Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) Competitors $120.37 -1.82 (-1.49%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$120.27 -0.11 (-0.09%) As of 07/11/2025 05:17 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WMS vs. FBIN, LVS, WYNN, MGM, CHDN, BYD, CZR, IGT, PENN, and MCRIShould you be buying Advanced Drainage Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Advanced Drainage Systems include Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), Las Vegas Sands (LVS), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Churchill Downs (CHDN), Boyd Gaming (BYD), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), International Game Technology (IGT), PENN Entertainment (PENN), and Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI). Advanced Drainage Systems vs. Its Competitors Fortune Brands Innovations Las Vegas Sands Wynn Resorts MGM Resorts International Churchill Downs Boyd Gaming Caesars Entertainment International Game Technology PENN Entertainment Monarch Casino & Resort Fortune Brands Innovations (NYSE:FBIN) and Advanced Drainage Systems (NYSE:WMS) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership. Is FBIN or WMS a better dividend stock? Fortune Brands Innovations pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Advanced Drainage Systems pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Fortune Brands Innovations pays out 29.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Advanced Drainage Systems pays out 12.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Fortune Brands Innovations has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Advanced Drainage Systems has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Fortune Brands Innovations is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media refer more to FBIN or WMS? In the previous week, Advanced Drainage Systems had 6 more articles in the media than Fortune Brands Innovations. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Advanced Drainage Systems and 6 mentions for Fortune Brands Innovations. Advanced Drainage Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat Fortune Brands Innovations' score of 0.94 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 Fortune Brands Innovations 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Advanced Drainage Systems 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts prefer FBIN or WMS? Fortune Brands Innovations presently has a consensus target price of $77.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.65%. Advanced Drainage Systems has a consensus target price of $139.88, suggesting a potential upside of 16.20%. Given Fortune Brands Innovations' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Fortune Brands Innovations is more favorable than Advanced Drainage Systems.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Fortune Brands Innovations 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45Advanced Drainage Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FBIN or WMS? 87.6% of Fortune Brands Innovations shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Advanced Drainage Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Fortune Brands Innovations shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Advanced Drainage Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings & valuation, FBIN or WMS? Fortune Brands Innovations has higher revenue and earnings than Advanced Drainage Systems. Fortune Brands Innovations 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 RatioFortune Brands Innovations$4.61B1.41$471.90M$3.4115.83Advanced Drainage Systems$2.90B3.22$450.17M$5.7620.90 Which has more risk & volatility, FBIN or WMS? Fortune Brands Innovations has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advanced Drainage Systems has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is FBIN or WMS more profitable? Advanced Drainage Systems has a net margin of 15.50% compared to Fortune Brands Innovations' net margin of 9.42%. Advanced Drainage Systems' return on equity of 32.33% beat Fortune Brands Innovations' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Fortune Brands Innovations9.42% 20.96% 7.50% Advanced Drainage Systems 15.50%32.33%12.88% SummaryAdvanced Drainage Systems beats Fortune Brands Innovations on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Advanced Drainage Systems News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WMS 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 WMS 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 WMS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAdvanced Drainage SystemsBLDG&CONST IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.33B$10.94B$9.47B$20.62BDividend Yield0.59%1.72%2.02%3.72%P/E Ratio20.9019.9916.2227.81Price / Sales3.222.04114.9640.78Price / Cash14.4414.0814.8522.32Price / Book6.053.864.514.57Net Income$450.17M$580.08M$622.34M$989.30M7 Day Performance1.32%0.11%0.93%0.20%1 Month Performance6.48%9.32%6.74%5.53%1 Year Performance-26.38%9.25%97.59%10.30% Advanced Drainage Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WMSAdvanced Drainage Systems4.672 of 5 stars$120.37-1.5%$139.88+16.2%-26.4%$9.33B$2.90B20.906,000News CoveragePositive NewsFBINFortune Brands Innovations3.9826 of 5 stars$51.52+0.4%$77.17+49.8%-23.4%$6.20B$4.61B15.1111,000Positive NewsLVSLas Vegas Sands4.324 of 5 stars$43.55-1.3%$55.58+27.6%+16.6%$30.77B$11.30B24.1935,700Analyst ForecastWYNNWynn Resorts3.2601 of 5 stars$93.67-1.1%$112.82+20.4%+29.5%$9.79B$6.97B26.0228,000Analyst ForecastMGMMGM Resorts International4.8702 of 5 stars$34.46+0.3%$48.29+40.1%-17.7%$9.38B$17.24B15.3863,000Analyst ForecastCHDNChurchill Downs4.9977 of 5 stars$101.00+0.0%$139.91+38.5%-25.6%$7.30B$2.73B17.978,870News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastBYDBoyd Gaming4.5641 of 5 stars$78.27-0.9%$80.38+2.7%+39.1%$6.37B$3.93B12.7716,129Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCZRCaesars Entertainment3.8954 of 5 stars$28.39-1.6%$43.00+51.5%-24.9%$5.90B$11.25B-26.0522,000Analyst ForecastIGTInternational Game Technology3.8886 of 5 stars$15.81+0.4%$23.25+47.1%-20.9%$3.19B$2.43B10.9811,019PENNPENN Entertainment4.4732 of 5 stars$17.87-2.2%$23.15+29.5%-13.4%$2.70B$6.58B-28.8223,118Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastMCRIMonarch Casino & Resort3.3951 of 5 stars$86.44-0.8%$88.60+2.5%+25.2%$1.60B$522.19M17.052,900News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Fortune Brands Innovations Alternatives Las Vegas Sands Alternatives Wynn Resorts Alternatives MGM Resorts International Alternatives Churchill Downs Alternatives Boyd Gaming Alternatives Caesars Entertainment Alternatives International Game Technology Alternatives PENN Entertainment Alternatives Monarch Casino & Resort Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:WMS) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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