AAON (AAON) Competitors

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

Is AAON or LII a better dividend stock?

AAON pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Lennox International pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. 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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Lennox International has raised 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, AAON or LII?

AAON has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennox International has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate AAON or LII?

AAON presently has a consensus price target of $104.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.45%. Lennox International has a consensus price target of $606.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.43%. Given Lennox International's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lennox International is more favorable than AAON.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AAON	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Lennox International	3 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.15

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AAON or LII?

70.8% of AAON shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of Lennox International shares are held by institutional investors. 18.7% of AAON shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Lennox International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer AAON or LII?

In the previous week, Lennox International had 8 more articles in the media than AAON. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Lennox International and 28 mentions for AAON. AAON's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Lennox International's score of -0.08 indicating that AAON is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AAON	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lennox International	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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%

Which has preferable valuation and 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	6.63	$168.56M	$1.47	66.46
Lennox International	$5.34B	3.25	$806.90M	$23.39	21.16

Summary

Lennox International beats AAON on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.