AAON (AAON) Competitors

AAON (NASDAQ:AAON) and Lennox International (NYSE:LII) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AAON or LII?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AAON	$1.20B	5.84	$168.56M	$1.47	58.49
Lennox International	$5.42B	3.83	$806.90M	$23.39	25.27

Is AAON or LII more profitable?

Lennox International has a net margin of 15.41% compared to AAON's net margin of 9.70%. Lennox International's return on equity of 99.81% beat AAON's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AAON	9.70%	15.45%	10.30%
Lennox International	15.41%	99.81%	24.12%

Is AAON or LII a better dividend stock?

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 27.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lennox International pays out 22.2% 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.

Does the media prefer AAON or LII?

In the previous week, Lennox International had 2 more articles in the media than AAON. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Lennox International and 16 mentions for AAON. AAON's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Lennox International's score of 0.85 indicating that AAON is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AAON	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lennox International	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend AAON or LII?

AAON presently has a consensus target price of $102.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.63%. Lennox International has a consensus target price of $635.33, suggesting a potential upside of 7.47%. Given AAON's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe AAON is more favorable than Lennox International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AAON	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
Lennox International	4 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk & volatility, AAON or LII?

AAON has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennox International has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AAON or LII?

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, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Lennox International beats AAON on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.