Patrick Industries (PATK) Competitors

Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) and Patrick Industries (NASDAQ:PATK) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

Is OC or PATK more profitable?

Owens Corning has a net margin of 9.92% compared to Patrick Industries' net margin of 3.72%. Owens Corning's return on equity of 25.82% beat Patrick Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Owens Corning	9.92%	25.82%	10.63%
Patrick Industries	3.72%	13.25%	4.80%

Does the media refer more to OC or PATK?

In the previous week, Patrick Industries had 1 more articles in the media than Owens Corning. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Patrick Industries and 9 mentions for Owens Corning. Patrick Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Owens Corning's score of 0.83 indicating that Patrick Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Owens Corning	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Patrick Industries	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, OC or PATK?

Owens Corning has higher revenue and earnings than Patrick Industries. Patrick Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Owens Corning, 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
Owens Corning	$11.49B	1.02	$1.20B	$2.84	48.50
Patrick Industries	$3.79B	0.80	$138.40M	$4.17	21.74

Is OC or PATK a better dividend stock?

Owens Corning pays an annual dividend of $2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Patrick Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Owens Corning pays out 97.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Patrick Industries pays out 38.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Owens Corning has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Patrick Industries has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Owens Corning is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor OC or PATK?

Owens Corning received 433 more outperform votes than Patrick Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.50% of users gave Owens Corning an outperform vote while only 62.80% of users gave Patrick Industries an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Owens Corning	Outperform Votes 769 63.50%	Underperform Votes 442 36.50%
Patrick Industries	Outperform Votes 336 62.80%	Underperform Votes 199 37.20%

Do analysts recommend OC or PATK?

Owens Corning currently has a consensus target price of $183.80, indicating a potential upside of 33.45%. Patrick Industries has a consensus target price of $95.67, indicating a potential upside of 5.55%. Given Owens Corning's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Owens Corning is more favorable than Patrick Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Owens Corning	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Patrick Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more volatility and risk, OC or PATK?

Owens Corning has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Patrick Industries has a beta of 2, indicating that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in OC or PATK?

88.4% of Owens Corning shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Patrick Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Owens Corning shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Patrick Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Owens Corning beats Patrick Industries on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.