Builders FirstSource (BLDR) Competitors

Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR) and Lennox International (NYSE:LII) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BLDR or LII?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Builders FirstSource	$16.40B	0.80	$1.54B	$9.06	12.67
Lennox International	$5.37B	3.73	$806.90M	$22.44	25.17

Does the media refer more to BLDR or LII?

In the previous week, Builders FirstSource had 25 more articles in the media than Lennox International. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Builders FirstSource and 21 mentions for Lennox International. Builders FirstSource's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Lennox International's score of 0.26 indicating that Builders FirstSource is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Builders FirstSource	18 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lennox International	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BLDR or LII?

Builders FirstSource received 202 more outperform votes than Lennox International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.71% of users gave Builders FirstSource an outperform vote while only 46.90% of users gave Lennox International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Builders FirstSource	Outperform Votes 596 65.71%	Underperform Votes 311 34.29%
Lennox International	Outperform Votes 394 46.90%	Underperform Votes 446 53.10%

Do analysts rate BLDR or LII?

Builders FirstSource presently has a consensus target price of $184.47, indicating a potential upside of 60.71%. Lennox International has a consensus target price of $577.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.15%. Given Builders FirstSource's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Builders FirstSource is more favorable than Lennox International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Builders FirstSource	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81
Lennox International	4 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.07

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BLDR or LII?

95.5% of Builders FirstSource shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of Lennox International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Builders FirstSource shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Lennox International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BLDR or LII more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Builders FirstSource	6.57%	30.54%	12.68%
Lennox International	15.11%	126.79%	24.89%

Which has more risk & volatility, BLDR or LII?

Builders FirstSource has a beta of 1.99, indicating that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennox International has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Builders FirstSource beats Lennox International on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.