RPM International (RPM) Competitors

Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) and RPM International (NYSE:RPM) are both large-cap construction 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, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Is OC or RPM more profitable?

Owens Corning has a net margin of 11.53% compared to Owens Corning's net margin of 7.61%. Owens Corning's return on equity of 26.72% beat RPM International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Owens Corning	11.53%	26.52%	12.25%
RPM International	7.61%	26.72%	9.24%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor OC or RPM?

Owens Corning received 297 more outperform votes than RPM International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.42% of users gave Owens Corning an outperform vote while only 59.43% of users gave RPM International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Owens Corning	Outperform Votes 735 63.42%	Underperform Votes 424 36.58%
RPM International	Outperform Votes 438 59.43%	Underperform Votes 299 40.57%

Does the media favor OC or RPM?

In the previous week, Owens Corning had 10 more articles in the media than RPM International. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Owens Corning and 3 mentions for RPM International. RPM International's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Owens Corning's score of 0.62 indicating that Owens Corning is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Owens Corning	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
RPM International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate OC or RPM?

Owens Corning presently has a consensus target price of $168.21, indicating a potential downside of 3.67%. RPM International has a consensus target price of $115.11, indicating a potential upside of 2.18%. Given Owens Corning's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe RPM International is more favorable than Owens Corning.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Owens Corning	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
RPM International	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, OC or RPM?

Owens Corning has higher revenue and earnings than RPM International. Owens Corning is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RPM International, 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
Owens Corning	$9.68B	1.56	$1.20B	$12.35	14.14
RPM International	$7.26B	2.00	$478.69M	$4.34	25.96

Which has more risk & volatility, OC or RPM?

Owens Corning has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RPM International has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in OC or RPM?

88.4% of Owens Corning shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.0% of RPM International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Owens Corning shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of RPM International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is OC or RPM a better dividend stock?

Owens Corning pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. RPM International pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Owens Corning pays out 19.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RPM International pays out 42.4% 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. Owens Corning has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years and RPM International has raised its dividend for 50 consecutive years. RPM International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Owens Corning beats RPM International on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.