SERV vs. AWI, MDC, LPX, KBH, GTES, RYN, BCC, MTH, KNF, and SKY
Should you be buying Terminix Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Terminix Global include Armstrong World Industries (AWI), M.D.C. (MDC), Louisiana-Pacific (LPX), KB Home (KBH), Gates Industrial (GTES), Rayonier (RYN), Boise Cascade (BCC), Meritage Homes (MTH), Knife River (KNF), and Skyline Champion (SKY). These companies are all part of the "construction" sector.
Terminix Global (NYSE:SERV) and Armstrong World Industries (NYSE:AWI) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings.
Terminix Global has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Armstrong World Industries has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Armstrong World Industries had 1 more articles in the media than Terminix Global. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Armstrong World Industries and 6 mentions for Terminix Global. Armstrong World Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Terminix Global's score of 0.00 indicating that Armstrong World Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Armstrong World Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Terminix Global. Terminix Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Armstrong World Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Armstrong World Industries has a net margin of 17.28% compared to Terminix Global's net margin of 3.26%. Armstrong World Industries' return on equity of 41.56% beat Terminix Global's return on equity.
98.9% of Armstrong World Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Terminix Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Armstrong World Industries shares are held by company 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.
Armstrong World Industries has a consensus target price of $100.17, indicating a potential downside of 11.99%. Given Armstrong World Industries' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Armstrong World Industries is more favorable than Terminix Global.
Armstrong World Industries received 160 more outperform votes than Terminix Global when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.67% of users gave Terminix Global an outperform vote while only 63.25% of users gave Armstrong World Industries an outperform vote.
Summary
Armstrong World Industries beats Terminix Global on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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