OC vs. RPM, JHX, ACM, BLD, WMS, MAS, EME, CX, WSO, and LII
Should you be buying Owens Corning stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Owens Corning include RPM International (RPM), James Hardie Industries (JHX), AECOM (ACM), TopBuild (BLD), Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS), Masco (MAS), EMCOR Group (EME), CEMEX (CX), Watsco (WSO), and Lennox International (LII). These companies are all part of the "construction" sector.
RPM International (NYSE:RPM) and Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, RPM International had 4 more articles in the media than Owens Corning. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for RPM International and 7 mentions for Owens Corning. Owens Corning's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat RPM International's score of 1.17 indicating that RPM International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
RPM International has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Owens Corning has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Owens Corning has a net margin of 12.36% compared to Owens Corning's net margin of 7.61%. Owens Corning's return on equity of 26.72% beat RPM International's return on equity.
Owens Corning has higher revenue and earnings than RPM International. Owens Corning is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RPM International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
81.0% of RPM International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.4% of Owens Corning shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of RPM International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Owens Corning shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
RPM International pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Owens Corning pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. RPM International pays out 42.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Owens Corning pays out 18.3% 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. RPM International has raised its dividend for 50 consecutive years and Owens Corning has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years. RPM International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
RPM International currently has a consensus price target of $115.11, suggesting a potential upside of 7.21%. Owens Corning has a consensus price target of $162.14, suggesting a potential upside of 1.05%. Given Owens Corning's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe RPM International is more favorable than Owens Corning.
Owens Corning received 294 more outperform votes than RPM International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.38% of users gave Owens Corning an outperform vote while only 59.43% of users gave RPM International an outperform vote.
Summary
Owens Corning beats RPM International on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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