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. LII, BLDR, MAS, OC, AOS, AAON, UFPI, SSD, TREX, and AWIShould you be buying USG stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of USG include Lennox International (LII), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Masco (MAS), Owens Corning (OC), A. O. Smith (AOS), AAON (AAON), UFP Industries (UFPI), Simpson Manufacturing (SSD), Trex (TREX), and Armstrong World Industries (AWI). These companies are all part of the "building products" industry. USG vs. Lennox International Builders FirstSource Masco Owens Corning A. O. Smith AAON UFP Industries Simpson Manufacturing Trex Armstrong World Industries USG (NYSE:USG) and Lennox International (NYSE:LII) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend USG or LII? Lennox International has a consensus price target of $577.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.57%. Given Lennox International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lennox International 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) 0.00Lennox International 4 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.07 Do insiders & institutionals believe in USG or LII? 80.7% of USG shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of Lennox International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of USG shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Lennox International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is USG or LII more profitable? Lennox International has a net margin of 15.11% compared to USG's net margin of 5.88%. Lennox International's return on equity of 126.79% beat USG's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets USG5.88% 11.65% 5.67% Lennox International 15.11%126.79%24.89% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer USG or LII? Lennox International received 44 more outperform votes than USG when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.09% of users gave USG an outperform vote while only 46.90% of users gave Lennox International an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUSGOutperform Votes35056.09% Underperform Votes27443.91% Lennox InternationalOutperform Votes39446.90% Underperform Votes44653.10% Does the media refer more to USG or LII? In the previous week, Lennox International had 18 more articles in the media than USG. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Lennox International and 3 mentions for USG. Lennox International's average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat USG's score of 0.00 indicating that Lennox International is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment USG 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Lennox International 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has preferable earnings & valuation, USG or LII? Lennox International has higher revenue and earnings than USG. USG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lennox International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUSG$3.34B1.44$196M$1.5122.70Lennox International$5.37B3.72$806.90M$22.4425.07 Which has more volatility & risk, USG or LII? USG has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lennox International has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryLennox International beats USG on 16 of the 18 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$4.80B$448.51M$8.43B$19.18BDividend Yield2.50%1.23%2.14%4.00%P/E Ratio22.703.8515.9733.31Price / Sales1.443.4172.9628.98Price / Cash16.519.4021.4017.52Price / Book2.502.704.284.54Net Income$196M$73.69M$535.55M$1.02B USG Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USGUSG0.3104 of 5 stars$34.27-2.0%N/A+28.5%$4.80B$3.34B22.707,300Gap DownLIILennox International3.9658 of 5 stars$531.22+0.7%$577.00+8.6%+22.4%$18.85B$5.37B23.5713,200BLDRBuilders FirstSource4.9125 of 5 stars$121.55+0.2%$186.84+53.7%-39.2%$13.83B$16.40B13.4229,000Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeBuyback AnnouncementNews CoverageMASMasco4.7451 of 5 stars$60.55+0.2%$73.10+20.7%-12.0%$12.77B$7.70B16.1019,000Short Interest ↑Positive NewsOCOwens Corning4.9053 of 5 stars$144.020.0%$195.73+35.9%-13.2%$12.32B$10.98B12.2619,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsAOSA. O. Smith4.5295 of 5 stars$64.85-0.2%$76.50+18.0%-18.6%$9.34B$3.82B17.8712,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAAONAAON4.5608 of 5 stars$88.79+1.0%$115.50+30.1%+2.1%$7.22B$1.20B39.113,670Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsUFPIUFP Industries4.6285 of 5 stars$106.58-0.1%$143.00+34.2%-11.6%$6.48B$6.65B15.7415,500Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews CoverageSSDSimpson Manufacturing3.1172 of 5 stars$153.90+0.2%$188.50+22.5%-12.4%$6.46B$2.23B20.253,970Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionTREXTrex3.4375 of 5 stars$57.50-0.4%$77.18+34.2%-34.9%$6.17B$1.15B26.261,640Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsAWIArmstrong World Industries2.7221 of 5 stars$138.55+0.0%$153.33+10.7%+28.8%$6.02B$1.45B24.443,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lennox International Competitors Builders FirstSource Competitors Masco Competitors Owens Corning Competitors A. O. 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