AOS vs. BLDR, LII, OC, MAS, TREX, UFPI, SSD, AAON, AWI, and GFF
Should you be buying A. O. Smith stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of A. O. Smith include Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Lennox International (LII), Owens Corning (OC), Masco (MAS), Trex (TREX), UFP Industries (UFPI), Simpson Manufacturing (SSD), AAON (AAON), Armstrong World Industries (AWI), and Griffon (GFF). These companies are all part of the "building products" industry.
A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) and Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR) are both large-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.
In the previous week, Builders FirstSource had 6 more articles in the media than A. O. Smith. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Builders FirstSource and 8 mentions for A. O. Smith. A. O. Smith's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Builders FirstSource's score of 1.00 indicating that A. O. Smith is being referred to more favorably in the media.
A. O. Smith currently has a consensus price target of $90.67, suggesting a potential upside of 8.40%. Builders FirstSource has a consensus price target of $196.27, suggesting a potential upside of 22.06%. Given Builders FirstSource's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Builders FirstSource is more favorable than A. O. Smith.
A. O. Smith has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Builders FirstSource has a beta of 2.08, suggesting that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500.
A. O. Smith has a net margin of 14.94% compared to Builders FirstSource's net margin of 8.57%. Builders FirstSource's return on equity of 38.66% beat A. O. Smith's return on equity.
Builders FirstSource has higher revenue and earnings than A. O. Smith. Builders FirstSource is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than A. O. Smith, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
76.1% of A. O. Smith shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Builders FirstSource shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of A. O. Smith shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Builders FirstSource shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Builders FirstSource received 86 more outperform votes than A. O. Smith when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.88% of users gave Builders FirstSource an outperform vote while only 62.28% of users gave A. O. Smith an outperform vote.
Summary
Builders FirstSource beats A. O. Smith on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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