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$203.45 +0.36 (+0.18%)
Closing price 10/24/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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AWI vs. BLD, EXP, FBIN, ITT, MAS, OC, OTIS, PNR, WTS, and LII

Should 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), Watts Water Technologies (WTS), and Lennox International (LII).

Armstrong World Industries vs. Its Competitors

TopBuild (NYSE:BLD) and Armstrong World Industries (NYSE:AWI) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

TopBuild has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Armstrong World Industries has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

TopBuild presently has a consensus price target of $412.50, suggesting a potential downside of 8.80%. Armstrong World Industries has a consensus price target of $202.25, suggesting a potential downside of 0.59%. Given Armstrong World Industries' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Armstrong World Industries is more favorable than TopBuild.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
TopBuild
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.79
Armstrong World Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.70

In the previous week, Armstrong World Industries had 15 more articles in the media than TopBuild. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Armstrong World Industries and 14 mentions for TopBuild. TopBuild's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Armstrong World Industries' score of 0.71 indicating that TopBuild is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
TopBuild
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Armstrong World Industries
11 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 Ratio
TopBuild$5.22B2.44$622.60M$20.3122.27
Armstrong World Industries$1.56B5.64$264.90M$6.7630.10

95.7% of TopBuild shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of Armstrong World Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of TopBuild shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Armstrong World Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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
TopBuild11.40% 28.32% 12.73%
Armstrong World Industries 18.95%39.80%16.79%

Summary

Armstrong World Industries beats TopBuild on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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AWI vs. The Competition

MetricArmstrong World IndustriesBLDG&CONST IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$8.79B$10.85B$9.52B$21.98B
Dividend Yield0.61%1.33%1.76%3.57%
P/E Ratio30.1022.3416.7433.42
Price / Sales5.641.9496.2390.95
Price / Cash23.2815.5115.5224.54
Price / Book11.714.254.754.66
Net Income$264.90M$566.24M$618.81M$1.02B
7 Day Performance2.03%1.20%1.04%2.22%
1 Month Performance5.81%3.46%0.36%2.07%
1 Year Performance49.45%2.28%110.58%14.05%

Armstrong World Industries Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AWI
Armstrong World Industries
3.8536 of 5 stars
$203.45
+0.2%
$202.25
-0.6%
+45.3%$8.79B$1.56B30.103,600Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
BLD
TopBuild
4.0117 of 5 stars
$424.43
+0.3%
$402.91
-5.1%
+21.7%$11.91B$5.33B20.9013,984Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
EXP
Eagle Materials
4.0154 of 5 stars
$230.09
+0.8%
$255.40
+11.0%
-19.5%$7.41B$2.26B16.942,500News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
FBIN
Fortune Brands Innovations
4.5459 of 5 stars
$48.21
+0.0%
$71.90
+49.1%
-42.2%$5.79B$4.61B15.1611,000News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ITT
ITT
4.595 of 5 stars
$171.77
+0.5%
$190.89
+11.1%
+23.2%$13.33B$3.63B27.0111,700Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
MAS
Masco
4.6594 of 5 stars
$65.99
+1.4%
$74.60
+13.0%
-17.8%$13.63B$7.83B17.5018,000Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
OC
Owens Corning
4.7861 of 5 stars
$125.16
-1.0%
$178.31
+42.5%
-30.3%$10.57B$10.98B32.5125,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
OTIS
Otis Worldwide
4.8567 of 5 stars
$89.22
-0.3%
$103.88
+16.4%
-10.3%$35.11B$14.26B23.6072,000News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
PNR
Pentair
4.6699 of 5 stars
$108.83
+1.5%
$115.50
+6.1%
+10.5%$17.58B$4.08B29.749,750Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
WTS
Watts Water Technologies
4.5808 of 5 stars
$270.72
+1.3%
$253.80
-6.3%
+39.9%$8.92B$2.25B29.114,800News Coverage
LII
Lennox International
4.3998 of 5 stars
$524.55
+0.0%
$615.00
+17.2%
-20.1%$18.42B$5.34B22.4314,200Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision

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