RPM vs. OC, BLD, WMS, FND, ACM, TOL, CX, EME, JHX, and MAS
Should you be buying RPM International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of RPM International include Owens Corning (OC), TopBuild (BLD), Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS), Floor & Decor (FND), AECOM (ACM), Toll Brothers (TOL), CEMEX (CX), EMCOR Group (EME), James Hardie Industries (JHX), and Masco (MAS). These companies are all part of the "construction" sector.
Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) and RPM International (NYSE:RPM) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.
Owens Corning pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. RPM International pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Owens Corning pays out 18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RPM International pays out 42.4% 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. Owens Corning has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years and RPM International has raised its dividend for 50 consecutive years. RPM International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
In the previous week, RPM International had 3 more articles in the media than Owens Corning. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for RPM International and 7 mentions for Owens Corning. RPM International's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Owens Corning's score of 0.98 indicating that Owens Corning is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
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.
88.4% of Owens Corning shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of RPM International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Owens Corning shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of RPM International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Owens Corning has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RPM International has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Owens Corning currently has a consensus target price of $162.14, indicating a potential downside of 0.48%. RPM International has a consensus target price of $115.11, indicating a potential upside of 7.23%. Given Owens Corning's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe RPM International is more favorable than Owens Corning.
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.
Summary
Owens Corning beats RPM International on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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