AOS vs. LII, BLDR, MAS, OC, TREX, UFPI, SSD, AAON, AWI, 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), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Masco (MAS), Owens Corning (OC), Trex (TREX), UFP Industries (UFPI), Simpson Manufacturing (SSD), AAON (AAON), Armstrong World Industries (AWI), and Griffon (GFF). These companies are all part of the "building products" industry.
Lennox International (NYSE:LII) and A. O. Smith (NYSE:AOS) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, valuation and earnings.
Lennox International pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. A. O. Smith pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Lennox International pays out 26.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. A. O. Smith pays out 33.2% 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. Lennox International has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and A. O. Smith has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years. A. O. Smith is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
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.
In the previous week, A. O. Smith had 11 more articles in the media than Lennox International. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for A. O. Smith and 31 mentions for Lennox International. A. O. Smith's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Lennox International's score of 0.41 indicating that Lennox International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
A. O. Smith received 72 more outperform votes than Lennox International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.08% of users gave A. O. Smith an outperform vote while only 47.72% of users gave Lennox International an outperform vote.
A. O. Smith has a net margin of 14.67% compared to A. O. Smith's net margin of 12.85%. A. O. Smith's return on equity of 198.36% beat Lennox International's return on equity.
Lennox International has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, A. O. Smith has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Lennox International currently has a consensus price target of $543.62, suggesting a potential downside of 5.10%. A. O. Smith has a consensus price target of $89.29, suggesting a potential upside of 5.61%. Given Lennox International's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe A. O. Smith is more favorable than Lennox International.
67.1% of Lennox International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of A. O. Smith shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of Lennox International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of A. O. Smith shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Lennox International beats A. O. Smith on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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