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USG (USG) Competitors

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USG vs. MAS, BLDR, OC, AOS, AWI, SSD, TREX, AAON, UFPI, and GFF

Should you be buying USG stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of USG include Masco (MAS), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Owens Corning (OC), A. O. Smith (AOS), Armstrong World Industries (AWI), Simpson Manufacturing (SSD), Trex (TREX), AAON (AAON), UFP Industries (UFPI), and Griffon (GFF). These companies are all part of the "building products" industry.

USG vs. Its Competitors

Masco (NYSE:MAS) and USG (NYSE:USG) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Masco currently has a consensus price target of $74.03, indicating a potential upside of 9.27%. Given Masco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Masco is more favorable than USG.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Masco
0 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.41
USG
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

93.9% of Masco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of USG shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Masco shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of USG shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Masco has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, USG has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Masco had 18 more articles in the media than USG. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Masco and 0 mentions for USG. Masco's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat USG's score of 0.00 indicating that Masco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Masco Positive
USG Neutral

Masco has higher revenue and earnings than USG. Masco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than USG, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Masco$7.83B1.83$822M$3.6618.51
USG$3.34B1.48$196M$1.5123.27

Masco has a net margin of 10.30% compared to USG's net margin of 5.88%. Masco's return on equity of 1,320.76% beat USG's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Masco10.30% 1,320.76% 16.84%
USG 5.88%11.65%5.67%

Summary

Masco beats USG on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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USG vs. The Competition

MetricUSGConcrete, Gypsum, & Plaster Products IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.92B$854K$9.49B$21.04B
Dividend Yield2.50%N/A2.01%3.59%
P/E Ratio23.27N/A16.8328.45
Price / Sales1.48N/A110.9071.96
Price / Cash16.51N/A15.1122.92
Price / Book2.56N/A4.704.69
Net Income$196MN/A$620.50M$995.51M

USG Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
USG
USG
N/A$35.14
-1.6%
N/A+28.0%$4.92B$3.34B23.277,300
MAS
Masco
4.3441 of 5 stars
$65.16
-0.6%
$74.03
+13.6%
-10.7%$13.83B$7.83B16.2318,000News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Downgrade
BLDR
Builders FirstSource
4.6624 of 5 stars
$121.96
-1.0%
$159.42
+30.7%
-14.0%$13.61B$16.40B15.6429,000News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
OC
Owens Corning
4.7673 of 5 stars
$137.97
-1.5%
$184.30
+33.6%
-17.0%$11.91B$10.98B9.2125,000News Coverage
Positive News
AOS
A. O. Smith
4.2823 of 5 stars
$69.06
-1.8%
$75.71
+9.6%
-12.3%$9.99B$3.82B19.2912,700Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
AWI
Armstrong World Industries
3.4749 of 5 stars
$164.17
-0.7%
$162.88
-0.8%
+32.1%$7.18B$1.50B26.273,600News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Upgrade
SSD
Simpson Manufacturing
3.4578 of 5 stars
$158.18
-0.7%
$188.50
+19.2%
-10.5%$6.66B$2.23B20.735,872News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
TREX
Trex
2.1729 of 5 stars
$62.07
+0.4%
$74.88
+20.6%
-12.8%$6.63B$1.15B33.241,838News Coverage
Analyst Revision
AAON
AAON
4.7907 of 5 stars
$75.36
-4.2%
$111.50
+48.0%
-2.4%$6.40B$1.20B39.664,812News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
UFPI
UFP Industries
4.8122 of 5 stars
$100.87
-0.2%
$143.00
+41.8%
-16.2%$6.10B$6.61B16.5115,000Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
GFF
Griffon
4.863 of 5 stars
$77.90
+1.4%
$98.20
+26.1%
+16.2%$3.61B$2.62B14.425,300Analyst Forecast

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