GMS vs. BECN, URBN, WEN, TRIP, GPI, RUSHA, RUSHB, JWN, SIG, and CPRI
Should you be buying GMS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GMS include Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Wendy's (WEN), Tripadvisor (TRIP), Group 1 Automotive (GPI), Rush Enterprises (RUSHA), Rush Enterprises (RUSHB), Nordstrom (JWN), Signet Jewelers (SIG), and Capri (CPRI). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.
GMS (NYSE:GMS) and Beacon Roofing Supply (NASDAQ:BECN) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.
Beacon Roofing Supply received 71 more outperform votes than GMS when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.91% of users gave GMS an outperform vote while only 60.75% of users gave Beacon Roofing Supply an outperform vote.
GMS has a net margin of 5.48% compared to Beacon Roofing Supply's net margin of 4.47%. Beacon Roofing Supply's return on equity of 26.39% beat GMS's return on equity.
Beacon Roofing Supply has higher revenue and earnings than GMS. Beacon Roofing Supply is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GMS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
GMS has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Beacon Roofing Supply has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.
GMS currently has a consensus target price of $89.63, indicating a potential downside of 4.99%. Beacon Roofing Supply has a consensus target price of $107.64, indicating a potential upside of 15.80%. Given Beacon Roofing Supply's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Beacon Roofing Supply is more favorable than GMS.
95.3% of GMS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of Beacon Roofing Supply shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of GMS shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Beacon Roofing Supply shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Beacon Roofing Supply had 10 more articles in the media than GMS. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Beacon Roofing Supply and 5 mentions for GMS. Beacon Roofing Supply's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat GMS's score of 0.00 indicating that Beacon Roofing Supply is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Beacon Roofing Supply beats GMS on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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