AAON (AAON) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer LII or AAON?

In the previous week, AAON had 7 more articles in the media than Lennox International. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for AAON and 6 mentions for Lennox International. AAON's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Lennox International's score of 1.14 indicating that AAON is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lennox International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AAON	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

67.1% of Lennox International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.8% of AAON shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.7% of Lennox International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.5% of AAON shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate LII or AAON?

Lennox International presently has a consensus price target of $583.71, indicating a potential downside of 0.15%. AAON has a consensus price target of $115.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.95%. Given AAON's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AAON is more favorable than Lennox International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lennox International	4 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.07
AAON	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, LII or AAON?

Lennox International has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AAON has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LII or AAON?

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
Lennox International	$5.37B	3.87	$806.90M	$22.44	26.05
AAON	$1.26B	6.66	$177.62M	$1.90	54.30

Is LII or AAON more profitable?

AAON has a net margin of 15.78% compared to Lennox International's net margin of 15.11%. Lennox International's return on equity of 126.79% beat AAON's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lennox International	15.11%	126.79%	24.89%
AAON	15.78%	24.98%	19.40%

Is LII or AAON a better dividend stock?

Lennox International pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. AAON pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Lennox International pays out 20.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AAON pays out 21.1% 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. Lennox International has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and AAON has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Lennox International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LII or AAON?

Lennox International received 153 more outperform votes than AAON when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.66% of users gave AAON an outperform vote while only 46.85% of users gave Lennox International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lennox International	Outperform Votes 394 46.85%	Underperform Votes 447 53.15%
AAON	Outperform Votes 241 55.66%	Underperform Votes 192 44.34%

Summary

Lennox International and AAON tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.