Apogee Enterprises (APOG) Competitors

Griffon (NYSE:GFF) and Apogee Enterprises (NASDAQ:APOG) are both building products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate GFF or APOG?

Griffon presently has a consensus price target of $98.20, suggesting a potential upside of 33.37%. Apogee Enterprises has a consensus price target of $45.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.64%. Given Griffon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Griffon is more favorable than Apogee Enterprises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Griffon	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Apogee Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more risk & volatility, GFF or APOG?

Griffon has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apogee Enterprises has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GFF or APOG more profitable?

Apogee Enterprises has a net margin of 3.73% compared to Griffon's net margin of 2.78%. Griffon's return on equity of 144.21% beat Apogee Enterprises' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Griffon	2.78%	144.21%	11.56%
Apogee Enterprises	3.73%	17.79%	8.02%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in GFF or APOG?

73.2% of Griffon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.1% of Apogee Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.2% of Griffon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Apogee Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GFF or APOG a better dividend stock?

Griffon pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Apogee Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Griffon pays out 53.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apogee Enterprises pays out 44.4% 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. Griffon has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Apogee Enterprises has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Apogee Enterprises is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GFF or APOG?

Griffon has higher revenue and earnings than Apogee Enterprises. Apogee Enterprises 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	$2.52B	1.36	$209.90M	$1.34	54.95
Apogee Enterprises	$1.36B	0.63	$85.05M	$2.34	16.92

Does the media refer more to GFF or APOG?

In the previous week, Apogee Enterprises had 17 more articles in the media than Griffon. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Apogee Enterprises and 2 mentions for Griffon. Apogee Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Griffon's score of -0.18 indicating that Apogee Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Griffon	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Apogee Enterprises	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Griffon beats Apogee Enterprises on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.