JELD-WEN (JELD) Competitors

Masonite International (NYSE:DOOR) and JELD-WEN (NYSE:JELD) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, risk and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, DOOR or JELD?

Masonite International has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JELD-WEN has a beta of 2.3, meaning that its share price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer DOOR or JELD?

In the previous week, JELD-WEN had 2 more articles in the media than Masonite International. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for JELD-WEN and 1 mentions for Masonite International. Masonite International's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat JELD-WEN's score of 0.00 indicating that JELD-WEN is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Masonite International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
JELD-WEN	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DOOR or JELD?

Masonite International received 290 more outperform votes than JELD-WEN when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.15% of users gave Masonite International an outperform vote while only 55.91% of users gave JELD-WEN an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Masonite International	Outperform Votes 602 73.15%	Underperform Votes 221 26.85%
JELD-WEN	Outperform Votes 312 55.91%	Underperform Votes 246 44.09%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DOOR or JELD?

Masonite International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than JELD-WEN. Masonite International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JELD-WEN, 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
Masonite International	$2.83B	1.03	$118.23M	$6.30	21.09
JELD-WEN	$4.30B	0.28	$62.44M	$0.23	61.39

Do analysts prefer DOOR or JELD?

Masonite International presently has a consensus target price of $116.89, indicating a potential downside of 12.01%. JELD-WEN has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.48%. Given Masonite International's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe JELD-WEN is more favorable than Masonite International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Masonite International	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
JELD-WEN	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DOOR or JELD?

97.1% of Masonite International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of JELD-WEN shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Masonite International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of JELD-WEN shares are held 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.

Is DOOR or JELD more profitable?

Masonite International has a net margin of 5.08% compared to Masonite International's net margin of 0.47%. JELD-WEN's return on equity of 17.82% beat Masonite International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Masonite International	5.08%	17.82%	5.70%
JELD-WEN	0.47%	15.78%	4.15%

Summary

Masonite International beats JELD-WEN on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.