AOS vs. LII, MAS, BLDR, OC, AAON, AWI, SSD, UFPI, TREX, and GFF
Should you be buying A. O. Smith stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of A. O. Smith include Lennox International (LII), Masco (MAS), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Owens Corning (OC), AAON (AAON), Armstrong World Industries (AWI), Simpson Manufacturing (SSD), UFP Industries (UFPI), Trex (TREX), and Griffon (GFF). These companies are all part of the "building products" industry.
A. O. Smith vs. Its Competitors
A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) and Lennox International (NYSE:LII) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
A. O. Smith has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennox International has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, A. O. Smith had 10 more articles in the media than Lennox International. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for A. O. Smith and 2 mentions for Lennox International. A. O. Smith's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Lennox International's score of 0.84 indicating that A. O. Smith is being referred to more favorably in the media.
A. O. Smith presently has a consensus price target of $76.17, indicating a potential upside of 16.02%. Lennox International has a consensus price target of $583.71, indicating a potential upside of 5.45%. Given A. O. Smith's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe A. O. Smith is more favorable than Lennox International.
76.1% of A. O. Smith shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of Lennox International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of A. O. Smith shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Lennox International 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.
A. O. Smith received 80 more outperform votes than Lennox International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.93% of users gave A. O. Smith an outperform vote while only 46.85% of users gave Lennox International an outperform vote.
Lennox International has a net margin of 15.11% compared to A. O. Smith's net margin of 13.98%. Lennox International's return on equity of 126.79% beat A. O. Smith's return on equity.
Lennox International has higher revenue and earnings than A. O. Smith. A. O. Smith is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lennox International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
A. O. Smith pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Lennox International pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. A. O. Smith pays out 38.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lennox International pays out 23.2% 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. A. O. Smith has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years and Lennox International has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. A. O. Smith is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
Lennox International beats A. O. Smith on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:AOS) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff