This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. USG (USG) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock USG vs. MAS, BLDR, OC, AOS, AAON, AWI, SSD, TREX, UFPI, and GFFShould 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), AAON (AAON), Armstrong World Industries (AWI), Simpson Manufacturing (SSD), Trex (TREX), UFP Industries (UFPI), and Griffon (GFF). These companies are all part of the "building products" industry. USG vs. Masco Builders FirstSource Owens Corning A. O. Smith AAON Armstrong World Industries Simpson Manufacturing Trex UFP Industries Griffon USG (NYSE:USG) and Masco (NYSE:MAS) are both construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership. Which has more risk and volatility, USG or MAS? USG has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Masco has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in USG or MAS? 80.7% of USG shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Masco shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of USG shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Masco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation and earnings, USG or MAS? 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 RatioUSG$3.34B1.49$196M$1.5123.57Masco$7.70B1.69$822M$3.6616.88 Is USG or MAS more profitable? Masco has a net margin of 10.50% compared to USG's net margin of 5.88%. Masco's return on equity of 838.32% beat USG's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets USG5.88% 11.65% 5.67% Masco 10.50%838.32%17.08% Does the MarketBeat Community favor USG or MAS? Masco received 396 more outperform votes than USG when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.67% of users gave Masco an outperform vote while only 56.09% of users gave USG an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUSGOutperform Votes35056.09% Underperform Votes27443.91% MascoOutperform Votes74665.67% Underperform Votes39034.33% Do analysts rate USG or MAS? Masco has a consensus target price of $73.63, suggesting a potential upside of 19.18%. Given Masco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Masco is more favorable than USG.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score USG 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Masco 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media refer more to USG or MAS? In the previous week, Masco had 23 more articles in the media than USG. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Masco and 1 mentions for USG. Masco's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat USG's score of 0.00 indicating that Masco is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment USG 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Masco 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryMasco beats USG on 17 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get USG News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for USG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart USG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUSGConcrete, Gypsum, & Plaster Products IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.99B$441.71M$8.62B$19.29BDividend Yield2.50%1.33%2.05%3.84%P/E Ratio23.573.7916.4634.41Price / Sales1.493.3681.0134.88Price / Cash16.519.4021.7617.52Price / Book2.592.664.644.69Net Income$196M$73.69M$553.80M$1.02B USG Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USGUSG0.5078 of 5 stars$35.59+2.2%N/A+25.9%$4.99B$3.34B23.577,300Gap UpMASMasco4.88 of 5 stars$66.74-1.4%$73.63+10.3%-10.1%$14.08B$7.70B17.7519,000Analyst UpgradeGap DownBLDRBuilders FirstSource4.8493 of 5 stars$117.45-2.6%$167.58+42.7%-35.0%$12.98B$16.17B12.9629,000Positive NewsGap DownOCOwens Corning4.8662 of 5 stars$142.37-1.9%$186.64+31.1%-24.2%$12.34B$11.49B12.1219,000Positive NewsBuyback AnnouncementGap DownAOSA. O. Smith4.0701 of 5 stars$70.510.0%$76.17+8.0%-20.3%$10.02B$3.80B19.4212,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionAAONAAON4.315 of 5 stars$106.36-0.5%$115.50+8.6%+30.0%$8.65B$1.26B46.853,670Insider TradeGap DownAWIArmstrong World Industries3.9141 of 5 stars$159.82-0.2%$157.57-1.4%+33.7%$6.94B$1.50B28.193,000News CoveragePositive NewsSSDSimpson Manufacturing3.3962 of 5 stars$163.49-0.3%$188.50+15.3%-9.5%$6.84B$2.24B21.513,970News CoveragePositive NewsTREXTrex3.5734 of 5 stars$60.61-0.4%$76.65+26.5%-34.6%$6.50B$1.12B27.681,640Positive NewsGap DownUFPIUFP Industries4.7144 of 5 stars$101.86-0.7%$143.00+40.4%-18.7%$6.15B$6.61B15.0515,500News CoverageAnalyst RevisionGFFGriffon4.7204 of 5 stars$72.98-0.6%$98.20+34.6%+2.0%$3.43B$2.55B14.896,200Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Masco Competitors Builders FirstSource Competitors Owens Corning Competitors A. O. 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