Armstrong World Industries (AWI) Competitors

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 analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has more risk & volatility, AWI or BLD?

Armstrong World Industries has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TopBuild has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 Industries	18.95%	39.80%	16.79%
TopBuild	11.40%	28.32%	12.73%

Do analysts prefer AWI or BLD?

Armstrong World Industries presently has a consensus price target of $177.13, indicating a potential downside of 8.87%. TopBuild has a consensus price target of $394.67, indicating a potential downside of 5.33%. Given TopBuild's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TopBuild is more favorable than Armstrong World Industries.

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)	2.50
TopBuild	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Armstrong World Industries	$1.45B	5.82	$264.90M	$6.76	28.75
TopBuild	$5.33B	2.20	$622.60M	$20.31	20.53

Does the media favor AWI or BLD?

In the previous week, Armstrong World Industries had 1 more articles in the media than TopBuild. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Armstrong World Industries and 15 mentions for TopBuild. TopBuild's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Armstrong World Industries' score of 1.29 indicating that TopBuild is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Armstrong World Industries	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TopBuild	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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