Free Trial

A. O. Smith (AOS) Competitors

A. O. Smith logo
$65.43 -0.31 (-0.47%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$65.38 -0.05 (-0.08%)
As of 07:37 PM Eastern
Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.

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.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
A. O. Smith
8 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Lennox International
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
A. O. Smith
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Lennox International
4 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.07

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
A. O. SmithOutperform Votes
474
60.93%
Underperform Votes
304
39.07%
Lennox InternationalOutperform Votes
394
46.85%
Underperform Votes
447
53.15%

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
A. O. Smith13.98% 28.87% 17.16%
Lennox International 15.11%126.79%24.89%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
A. O. Smith$3.80B2.45$533.60M$3.5818.34
Lennox International$5.37B3.66$806.90M$22.4424.67

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.

Get A. O. Smith News Delivered to You Automatically

Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AOS 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.
Skip Chart

Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.
Skip Chart

AOS vs. The Competition

MetricA. O. SmithHousehold appliances IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$9.32B$3.25B$7.78B$19.79B
Dividend Yield2.13%5.35%4.56%3.84%
P/E Ratio18.0714.2424.3735.71
Price / Sales2.450.76106.5045.94
Price / Cash15.1913.1626.8917.52
Price / Book5.032.434.234.84
Net Income$533.60M$12.85M$808.62M$1.02B
7 Day Performance1.99%9.14%1.37%2.29%
1 Month Performance-3.82%12.77%10.62%5.86%
1 Year Performance-19.57%-14.70%25.50%11.14%

A. O. Smith Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AOS
A. O. Smith
4.8046 of 5 stars
$65.43
-0.5%
$76.17
+16.4%
-19.4%$9.30B$3.80B18.0312,000Positive News
LII
Lennox International
4.0894 of 5 stars
$552.33
-2.1%
$583.71
+5.7%
+9.4%$19.60B$5.37B24.5013,200Short Interest ↑
MAS
Masco
4.8582 of 5 stars
$61.29
-1.8%
$73.63
+20.1%
-2.7%$12.93B$7.70B16.3019,000
BLDR
Builders FirstSource
4.9192 of 5 stars
$105.51
-2.0%
$167.58
+58.8%
-20.2%$11.66B$16.17B11.6529,000Short Interest ↑
OC
Owens Corning
4.8486 of 5 stars
$132.41
-1.2%
$183.80
+38.8%
-20.7%$11.26B$11.49B11.2719,000Positive News
Short Interest ↑
AAON
AAON
4.857 of 5 stars
$93.92
-2.5%
$115.50
+23.0%
+8.5%$7.64B$1.26B41.373,670Trending News
Analyst Revision
AWI
Armstrong World Industries
3.43 of 5 stars
$153.93
-1.1%
$157.57
+2.4%
+35.3%$6.68B$1.50B27.153,000Positive News
SSD
Simpson Manufacturing
3.0445 of 5 stars
$155.29
-0.3%
$188.50
+21.4%
+0.5%$6.50B$2.24B20.433,970Positive News
UFPI
UFP Industries
4.7822 of 5 stars
$95.69
-1.6%
$143.00
+49.4%
-13.0%$5.78B$6.61B14.1315,500Positive News
TREX
Trex
3.3594 of 5 stars
$53.64
-4.0%
$76.65
+42.9%
-28.6%$5.75B$1.12B24.491,640
GFF
Griffon
4.8947 of 5 stars
$67.60
-1.7%
$98.20
+45.3%
+10.4%$3.18B$2.55B13.806,200

Related Companies and Tools


This page (NYSE:AOS) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
From Our Partners