Armstrong World Industries (AWI) Competitors

AZEK (NYSE:AZEK) and Armstrong World Industries (NYSE:AWI) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AZEK or AWI?

Armstrong World Industries received 474 more outperform votes than AZEK when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.10% of users gave Armstrong World Industries an outperform vote while only 43.15% of users gave AZEK an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AZEK	Outperform Votes 63 43.15%	Underperform Votes 83 56.85%
Armstrong World Industries	Outperform Votes 537 63.10%	Underperform Votes 314 36.90%

Does the media favor AZEK or AWI?

In the previous week, AZEK had 10 more articles in the media than Armstrong World Industries. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for AZEK and 5 mentions for Armstrong World Industries. AZEK's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Armstrong World Industries' score of 0.98 indicating that Armstrong World Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AZEK	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Armstrong World Industries	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AZEK or AWI more profitable?

Armstrong World Industries has a net margin of 18.03% compared to Armstrong World Industries' net margin of 8.57%. AZEK's return on equity of 41.81% beat Armstrong World Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AZEK	8.57%	9.61%	5.79%
Armstrong World Industries	18.03%	41.81%	14.60%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AZEK or AWI?

97.4% of AZEK shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.9% of Armstrong World Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of AZEK shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Armstrong World Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, AZEK or AWI?

Armstrong World Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AZEK. Armstrong World Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AZEK, 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
AZEK	$1.37B	5.03	$67.96M	$0.79	59.03
Armstrong World Industries	$1.30B	3.85	$223.80M	$5.32	21.40

Which has more risk and volatility, AZEK or AWI?

AZEK has a beta of 1.93, indicating that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Armstrong World Industries has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer AZEK or AWI?

AZEK currently has a consensus target price of $44.83, suggesting a potential downside of 3.85%. Armstrong World Industries has a consensus target price of $110.17, suggesting a potential downside of 3.25%. Given AZEK's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Armstrong World Industries is more favorable than AZEK.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AZEK	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76
Armstrong World Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Armstrong World Industries beats AZEK on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.