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WMS vs. BLD, EXP, FBIN, IBP, LVS, WYNN, MGM, CHDN, BYD, and CZR

Should you be buying Advanced Drainage Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Advanced Drainage Systems include TopBuild (BLD), Eagle Materials (EXP), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), Installed Building Products (IBP), Las Vegas Sands (LVS), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Churchill Downs (CHDN), Boyd Gaming (BYD), and Caesars Entertainment (CZR).

Advanced Drainage Systems vs. Its Competitors

TopBuild (NYSE:BLD) and Advanced Drainage Systems (NYSE:WMS) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings and risk.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
TopBuild$5.33B2.37$622.60M$20.3122.11
Advanced Drainage Systems$2.90B3.80$450.17M$5.5425.64

95.7% of TopBuild shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Advanced Drainage Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of TopBuild shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Advanced Drainage Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

TopBuild has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advanced Drainage Systems has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Advanced Drainage Systems has a net margin of 14.82% compared to TopBuild's net margin of 11.40%. Advanced Drainage Systems' return on equity of 29.57% beat TopBuild's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
TopBuild11.40% 28.32% 12.73%
Advanced Drainage Systems 14.82%29.57%12.23%

In the previous week, TopBuild had 8 more articles in the media than Advanced Drainage Systems. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for TopBuild and 6 mentions for Advanced Drainage Systems. Advanced Drainage Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat TopBuild's score of 1.10 indicating that Advanced Drainage Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
TopBuild
7 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Advanced Drainage Systems
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

TopBuild currently has a consensus target price of $412.50, suggesting a potential downside of 8.16%. Advanced Drainage Systems has a consensus target price of $152.56, suggesting a potential upside of 7.38%. Given Advanced Drainage Systems' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Advanced Drainage Systems is more favorable than TopBuild.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
TopBuild
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.79
Advanced Drainage Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.78

Summary

TopBuild beats Advanced Drainage Systems on 9 of the 16 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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WMS vs. The Competition

MetricAdvanced Drainage SystemsBLDG&CONST IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$11.05B$10.81B$9.56B$21.96B
Dividend Yield0.50%1.33%1.75%3.62%
P/E Ratio25.6420.6516.1732.70
Price / Sales3.802.2095.7280.82
Price / Cash17.3115.7315.5524.33
Price / Book7.144.194.644.66
Net Income$450.17M$566.24M$621.64M$1.02B
7 Day Performance1.27%-0.83%0.08%1.47%
1 Month Performance-1.69%-0.62%-1.91%0.43%
1 Year Performance-4.74%0.63%107.38%12.74%

Advanced Drainage Systems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WMS
Advanced Drainage Systems
4.1286 of 5 stars
$142.07
+1.8%
$152.56
+7.4%
-8.4%$11.05B$2.90B25.646,000Positive News
BLD
TopBuild
4.0961 of 5 stars
$440.83
+1.3%
$402.91
-8.6%
+17.1%$12.40B$5.33B21.7113,984Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
EXP
Eagle Materials
4.0449 of 5 stars
$237.76
+0.2%
$255.40
+7.4%
-19.1%$7.72B$2.26B17.512,500News Coverage
FBIN
Fortune Brands Innovations
4.5312 of 5 stars
$50.92
+1.6%
$71.90
+41.2%
-42.0%$6.11B$4.61B16.0111,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
IBP
Installed Building Products
3.6722 of 5 stars
$260.35
+1.3%
$220.45
-15.3%
+12.1%$7.12B$2.94B28.9610,800Analyst Forecast
LVS
Las Vegas Sands
4.4003 of 5 stars
$49.75
+2.5%
$60.47
+21.5%
-2.3%$34.15B$11.30B25.1340,300Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
Analyst Revision
Gap Up
WYNN
Wynn Resorts
3.4262 of 5 stars
$121.94
+3.5%
$129.64
+6.3%
+20.1%$12.68B$7.13B36.6228,000Analyst Revision
Gap Up
MGM
MGM Resorts International
4.6653 of 5 stars
$31.86
+0.9%
$48.78
+53.1%
-19.4%$8.67B$17.24B17.5163,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
CHDN
Churchill Downs
4.952 of 5 stars
$95.68
+5.7%
$137.70
+43.9%
-28.3%$6.71B$2.73B16.448,870Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
BYD
Boyd Gaming
4.0976 of 5 stars
$82.73
+0.4%
$88.67
+7.2%
+29.0%$6.63B$3.93B12.7316,129News Coverage
CZR
Caesars Entertainment
3.5075 of 5 stars
$22.20
+3.5%
$42.13
+89.8%
-48.6%$4.62B$11.25B-24.1322,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume

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