SSD vs. BLDR, LII, OC, MAS, AOS, TREX, UFPI, AAON, AWI, and GFF
Should you be buying Simpson Manufacturing stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Simpson Manufacturing include Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Lennox International (LII), Owens Corning (OC), Masco (MAS), A. O. Smith (AOS), Trex (TREX), UFP Industries (UFPI), AAON (AAON), Armstrong World Industries (AWI), and Griffon (GFF). These companies are all part of the "building products" industry.
Simpson Manufacturing (NYSE:SSD) and Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Builders FirstSource had 15 more articles in the media than Simpson Manufacturing. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Builders FirstSource and 6 mentions for Simpson Manufacturing. Simpson Manufacturing's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Builders FirstSource's score of 0.77 indicating that Simpson Manufacturing is being referred to more favorably in the media.
93.7% of Simpson Manufacturing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Builders FirstSource shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Simpson Manufacturing shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Builders FirstSource shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Builders FirstSource has higher revenue and earnings than Simpson Manufacturing. Builders FirstSource is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Simpson Manufacturing, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Simpson Manufacturing has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Builders FirstSource has a beta of 2.08, meaning that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Builders FirstSource received 321 more outperform votes than Simpson Manufacturing when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.92% of users gave Builders FirstSource an outperform vote while only 56.96% of users gave Simpson Manufacturing an outperform vote.
Simpson Manufacturing has a net margin of 15.45% compared to Builders FirstSource's net margin of 8.57%. Builders FirstSource's return on equity of 38.66% beat Simpson Manufacturing's return on equity.
Simpson Manufacturing presently has a consensus price target of $195.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.12%. Builders FirstSource has a consensus price target of $195.13, suggesting a potential upside of 33.40%. Given Builders FirstSource's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Builders FirstSource is more favorable than Simpson Manufacturing.
Summary
Builders FirstSource beats Simpson Manufacturing on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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