Armstrong World Industries (AWI) Competitors $194.37 -1.91 (-0.97%) Closing price 08/14/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$194.22 -0.15 (-0.07%) As of 08/14/2025 04:10 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. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AWI vs. BLD, EXP, FBIN, ITT, MAS, OC, OTIS, PNR, LII, and BLDRShould you be buying Armstrong World Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Armstrong World Industries include TopBuild (BLD), Eagle Materials (EXP), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), ITT (ITT), Masco (MAS), Owens Corning (OC), Otis Worldwide (OTIS), Pentair (PNR), Lennox International (LII), and Builders FirstSource (BLDR). Armstrong World Industries vs. Its Competitors TopBuild Eagle Materials Fortune Brands Innovations ITT Masco Owens Corning Otis Worldwide Pentair Lennox International Builders FirstSource Armstrong World Industries (NYSE:AWI) and TopBuild (NYSE:BLD) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and profitability. Do analysts prefer AWI or BLD? Armstrong World Industries presently has a consensus target price of $177.13, suggesting a potential downside of 8.87%. TopBuild has a consensus target price of $394.67, suggesting a potential downside of 9.92%. Given Armstrong World Industries' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Armstrong World Industries is more favorable than TopBuild.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Armstrong World Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50TopBuild 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77 Which has more volatility & risk, AWI or BLD? Armstrong World Industries has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TopBuild has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to AWI or BLD? In the previous week, TopBuild had 19 more articles in the media than Armstrong World Industries. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for TopBuild and 16 mentions for Armstrong World Industries. Armstrong World Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat TopBuild's score of 0.73 indicating that Armstrong World Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Armstrong World Industries 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive TopBuild 15 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is AWI or BLD more profitable? Armstrong World Industries has a net margin of 18.95% compared to TopBuild's net margin of 11.40%. Armstrong World Industries' return on equity of 39.80% beat TopBuild's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Armstrong World Industries18.95% 39.80% 16.79% TopBuild 11.40%28.32%12.73% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AWI or BLD? 98.9% of Armstrong World Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of TopBuild shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Armstrong World Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of TopBuild shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation & earnings, AWI or BLD? TopBuild has higher revenue and earnings than Armstrong World Industries. TopBuild is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Armstrong World Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioArmstrong World Industries$1.45B5.82$264.90M$6.7628.75TopBuild$5.33B2.31$622.60M$20.3121.57 SummaryArmstrong World Industries beats TopBuild on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Armstrong World Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AWI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AWI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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 AWI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricArmstrong World IndustriesBLDG&CONST IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.49B$11.11B$9.59B$21.04BDividend Yield0.63%1.55%1.91%3.56%P/E Ratio28.7521.4816.2128.01Price / Sales5.822.20119.6057.05Price / Cash22.5015.5915.4623.95Price / Book10.037.384.645.26Net Income$264.90M$580.08M$616.85M$994.11M7 Day Performance3.30%3.86%2.59%2.09%1 Month Performance18.39%11.06%6.19%2.35%1 Year Performance58.48%13.36%106.10%13.36% Armstrong World Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AWIArmstrong World Industries4.1786 of 5 stars$194.37-1.0%$177.13-8.9%+62.5%$8.49B$1.45B28.753,600News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionBLDTopBuild3.8697 of 5 stars$386.97+2.8%$387.27+0.1%+18.4%$10.76B$5.33B19.5713,984News CoverageEXPEagle Materials3.8899 of 5 stars$223.15+1.2%$255.33+14.4%-3.6%$7.15B$2.26B16.432,500FBINFortune Brands Innovations4.5192 of 5 stars$56.30+0.8%$75.91+34.8%-21.7%$6.71B$4.61B14.6911,000ITTITT4.6295 of 5 stars$166.88+1.7%$179.22+7.4%+24.7%$12.80B$3.63B26.2411,700News CoverageInsider TradeShort Interest ↓MASMasco4.6443 of 5 stars$69.56+1.1%$74.13+6.6%-2.5%$14.41B$7.83B18.4518,000Positive NewsOCOwens Corning4.5787 of 5 stars$137.57+0.7%$184.30+34.0%-4.2%$11.61B$10.98B48.4425,000News CoverageShort Interest ↑Gap DownOTISOtis Worldwide4.9336 of 5 stars$85.37+0.5%$102.50+20.1%-4.9%$33.33B$14.26B22.0072,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionPNRPentair4.5405 of 5 stars$102.23+1.6%$114.36+11.9%+28.4%$16.49B$4.08B27.939,750Positive NewsLIILennox International4.0506 of 5 stars$600.08-1.0%$635.33+5.9%+4.0%$21.28B$5.34B25.6614,200Gap DownBLDRBuilders FirstSource4.6832 of 5 stars$128.24-1.5%$156.16+21.8%-13.9%$14.39B$16.40B19.4629,000Positive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BLD Competitors EXP Competitors FBIN Competitors ITT Competitors MAS Competitors OC Competitors OTIS Competitors PNR Competitors LII Competitors BLDR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AWI) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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