American Woodmark (AMWD) Competitors

American Woodmark (NASDAQ:AMWD) and UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) are both building products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do analysts recommend AMWD or UFPI?

American Woodmark currently has a consensus target price of $70.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.11%. UFP Industries has a consensus target price of $134.00, indicating a potential upside of 46.38%. Given UFP Industries' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe UFP Industries is more favorable than American Woodmark.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Woodmark	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
UFP Industries	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Do institutionals & insiders believe in AMWD or UFPI?

95.5% of American Woodmark shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of UFP Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of American Woodmark shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of UFP Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, AMWD or UFPI?

American Woodmark has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UFP Industries has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor AMWD or UFPI?

In the previous week, UFP Industries had 2 more articles in the media than American Woodmark. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for UFP Industries and 2 mentions for American Woodmark. UFP Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat American Woodmark's score of 0.79 indicating that UFP Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
American Woodmark	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
UFP Industries	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AMWD or UFPI?

UFP Industries has higher revenue and earnings than American Woodmark. American Woodmark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UFP Industries, 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
American Woodmark	$1.71B	0.57	$99.46M	$5.59	11.91
UFP Industries	$6.65B	0.81	$414.56M	$5.76	15.89

Is AMWD or UFPI more profitable?

UFP Industries has a net margin of 5.31% compared to American Woodmark's net margin of 5.11%. UFP Industries' return on equity of 10.95% beat American Woodmark's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Woodmark	5.11%	9.43%	5.46%
UFP Industries	5.31%	10.95%	8.48%

Summary

UFP Industries beats American Woodmark on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.