USG (USG) 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.

Do analysts prefer MAS or USG?

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

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MAS or USG?

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.

Which has more volatility and risk, MAS or USG?

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.

Does the media prefer MAS or USG?

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

Which has preferable 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	1.83	$822M	$3.66	18.51
USG	$3.34B	1.48	$196M	$1.51	23.27

Is MAS or USG more profitable?

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
Masco	10.30%	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.