RPM vs. LII, ACM, FND, OC, JHX, MAS, CX, EME, WSO.B, and MTZ
Should you be buying RPM International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of RPM International include Lennox International (LII), AECOM (ACM), Floor & Decor (FND), Owens Corning (OC), James Hardie Industries (JHX), Masco (MAS), CEMEX (CX), EMCOR Group (EME), Watsco (WSO.B), and MasTec (MTZ). These companies are all part of the "construction" sector.
RPM International vs.
RPM International (NYSE:RPM) and Lennox International (NYSE:LII) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.
RPM International pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Lennox International pays an annual dividend of $4.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. RPM International pays out 41.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lennox International pays out 29.5% 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 a net margin of 10.76% compared to RPM International's net margin of 7.29%. RPM International's return on equity of 27.66% beat Lennox International's return on equity.
81.5% of RPM International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.0% of Lennox International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of RPM International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Lennox International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
RPM International has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennox International has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Lennox International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than RPM International. RPM International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lennox International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, RPM International had 8 more articles in the media than Lennox International. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for RPM International and 1 mentions for Lennox International. RPM International's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Lennox International's score of 0.00 indicating that RPM International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
RPM International received 65 more outperform votes than Lennox International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.97% of users gave RPM International an outperform vote while only 47.84% of users gave Lennox International an outperform vote.
RPM International presently has a consensus price target of $92.10, suggesting a potential upside of 15.05%. Lennox International has a consensus price target of $261.58, suggesting a potential downside of 7.56%. Given RPM International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe RPM International is more favorable than Lennox International.
Summary
RPM International beats Lennox International on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding RPM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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