RPM vs. EME, WSO.B, WSO, MAS, OC, LII, JHX, FND, BLD, and TOL
Should you be buying RPM International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of RPM International include EMCOR Group (EME), Watsco (WSO.B), Watsco (WSO), Masco (MAS), Owens Corning (OC), Lennox International (LII), James Hardie Industries (JHX), Floor & Decor (FND), TopBuild (BLD), and Toll Brothers (TOL). These companies are all part of the "construction" sector.
RPM International (NYSE:RPM) and EMCOR Group (NYSE:EME) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.
RPM International has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EMCOR Group has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.
RPM International has a net margin of 7.15% compared to EMCOR Group's net margin of 5.03%. EMCOR Group's return on equity of 28.41% beat RPM International's return on equity.
78.9% of RPM International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.6% of EMCOR Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of RPM International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of EMCOR Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, EMCOR Group had 2 more articles in the media than RPM International. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for EMCOR Group and 8 mentions for RPM International. RPM International's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat EMCOR Group's score of 0.66 indicating that RPM International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
EMCOR Group has higher revenue and earnings than RPM International. EMCOR Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RPM International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
RPM International currently has a consensus price target of $108.80, suggesting a potential downside of 5.85%. Given RPM International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe RPM International is more favorable than EMCOR Group.
RPM International received 160 more outperform votes than EMCOR Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.59% of users gave EMCOR Group an outperform vote while only 59.48% of users gave RPM International an outperform vote.
RPM International pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. EMCOR Group pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. RPM International pays out 45.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EMCOR Group pays out 5.4% 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.
Summary
EMCOR Group beats RPM International on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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