SSD vs. LII, MAS, BLDR, OC, AOS, AWI, UFPI, TREX, AAON, and GFF
Should you be buying Simpson Manufacturing stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Simpson Manufacturing include Lennox International (LII), Masco (MAS), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Owens Corning (OC), A. O. Smith (AOS), Armstrong World Industries (AWI), UFP Industries (UFPI), Trex (TREX), AAON (AAON), and Griffon (GFF). These companies are all part of the "building products" industry.
Simpson Manufacturing vs. Its Competitors
Simpson Manufacturing (NYSE:SSD) and Lennox International (NYSE:LII) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
93.7% of Simpson Manufacturing shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of Lennox International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Simpson Manufacturing shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Lennox International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Lennox International has higher revenue and earnings than Simpson Manufacturing. Simpson Manufacturing 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, Lennox International had 4 more articles in the media than Simpson Manufacturing. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Lennox International and 6 mentions for Simpson Manufacturing. Simpson Manufacturing's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Lennox International's score of 0.73 indicating that Simpson Manufacturing is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Simpson Manufacturing pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Lennox International pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Simpson Manufacturing pays out 14.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lennox International pays out 23.2% 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. Simpson Manufacturing has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Lennox International has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Lennox International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Simpson Manufacturing has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennox International has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Simpson Manufacturing presently has a consensus price target of $188.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.61%. Lennox International has a consensus price target of $586.31, indicating a potential downside of 2.65%. Given Simpson Manufacturing's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Simpson Manufacturing is more favorable than Lennox International.
Lennox International has a net margin of 14.96% compared to Simpson Manufacturing's net margin of 14.49%. Lennox International's return on equity of 106.05% beat Simpson Manufacturing's return on equity.
Summary
Lennox International beats Simpson Manufacturing on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:SSD) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
