Skyline Champion (SKY) Competitors

James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) and Skyline Champion (NYSE:SKY) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JHX or SKY?

James Hardie Industries received 226 more outperform votes than Skyline Champion when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.11% of users gave James Hardie Industries an outperform vote while only 29.35% of users gave Skyline Champion an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
James Hardie Industries	Outperform Votes 253 61.11%	Underperform Votes 161 38.89%
Skyline Champion	Outperform Votes 27 29.35%	Underperform Votes 65 70.65%

Which has more volatility & risk, JHX or SKY?

James Hardie Industries has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skyline Champion has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, JHX or SKY?

James Hardie Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Skyline Champion. Skyline Champion is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than James Hardie Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
James Hardie Industries	$3.88B	2.91	$510.20M	$0.98	26.76
Skyline Champion	$2.48B	1.41	$146.70M	$3.42	17.94

Do analysts rate JHX or SKY?

James Hardie Industries currently has a consensus target price of $39.12, suggesting a potential upside of 49.16%. Skyline Champion has a consensus target price of $80.60, suggesting a potential upside of 31.40%. Given James Hardie Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe James Hardie Industries is more favorable than Skyline Champion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
James Hardie Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Skyline Champion	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Do institutionals and insiders believe in JHX or SKY?

8.0% of James Hardie Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of Skyline Champion shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is JHX or SKY more profitable?

James Hardie Industries has a net margin of 11.15% compared to Skyline Champion's net margin of 6.80%. James Hardie Industries' return on equity of 33.65% beat Skyline Champion's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
James Hardie Industries	11.15%	33.65%	13.44%
Skyline Champion	6.80%	13.80%	10.19%

Does the media prefer JHX or SKY?

In the previous week, Skyline Champion had 2 more articles in the media than James Hardie Industries. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Skyline Champion and 5 mentions for James Hardie Industries. Skyline Champion's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat James Hardie Industries' score of 0.22 indicating that Skyline Champion is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
James Hardie Industries	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Skyline Champion	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

James Hardie Industries beats Skyline Champion on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.