Griffon (GFF) Competitors

Griffon (NYSE:GFF) and Builders FirstSource (NYSE:BLDR) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

Is GFF or BLDR more profitable?

Griffon has a net margin of 9.13% compared to Builders FirstSource's net margin of 6.57%. Griffon's return on equity of 120.61% beat Builders FirstSource's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Griffon	9.13%	120.61%	11.15%
Builders FirstSource	6.57%	30.54%	12.68%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, GFF or BLDR?

Builders FirstSource has higher revenue and earnings than Griffon. Builders FirstSource is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Griffon, 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
Griffon	$2.55B	1.26	$209.90M	$4.83	14.12
Builders FirstSource	$16.17B	0.74	$1.54B	$7.80	13.92

Which has more volatility and risk, GFF or BLDR?

Griffon has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Builders FirstSource has a beta of 1.79, meaning that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

73.2% of Griffon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Builders FirstSource shares are held by institutional investors. 10.2% of Griffon shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Builders FirstSource shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GFF or BLDR?

Builders FirstSource received 332 more outperform votes than Griffon when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.00% of users gave Griffon an outperform vote while only 65.65% of users gave Builders FirstSource an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Griffon	Outperform Votes 268 67.00%	Underperform Votes 132 33.00%
Builders FirstSource	Outperform Votes 600 65.65%	Underperform Votes 314 34.35%

Do analysts prefer GFF or BLDR?

Griffon presently has a consensus target price of $98.20, suggesting a potential upside of 43.97%. Builders FirstSource has a consensus target price of $167.58, suggesting a potential upside of 54.39%. Given Builders FirstSource's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Builders FirstSource is more favorable than Griffon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Griffon	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.40
Builders FirstSource	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81

Does the media favor GFF or BLDR?

In the previous week, Builders FirstSource had 22 more articles in the media than Griffon. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Builders FirstSource and 9 mentions for Griffon. Griffon's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Builders FirstSource's score of 1.25 indicating that Griffon is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Griffon	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Builders FirstSource	23 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Builders FirstSource beats Griffon on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.