LII vs. AAON, JHX, WSO.B, EME, MAS, OC, WSO, RPM, TOL, and WMS
Should you be buying Lennox International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lennox International include AAON (AAON), James Hardie Industries (JHX), Watsco (WSO.B), EMCOR Group (EME), Masco (MAS), Owens Corning (OC), Watsco (WSO), RPM International (RPM), Toll Brothers (TOL), and Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS). These companies are all part of the "construction" sector.
Lennox International (NYSE:LII) and AAON (NASDAQ:AAON) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.
67.1% of Lennox International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.8% of AAON shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of Lennox International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.6% of AAON shares are owned 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.
In the previous week, AAON had 13 more articles in the media than Lennox International. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for AAON and 7 mentions for Lennox International. Lennox International's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat AAON's score of 0.35 indicating that Lennox International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Lennox International has higher revenue and earnings than AAON. Lennox International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AAON, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Lennox International received 151 more outperform votes than AAON when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.01% of users gave AAON an outperform vote while only 47.76% of users gave Lennox International an outperform vote.
AAON has a net margin of 15.44% compared to Lennox International's net margin of 12.38%. Lennox International's return on equity of 303.36% beat AAON's return on equity.
Lennox International pays an annual dividend of $4.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. AAON pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Lennox International pays out 25.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AAON pays out 14.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Lennox International has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AAON has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Lennox International currently has a consensus price target of $484.62, suggesting a potential downside of 1.07%. Given Lennox International's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Lennox International is more favorable than AAON.
Summary
Lennox International beats AAON on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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