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Griffon (GFF) Competitors

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$69.96 -0.51 (-0.72%)
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GFF vs. BLDR, OC, AOS, AAON, AWI, SSD, UFPI, TREX, PATK, and ROCK

Should you be buying Griffon stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Griffon include Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Owens Corning (OC), A. O. Smith (AOS), AAON (AAON), Armstrong World Industries (AWI), Simpson Manufacturing (SSD), UFP Industries (UFPI), Trex (TREX), Patrick Industries (PATK), and Gibraltar Industries (ROCK). These companies are all part of the "building products" industry.

Griffon vs. Its Competitors

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

Griffon presently has a consensus price target of $98.20, indicating a potential upside of 40.37%. Builders FirstSource has a consensus price target of $167.58, indicating a potential upside of 45.86%. Given Builders FirstSource's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
GriffonOutperform Votes
268
67.00%
Underperform Votes
132
33.00%
Builders FirstSourceOutperform Votes
600
65.65%
Underperform Votes
314
34.35%

Builders FirstSource has higher revenue and earnings than Griffon. Griffon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Builders FirstSource, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Griffon$2.55B1.29$209.90M$4.8314.48
Builders FirstSource$16.17B0.79$1.54B$7.8014.73

In the previous week, Builders FirstSource had 7 more articles in the media than Griffon. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Builders FirstSource and 3 mentions for Griffon. Builders FirstSource's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Griffon's score of 0.23 indicating that Builders FirstSource is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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 insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Builders FirstSource shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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
Griffon9.13% 120.61% 11.15%
Builders FirstSource 6.57%30.54%12.68%

Griffon has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Builders FirstSource has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Builders FirstSource beats Griffon on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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GFF vs. The Competition

MetricGriffonMetal doors, sash, & trim IndustryMulti-Sector SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.29B$1.52B$13.90B$19.87B
Dividend Yield1.03%1.03%3.91%3.83%
P/E Ratio14.288.6325.2835.60
Price / Sales1.293.563.0543.81
Price / Cash11.589.0413.3517.51
Price / Book14.618.482.124.85
Net Income$209.90M$115.70M$959.43M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-0.24%1.79%-0.02%1.94%
1 Month Performance-4.10%-7.57%4.18%3.02%
1 Year Performance5.39%39.27%-5.83%9.87%

Griffon Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GFF
Griffon
4.8036 of 5 stars
$69.96
-0.7%
$98.20
+40.4%
+8.2%$3.29B$2.55B14.286,200
BLDR
Builders FirstSource
4.9162 of 5 stars
$105.55
-2.0%
$167.58
+58.8%
-20.3%$11.66B$16.17B11.6529,000Positive News
Short Interest ↑
OC
Owens Corning
4.8264 of 5 stars
$132.41
-1.2%
$183.80
+38.8%
-21.5%$11.26B$11.49B11.2719,000Short Interest ↑
AOS
A. O. Smith
4.7877 of 5 stars
$63.02
-2.0%
$76.17
+20.9%
-19.8%$8.96B$3.80B17.3612,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
AAON
AAON
4.8452 of 5 stars
$94.07
-2.3%
$115.50
+22.8%
+4.3%$7.65B$1.26B41.443,670Analyst Revision
AWI
Armstrong World Industries
3.4707 of 5 stars
$153.97
-1.1%
$157.57
+2.3%
+34.4%$6.69B$1.50B27.163,000Positive News
SSD
Simpson Manufacturing
3.1568 of 5 stars
$155.29
-0.3%
$188.50
+21.4%
-2.0%$6.50B$2.24B20.433,970Positive News
UFPI
UFP Industries
4.8022 of 5 stars
$95.77
-1.8%
$143.00
+49.3%
-14.3%$5.78B$6.61B14.1515,500Positive News
TREX
Trex
3.4043 of 5 stars
$53.64
-4.0%
$76.65
+42.9%
-30.5%$5.75B$1.12B24.491,640
PATK
Patrick Industries
4.5695 of 5 stars
$82.61
-3.8%
$96.29
+16.6%
+30.1%$2.76B$3.79B20.0511,000Positive News
ROCK
Gibraltar Industries
2.7445 of 5 stars
$57.22
-2.3%
N/A-14.9%$1.69B$1.31B12.802,140Positive News

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