Head to Head Comparison: CSW Industrials (CSW) & Its Peers

CSW Industrials (NYSE:CSW) is one of 93 publicly-traded companies in the “Building Products” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare CSW Industrials to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares CSW Industrials and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CSW Industrials	10.17%	18.38%	8.55%
CSW Industrials Competitors	3.95%	-38.96%	5.04%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for CSW Industrials and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CSW Industrials	0	6	1	2	2.56
CSW Industrials Competitors	740	3938	5067	239	2.48

CSW Industrials currently has a consensus price target of $340.71, suggesting a potential upside of 25.36%. As a group, “Building Products” companies have a potential upside of 30.56%. Given CSW Industrials’ competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CSW Industrials has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CSW Industrials and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CSW Industrials	$1.25 billion	$112.04 million	34.93
CSW Industrials Competitors	$4.04 billion	$4.65 billion	36.47

CSW Industrials’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than CSW Industrials. CSW Industrials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

CSW Industrials pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. CSW Industrials pays out 15.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Building Products” companies pay a dividend yield of 7.2% and pay out 37.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. CSW Industrials has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

82.8% of CSW Industrials shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.6% of shares of all “Building Products” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of CSW Industrials shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of shares of all “Building Products” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

CSW Industrials has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CSW Industrials’ competitors have a beta of 1.07, indicating that their average share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CSW Industrials competitors beat CSW Industrials on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

CSW Industrials Company Profile

CSW Industrials, Inc. operates as a diversified industrial company in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Contractor Solutions, Engineered Building Solutions, and Specialized Reliability Solutions. The Contractor Solutions segment provides condensate pads, pans, pumps, switches, and traps; cements, diffusers, grilles, registers, solvents, thread sealants, and vents; line set covers; refrigerant caps; wire pulling head tools; electrical protection, chemical maintenance, and installation supplies for HVAC; ductless mini-split systems installation support tools and accessories; and drain waste and vent system products for use in HVAC/R, plumbing, general industrial, architecturally specified building products. The Engineered Building Solutions segment offers architectural railings and associated services; fire and smoke protection solutions; and pre-engineered and custom architectural building components for use in architecturally specified building products. The Specialized Reliability Solutions segment provides compounds, lubricants, lubricant management products, and sealants; desiccant breather filtration products; and contamination control, industrial maintenance and repair, rail friction modifiers, sealants, and operations solutions for use in energy, general industrial, mining, and rail transportation. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.