Mohawk Industries (MHK) Competitors

Mohawk Industries (NYSE:MHK) and UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, MHK or UFPI?

Mohawk Industries has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UFP Industries has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MHK or UFPI?

Mohawk Industries has higher revenue and earnings than UFP Industries. Mohawk Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UFP Industries, 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
Mohawk Industries	$10.84B	0.74	$517.70M	$7.52	17.25
UFP Industries	$6.54B	0.94	$414.56M	$5.76	18.17

Does the media favor MHK or UFPI?

In the previous week, Mohawk Industries had 5 more articles in the media than UFP Industries. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Mohawk Industries and 5 mentions for UFP Industries. UFP Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Mohawk Industries' score of 1.59 indicating that UFP Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mohawk Industries	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
UFP Industries	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is MHK or UFPI more profitable?

UFP Industries has a net margin of 5.31% compared to Mohawk Industries' net margin of 4.44%. UFP Industries' return on equity of 10.95% beat Mohawk Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mohawk Industries	4.44%	7.30%	4.32%
UFP Industries	5.31%	10.95%	8.48%

Do analysts recommend MHK or UFPI?

Mohawk Industries presently has a consensus price target of $140.14, indicating a potential upside of 8.06%. UFP Industries has a consensus price target of $134.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.00%. Given UFP Industries' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe UFP Industries is more favorable than Mohawk Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mohawk Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
UFP Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MHK or UFPI?

79.0% of Mohawk Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of UFP Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.4% of Mohawk Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of UFP Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

UFP Industries beats Mohawk Industries on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.