Builders FirstSource (BLDR) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LII or BLDR?

Builders FirstSource received 191 more outperform votes than Lennox International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.35% of users gave Builders FirstSource an outperform vote while only 47.27% of users gave Lennox International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lennox International	Outperform Votes 390 47.27%	Underperform Votes 435 52.73%
Builders FirstSource	Outperform Votes 581 65.35%	Underperform Votes 308 34.65%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LII or BLDR?

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
Lennox International	$5.15B	4.39	$590.10M	$21.06	30.13
Builders FirstSource	$16.73B	1.12	$1.54B	$10.24	15.94

Is LII or BLDR more profitable?

Lennox International has a net margin of 14.63% compared to Builders FirstSource's net margin of 7.40%. Lennox International's return on equity of 148.52% beat Builders FirstSource's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lennox International	14.63%	148.52%	23.94%
Builders FirstSource	7.40%	33.55%	14.29%

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

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

Which has more risk and volatility, LII or BLDR?

Lennox International has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Builders FirstSource has a beta of 2.11, suggesting that its share price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer LII or BLDR?

In the previous week, Builders FirstSource had 10 more articles in the media than Lennox International. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Builders FirstSource and 3 mentions for Lennox International. Builders FirstSource's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat Lennox International's score of 0.00 indicating that Builders FirstSource is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lennox International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Builders FirstSource	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer LII or BLDR?

Lennox International currently has a consensus target price of $590.50, suggesting a potential downside of 6.93%. Builders FirstSource has a consensus target price of $208.75, suggesting a potential upside of 27.91%. Given Builders FirstSource's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Builders FirstSource is more favorable than Lennox International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lennox International	3 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Builders FirstSource	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Summary

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