American Woodmark (AMWD) Competitors

Griffon (NYSE:GFF) and American Woodmark (NASDAQ:AMWD) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Is GFF or AMWD more profitable?

Griffon has a net margin of 9.13% compared to American Woodmark's net margin of 5.90%. Griffon's return on equity of 120.61% beat American Woodmark's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Griffon	9.13%	120.61%	11.15%
American Woodmark	5.90%	12.70%	7.21%

Which has more risk & volatility, GFF or AMWD?

Griffon has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Woodmark has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GFF or AMWD?

Griffon has higher revenue and earnings than American Woodmark. American Woodmark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Griffon, 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
Griffon	$2.61B	1.25	$209.90M	$4.90	13.90
American Woodmark	$1.76B	0.50	$116.22M	$6.46	9.13

Do analysts rate GFF or AMWD?

Griffon currently has a consensus target price of $97.20, suggesting a potential upside of 42.73%. American Woodmark has a consensus target price of $101.00, suggesting a potential upside of 71.19%. Given American Woodmark's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe American Woodmark is more favorable than Griffon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Griffon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.40
American Woodmark	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GFF or AMWD?

73.2% of Griffon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of American Woodmark shares are held by institutional investors. 10.2% of Griffon shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of American Woodmark shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GFF or AMWD?

American Woodmark received 103 more outperform votes than Griffon when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.83% of users gave Griffon an outperform vote while only 59.81% of users gave American Woodmark an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Griffon	Outperform Votes 266 66.83%	Underperform Votes 132 33.17%
American Woodmark	Outperform Votes 369 59.81%	Underperform Votes 248 40.19%

Does the media favor GFF or AMWD?

In the previous week, Griffon and Griffon both had 7 articles in the media. Griffon's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat American Woodmark's score of 0.74 indicating that Griffon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Griffon	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
American Woodmark	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Griffon beats American Woodmark on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.