AZEK (AZEK) Competitors

Armstrong World Industries (NYSE:AWI) and AZEK (NYSE:AZEK) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Is AWI or AZEK more profitable?

Armstrong World Industries has a net margin of 18.03% compared to Armstrong World Industries' net margin of 8.57%. AZEK's return on equity of 41.81% beat Armstrong World Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Armstrong World Industries	18.03%	41.81%	14.60%
AZEK	8.57%	9.61%	5.79%

Which has more risk and volatility, AWI or AZEK?

Armstrong World Industries has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AZEK has a beta of 1.93, indicating that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer AWI or AZEK?

In the previous week, Armstrong World Industries and Armstrong World Industries both had 6 articles in the media. AZEK's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Armstrong World Industries' score of 0.80 indicating that Armstrong World Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Armstrong World Industries	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AZEK	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AWI or AZEK?

Armstrong World Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AZEK. Armstrong World Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AZEK, 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
Armstrong World Industries	$1.31B	3.86	$223.80M	$5.32	21.73
AZEK	$1.37B	5.04	$67.96M	$0.79	59.22

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AWI or AZEK?

Armstrong World Industries received 474 more outperform votes than AZEK when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.10% of users gave Armstrong World Industries an outperform vote while only 43.15% of users gave AZEK an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Armstrong World Industries	Outperform Votes 537 63.10%	Underperform Votes 314 36.90%
AZEK	Outperform Votes 63 43.15%	Underperform Votes 83 56.85%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AWI or AZEK?

98.9% of Armstrong World Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of AZEK shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Armstrong World Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of AZEK shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate AWI or AZEK?

Armstrong World Industries presently has a consensus target price of $110.17, suggesting a potential downside of 4.68%. AZEK has a consensus target price of $44.83, suggesting a potential downside of 4.16%. Given Armstrong World Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AZEK is more favorable than Armstrong World Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Armstrong World Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
AZEK	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76

Summary

Armstrong World Industries beats AZEK on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.