Owens Corning (OC) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LII or OC?

67.1% of Lennox International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.4% of Owens Corning shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.7% of Lennox International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Owens Corning shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is LII or OC more profitable?

Lennox International has a net margin of 15.11% compared to Owens Corning's net margin of 9.92%. Lennox International's return on equity of 126.79% beat Owens Corning's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lennox International	15.11%	126.79%	24.89%
Owens Corning	9.92%	25.82%	10.63%

Does the media prefer LII or OC?

In the previous week, Owens Corning had 26 more articles in the media than Lennox International. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Owens Corning and 8 mentions for Lennox International. Lennox International's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Owens Corning's score of 1.02 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Owens Corning	18 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is LII or OC a better dividend stock?

Lennox International pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Owens Corning pays an annual dividend of $2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Lennox International pays out 20.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Owens Corning pays out 97.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Lennox International has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and Owens Corning has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LII or OC?

Owens Corning received 374 more outperform votes than Lennox International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.52% of users gave Owens Corning an outperform vote while only 46.90% of users gave Lennox International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lennox International	Outperform Votes 394 46.90%	Underperform Votes 446 53.10%
Owens Corning	Outperform Votes 768 63.52%	Underperform Votes 441 36.48%

Which has more volatility & risk, LII or OC?

Lennox International has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Owens Corning has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend LII or OC?

Lennox International currently has a consensus target price of $577.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.59%. Owens Corning has a consensus target price of $188.55, indicating a potential upside of 38.20%. Given Owens Corning's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Owens Corning 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
Owens Corning	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Which has better valuation & earnings, LII or OC?

Owens Corning has higher revenue and earnings than Lennox International. Lennox International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Owens Corning, 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	3.79	$806.90M	$22.44	25.56
Owens Corning	$11.49B	1.01	$1.20B	$2.84	48.04

Summary

Owens Corning beats Lennox International on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.