Masco (MAS) Competitors

Lennox International (NYSE:LII) and Masco (NYSE:MAS) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is LII or MAS a better dividend stock?

Lennox International pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Masco pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Lennox International pays out 20.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Masco pays out 33.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Lennox International has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Masco has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, LII or MAS?

Masco has higher revenue and earnings than Lennox International. Masco 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	$5.37B	3.87	$806.90M	$22.44	26.08
Masco	$7.70B	1.76	$822M	$3.66	17.54

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LII or MAS?

67.1% of Lennox International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Masco shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.7% of Lennox International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Masco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is LII or MAS more profitable?

Lennox International has a net margin of 15.11% compared to Masco's net margin of 10.50%. Masco's return on equity of 838.32% beat Lennox International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lennox International	15.11%	126.79%	24.89%
Masco	10.50%	838.32%	17.08%

Do analysts rate LII or MAS?

Lennox International presently has a consensus target price of $583.71, suggesting a potential downside of 0.26%. Masco has a consensus target price of $73.63, suggesting a potential upside of 14.69%. Given Masco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Masco is more favorable than Lennox International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lennox International	4 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.07
Masco	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LII or MAS?

Masco received 352 more outperform votes than Lennox International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.73% of users gave Masco an outperform vote while only 46.85% of users gave Lennox International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lennox International	Outperform Votes 394 46.85%	Underperform Votes 447 53.15%
Masco	Outperform Votes 746 65.73%	Underperform Votes 389 34.27%

Which has more volatility & risk, LII or MAS?

Lennox International has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Masco has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to LII or MAS?

In the previous week, Masco had 20 more articles in the media than Lennox International. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Masco and 6 mentions for Lennox International. Lennox International's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Masco's score of 0.75 indicating that Lennox International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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
Masco	15 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Masco beats Lennox International on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.