votes 350 56.09%	Underperform Votes 274 43.91%
Masco	Outperform Votes 741 65.98%	Underperform Votes 382 34.02%

Summary

Masco beats USG on 18 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.