BLDR vs. LII, MAS, OC, AOS, AAON, AWI, SSD, TREX, UFPI, and GFF
Should you be buying Builders FirstSource stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Builders FirstSource include Lennox International (LII), Masco (MAS), Owens Corning (OC), A. O. Smith (AOS), AAON (AAON), Armstrong World Industries (AWI), Simpson Manufacturing (SSD), Trex (TREX), UFP Industries (UFPI), and Griffon (GFF). These companies are all part of the "building products" industry.
Builders FirstSource vs. Its Competitors
Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR) and Lennox International (NYSE:LII) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
Lennox International has a net margin of 15.11% compared to Builders FirstSource's net margin of 6.57%. Lennox International's return on equity of 126.79% beat Builders FirstSource's return on equity.
In the previous week, Builders FirstSource had 8 more articles in the media than Lennox International. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Builders FirstSource and 2 mentions for Lennox International. Builders FirstSource's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Lennox International's score of 0.22 indicating that Builders FirstSource is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Builders FirstSource presently has a consensus price target of $167.58, indicating a potential upside of 46.62%. Lennox International has a consensus price target of $583.71, indicating a potential upside of 5.95%. Given Builders FirstSource's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Builders FirstSource is more favorable than Lennox International.
Builders FirstSource received 206 more outperform votes than Lennox International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.65% of users gave Builders FirstSource an outperform vote while only 46.85% of users gave Lennox International an outperform vote.
95.5% of Builders FirstSource shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of Lennox International shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Builders FirstSource shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Lennox International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Builders FirstSource has higher revenue and earnings than Lennox International. Builders FirstSource is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lennox International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Builders FirstSource has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennox International has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Builders FirstSource beats Lennox International on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:BLDR) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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