Apogee Enterprises (APOG) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, GFF or APOG?

Griffon has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apogee Enterprises has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GFF or APOG a better dividend stock?

Griffon pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Apogee Enterprises pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Griffon pays out 14.9% 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.

Is GFF or APOG more profitable?

Griffon has a net margin of 9.06% compared to Apogee Enterprises' net margin of 3.73%. Griffon's return on equity of 114.46% beat Apogee Enterprises' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Griffon	9.06%	114.46%	10.83%
Apogee Enterprises	3.73%	17.79%	8.02%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, GFF or APOG?

Griffon has higher revenue and earnings than Apogee Enterprises. Griffon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apogee Enterprises, 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	$2.62B	1.38	$209.90M	$4.83	15.94
Apogee Enterprises	$1.36B	0.66	$85.05M	$2.34	17.94

Do analysts recommend GFF or APOG?

Griffon presently has a consensus price target of $98.20, suggesting a potential upside of 27.58%. Apogee Enterprises has a consensus price target of $45.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.22%. Given Griffon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Griffon is more favorable than Apogee Enterprises.

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
Apogee Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GFF or APOG?

73.2% of Griffon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.1% of Apogee Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 10.2% of Griffon shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Apogee Enterprises shares are held by 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 refer more to GFF or APOG?

In the previous week, Griffon had 4 more articles in the media than Apogee Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Griffon and 3 mentions for Apogee Enterprises. Apogee Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Griffon's score of 1.40 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Apogee Enterprises	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Griffon beats Apogee Enterprises on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.