AAON vs. LII, MAS, BLDR, OC, AOS, AWI, SSD, UFPI, TREX, and GFF
Should you be buying AAON stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AAON include Lennox International (LII), Masco (MAS), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Owens Corning (OC), A. O. Smith (AOS), Armstrong World Industries (AWI), Simpson Manufacturing (SSD), UFP Industries (UFPI), Trex (TREX), and Griffon (GFF). These companies are all part of the "building products" industry.
AAON vs. Its Competitors
AAON (NASDAQ:AAON) and Lennox International (NYSE:LII) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
AAON pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Lennox International pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. AAON pays out 21.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lennox International pays out 23.2% 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. AAON has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Lennox International has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Lennox International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
AAON has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennox International has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
70.8% of AAON shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of Lennox International shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.7% of AAON shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Lennox International shares are owned 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.
Lennox International has a net margin of 14.96% compared to AAON's net margin of 12.60%. Lennox International's return on equity of 106.05% beat AAON's return on equity.
AAON currently has a consensus price target of $111.50, indicating a potential upside of 48.13%. Lennox International has a consensus price target of $586.31, indicating a potential downside of 2.65%. Given AAON's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AAON is more favorable than Lennox International.
In the previous week, AAON had 2 more articles in the media than Lennox International. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for AAON and 9 mentions for Lennox International. AAON's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Lennox International's score of 0.73 indicating that AAON 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.
Summary
AAON beats Lennox International on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:AAON) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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