Tecnoglass (TGLS) Competitors

James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) and Tecnoglass (NASDAQ:TGLS) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk & volatility, JHX or TGLS?

James Hardie Industries has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tecnoglass has a beta of 1.84, meaning that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is JHX or TGLS a better dividend stock?

James Hardie Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Tecnoglass pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. James Hardie Industries pays out 21.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tecnoglass pays out 16.2% 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. Tecnoglass has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, JHX or TGLS?

James Hardie Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Tecnoglass. Tecnoglass is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than James Hardie 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
James Hardie Industries	$3.88B	3.01	$510.20M	$0.98	27.70
Tecnoglass	$919.84M	4.43	$182.88M	$3.70	23.43

Do analysts rate JHX or TGLS?

James Hardie Industries currently has a consensus target price of $39.12, suggesting a potential upside of 44.09%. Tecnoglass has a consensus target price of $83.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.26%. Given James Hardie Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe James Hardie Industries is more favorable than Tecnoglass.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
James Hardie Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Tecnoglass	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media refer more to JHX or TGLS?

In the previous week, Tecnoglass had 2 more articles in the media than James Hardie Industries. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Tecnoglass and 6 mentions for James Hardie Industries. Tecnoglass' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat James Hardie Industries' score of 0.22 indicating that Tecnoglass is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
James Hardie Industries	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Tecnoglass	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JHX or TGLS?

Tecnoglass received 89 more outperform votes than James Hardie Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.10% of users gave Tecnoglass an outperform vote while only 61.11% of users gave James Hardie Industries an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
James Hardie Industries	Outperform Votes 253 61.11%	Underperform Votes 161 38.89%
Tecnoglass	Outperform Votes 342 63.10%	Underperform Votes 200 36.90%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in JHX or TGLS?

8.0% of James Hardie Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.3% of Tecnoglass shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Tecnoglass shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is JHX or TGLS more profitable?

Tecnoglass has a net margin of 17.82% compared to James Hardie Industries' net margin of 11.15%. James Hardie Industries' return on equity of 33.65% beat Tecnoglass' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
James Hardie Industries	11.15%	33.65%	13.44%
Tecnoglass	17.82%	27.71%	16.49%

Summary

Tecnoglass beats James Hardie Industries on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.