Armstrong World Industries (AWI) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, BLD or AWI?

TopBuild has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Armstrong World Industries has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend BLD or AWI?

TopBuild presently has a consensus price target of $380.22, suggesting a potential upside of 9.38%. Armstrong World Industries has a consensus price target of $162.88, suggesting a potential downside of 2.91%. Given TopBuild's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TopBuild is more favorable than Armstrong World Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TopBuild	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Armstrong World Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has better valuation and earnings, BLD or AWI?

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
TopBuild	$5.33B	1.86	$622.60M	$19.77	17.58
Armstrong World Industries	$1.45B	5.04	$264.90M	$6.25	26.84

Does the media favor BLD or AWI?

In the previous week, TopBuild had 1 more articles in the media than Armstrong World Industries. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for TopBuild and 6 mentions for Armstrong World Industries. Armstrong World Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat TopBuild's score of 0.93 indicating that Armstrong World Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TopBuild	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Armstrong World Industries	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BLD or AWI more profitable?

Armstrong World Industries has a net margin of 18.25% compared to TopBuild's net margin of 11.23%. Armstrong World Industries' return on equity of 39.37% beat TopBuild's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TopBuild	11.23%	28.52%	13.29%
Armstrong World Industries	18.25%	39.37%	15.79%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BLD or AWI?

95.7% of TopBuild shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of Armstrong World Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of TopBuild shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Armstrong World Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

TopBuild and Armstrong World Industries tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.