Armstrong World Industries (AWI) Competitors

Armstrong World Industries (NYSE:AWI) and Lennox International (NYSE:LII) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AWI or LII?

Armstrong World Industries received 150 more outperform votes than Lennox International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.53% of users gave Armstrong World Industries an outperform vote while only 46.85% of users gave Lennox International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Armstrong World Industries	Outperform Votes 544 62.53%	Underperform Votes 326 37.47%
Lennox International	Outperform Votes 394 46.85%	Underperform Votes 447 53.15%

Do analysts prefer AWI or LII?

Armstrong World Industries presently has a consensus price target of $157.57, suggesting a potential downside of 1.25%. Lennox International has a consensus price target of $583.71, suggesting a potential downside of 2.09%. Given Armstrong World Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Armstrong World Industries is more favorable than Lennox International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Armstrong World Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Lennox International	4 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.07

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AWI or LII?

Lennox International has higher revenue and earnings than Armstrong World Industries. Armstrong World Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lennox International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Armstrong World Industries	$1.50B	4.61	$223.80M	$6.25	25.53
Lennox International	$5.37B	3.94	$806.90M	$22.44	26.57

Which has more risk & volatility, AWI or LII?

Armstrong World Industries has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennox International has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to AWI or LII?

In the previous week, Armstrong World Industries had 9 more articles in the media than Lennox International. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Armstrong World Industries and 6 mentions for Lennox International. Armstrong World Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Lennox International's score of 1.14 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	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lennox International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AWI or LII more profitable?

Armstrong World Industries has a net margin of 17.95% compared to Lennox International's net margin of 15.11%. Lennox International's return on equity of 126.79% beat Armstrong World Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Armstrong World Industries	17.95%	40.67%	15.16%
Lennox International	15.11%	126.79%	24.89%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AWI or LII?

98.9% of Armstrong World Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of Lennox International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Armstrong World Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Lennox International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AWI or LII a better dividend stock?

Armstrong World Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Lennox International pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Armstrong World Industries pays out 19.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lennox International pays out 20.5% 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. Armstrong World Industries has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Lennox International has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Lennox International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Armstrong World Industries beats Lennox International on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.