JBI vs. USLM, ASPN, HLMN, WGO, ROCK, PATK, PRIM, CCS, JELD, and GVA
Should you be buying Janus International Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Janus International Group include United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), Aspen Aerogels (ASPN), Hillman Solutions (HLMN), Winnebago Industries (WGO), Gibraltar Industries (ROCK), Patrick Industries (PATK), Primoris Services (PRIM), Century Communities (CCS), JELD-WEN (JELD), and Granite Construction (GVA). These companies are all part of the "construction" sector.
United States Lime & Minerals (NASDAQ:USLM) and Janus International Group (NYSE:JBI) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability.
United States Lime & Minerals has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Janus International Group has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
United States Lime & Minerals has a net margin of 27.91% compared to United States Lime & Minerals' net margin of 13.14%. United States Lime & Minerals' return on equity of 28.95% beat Janus International Group's return on equity.
Janus International Group has higher revenue and earnings than United States Lime & Minerals. Janus International Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United States Lime & Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Janus International Group had 9 more articles in the media than United States Lime & Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Janus International Group and 3 mentions for United States Lime & Minerals. Janus International Group's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat United States Lime & Minerals' score of 0.69 indicating that United States Lime & Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the media.
United States Lime & Minerals received 174 more outperform votes than Janus International Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.13% of users gave United States Lime & Minerals an outperform vote while only 41.38% of users gave Janus International Group an outperform vote.
Janus International Group has a consensus price target of $16.30, suggesting a potential upside of 14.47%. Given United States Lime & Minerals' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Janus International Group is more favorable than United States Lime & Minerals.
27.1% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Janus International Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of United States Lime & Minerals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 42.9% of Janus International Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Janus International Group beats United States Lime & Minerals on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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