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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.

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Builders FirstSource$16.17B0.75$1.54B$7.8014.07
Lennox International$5.37B3.80$806.90M$22.4425.59

Builders FirstSource has a beta of 1.79, indicating that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennox International has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 FirstSource6.57% 30.54% 12.68%
Lennox International 15.11%126.79%24.89%

Builders FirstSource currently has a consensus target price of $167.58, suggesting a potential upside of 52.67%. Lennox International has a consensus target price of $583.71, suggesting a potential upside of 1.64%. Given Builders FirstSource's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research 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

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Builders FirstSourceOutperform Votes
600
65.65%
Underperform Votes
314
34.35%
Lennox InternationalOutperform Votes
394
46.85%
Underperform Votes
447
53.15%

In the previous week, Builders FirstSource had 25 more articles in the media than Lennox International. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Builders FirstSource and 6 mentions for Lennox International. Builders FirstSource's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Lennox International's score of 1.14 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
25 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 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

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, 9.7% of Lennox International shares are owned 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.

Summary

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

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BLDR vs. The Competition

MetricBuilders FirstSourceLumber & other building materials IndustryRetail SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$12.13B$73.22B$25.13B$19.30B
Dividend YieldN/A2.36%169.81%3.84%
P/E Ratio12.1215.7724.6034.53
Price / Sales0.751.013.9734.83
Price / Cash8.5514.5319.4117.51
Price / Book2.9471.366.104.69
Net Income$1.54B$3.54B$784.05M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-6.88%-2.11%-1.01%-1.74%
1 Month Performance-5.34%4.48%10.25%7.50%
1 Year Performance-33.92%-18.36%8.11%4.15%

Builders FirstSource Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BLDR
Builders FirstSource
4.8436 of 5 stars
$109.76
+1.3%
$167.58
+52.7%
-33.9%$12.13B$16.17B12.1229,000Positive News
LII
Lennox International
3.9154 of 5 stars
$604.24
-0.3%
$583.71
-3.4%
+15.3%$21.44B$5.37B26.8113,200Positive News
MAS
Masco
4.7983 of 5 stars
$66.68
-1.4%
$73.63
+10.4%
-9.5%$14.07B$7.70B17.7319,000Analyst Revision
OC
Owens Corning
4.8636 of 5 stars
$142.28
-1.9%
$186.64
+31.2%
-23.9%$12.10B$11.49B12.1119,000Positive News
Buyback Announcement
AOS
A. O. Smith
4.0869 of 5 stars
$70.43
-0.1%
$76.17
+8.1%
-20.9%$10.01B$3.80B19.4012,000Positive News
Analyst Revision
AAON
AAON
4.4036 of 5 stars
$106.40
-0.4%
$115.50
+8.6%
+31.3%$8.66B$1.26B46.873,670Insider Trade
AWI
Armstrong World Industries
3.9083 of 5 stars
$159.68
-0.3%
$157.57
-1.3%
+35.4%$6.93B$1.50B28.163,000News Coverage
Positive News
SSD
Simpson Manufacturing
3.4014 of 5 stars
$163.48
-0.3%
$188.50
+15.3%
-9.8%$6.84B$2.24B21.513,970Positive News
TREX
Trex
3.7103 of 5 stars
$60.46
-0.6%
$76.65
+26.8%
-35.0%$6.48B$1.12B27.611,640Gap Up
UFPI
UFP Industries
4.7307 of 5 stars
$101.72
-0.8%
$143.00
+40.6%
-18.3%$6.14B$6.61B15.0315,500News Coverage
Analyst Revision
GFF
Griffon
4.7289 of 5 stars
$73.10
-0.4%
$98.20
+34.3%
+2.3%$3.44B$2.55B14.926,200Positive News

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