USG (USG) Competitors

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

Is MAS or USG more profitable?

Masco has a net margin of 10.51% compared to USG's net margin of 5.88%. Masco's return on equity of 1,519.31% beat USG's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Masco	10.51%	1,519.31%	17.10%
USG	5.88%	11.65%	5.67%

Which has more risk & volatility, MAS or USG?

Masco has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, USG has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MAS or USG?

In the previous week, Masco had 28 more articles in the media than USG. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Masco and 2 mentions for USG. Masco's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat USG's score of 0.00 indicating that Masco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Masco	25 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
USG	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MAS or USG?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Masco	$7.83B	1.97	$822M	$3.77	19.50
USG	$3.34B	1.48	$196M	$1.51	23.32

Do analysts recommend MAS or USG?

Masco currently has a consensus price target of $74.13, indicating a potential upside of 0.83%. Given Masco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MAS or USG?

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

Summary

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