JHX vs. MAS, OC, RPM, EME, WSO.B, LII, WMS, BLD, TOL, and FND
Should you be buying James Hardie Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of James Hardie Industries include Masco (MAS), Owens Corning (OC), RPM International (RPM), EMCOR Group (EME), Watsco (WSO.B), Lennox International (LII), Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS), TopBuild (BLD), Toll Brothers (TOL), and Floor & Decor (FND). These companies are all part of the "construction" sector.
Masco (NYSE:MAS) and James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.
Masco has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, James Hardie Industries has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Masco had 14 more articles in the media than James Hardie Industries. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Masco and 2 mentions for James Hardie Industries. James Hardie Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Masco's score of 0.35 indicating that Masco is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Masco has higher revenue and earnings than James Hardie Industries. Masco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than James Hardie Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
James Hardie Industries has a net margin of 13.93% compared to James Hardie Industries' net margin of 11.60%. James Hardie Industries' return on equity of 865.37% beat Masco's return on equity.
Masco presently has a consensus price target of $72.15, indicating a potential upside of 2.84%. James Hardie Industries has a consensus price target of $35.50, indicating a potential downside of 3.43%. Given James Hardie Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Masco is more favorable than James Hardie Industries.
93.9% of Masco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.0% of James Hardie Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Masco shares are owned 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.
Masco received 479 more outperform votes than James Hardie Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.24% of users gave Masco an outperform vote while only 61.60% of users gave James Hardie Industries an outperform vote.
Summary
Masco beats James Hardie Industries on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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