Analyzing CSW Industrials (CSW) and The Competition

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for CSW Industrials and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CSW Industrials	0	6	1	2	2.56
CSW Industrials Competitors	745	3944	5077	241	2.48

CSW Industrials currently has a consensus price target of $340.71, indicating a potential upside of 21.03%. As a group, “Building Products” companies have a potential upside of 26.91%. Given CSW Industrials’ rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CSW Industrials has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares CSW Industrials and its rivals’ 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	3.72%	-38.07%	5.08%

Volatility & Risk

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares CSW Industrials and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CSW Industrials	$1.08 billion	$112.04 million	36.18
CSW Industrials Competitors	$4.00 billion	$4.65 billion	39.16

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

82.8% of CSW Industrials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.6% of shares of all “Building Products” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of CSW Industrials shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of shares of all “Building Products” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 7.0% and pay out 37.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. CSW Industrials has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Summary

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

About CSW Industrials

CSW Industrials, Inc. is a diversified industrial products company that develops, manufactures and sells products for contractors, building owners and industrial customers. Its offerings serve markets including heating, ventilation and air conditioning, refrigeration, plumbing, electrical work and construction. The company operates through three segments: Contractor Solutions, Engineered Building Solutions and Specialized Reliability Solutions. Its products include installation and maintenance supplies, fire- and smoke-protection systems, building-envelope products, and specialty lubricants, coatings and sealants used to help protect and maintain equipment and infrastructure.