UFPI vs. LII, BLDR, MAS, OC, AOS, AAON, SSD, TREX, AWI, and GFF
Should you be buying UFP Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of UFP Industries include Lennox International (LII), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Masco (MAS), Owens Corning (OC), A. O. Smith (AOS), AAON (AAON), Simpson Manufacturing (SSD), Trex (TREX), Armstrong World Industries (AWI), and Griffon (GFF). These companies are all part of the "building products" industry.
UFP Industries vs.
Lennox International (NYSE:LII) and UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, valuation and profitability.
Lennox International has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UFP Industries has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Lennox International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than UFP Industries. UFP Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lennox International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
67.1% of Lennox International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of UFP Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of Lennox International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of UFP Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Lennox International had 5 more articles in the media than UFP Industries. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Lennox International and 23 mentions for UFP Industries. UFP Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Lennox International's score of 0.19 indicating that UFP Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Lennox International received 90 more outperform votes than UFP Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.04% of users gave UFP Industries an outperform vote while only 46.90% of users gave Lennox International an outperform vote.
Lennox International presently has a consensus target price of $577.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.16%. UFP Industries has a consensus target price of $143.00, suggesting a potential upside of 41.89%. Given UFP Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe UFP Industries is more favorable than Lennox International.
Lennox International pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. UFP Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Lennox International pays out 20.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UFP Industries pays out 20.7% 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. Lennox International has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years.
Lennox International has a net margin of 15.11% compared to UFP Industries' net margin of 6.23%. Lennox International's return on equity of 126.79% beat UFP Industries' return on equity.
Summary
Lennox International beats UFP Industries on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get UFP Industries News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UFPI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
UFP Industries Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
This page (NASDAQ:UFPI) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
Buy UFPI Stock Free UFPI Stock Alerts