JELD-WEN (NYSE:JELD – Get Free Report) and Advanced Drainage Systems (NYSE:WMS – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and profitability.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
95.0% of JELD-WEN shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Advanced Drainage Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of JELD-WEN shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Advanced Drainage Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares JELD-WEN and Advanced Drainage Systems”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| JELD-WEN | $3.21 billion | 0.05 | -$621.21 million | ($6.04) | -0.30 |
| Advanced Drainage Systems | $3.05 billion | 3.21 | $426.46 million | $5.79 | 22.46 |
Advanced Drainage Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than JELD-WEN. JELD-WEN is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advanced Drainage Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for JELD-WEN and Advanced Drainage Systems, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| JELD-WEN | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.83 |
| Advanced Drainage Systems | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2.80 |
JELD-WEN currently has a consensus target price of $2.10, indicating a potential upside of 15.70%. Advanced Drainage Systems has a consensus target price of $188.70, indicating a potential upside of 45.12%. Given Advanced Drainage Systems’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Advanced Drainage Systems is more favorable than JELD-WEN.
Profitability
This table compares JELD-WEN and Advanced Drainage Systems’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| JELD-WEN | -16.36% | -246.42% | -5.69% |
| Advanced Drainage Systems | 14.00% | 28.28% | 12.30% |
Risk and Volatility
JELD-WEN has a beta of 2.23, suggesting that its share price is 123% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advanced Drainage Systems has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Advanced Drainage Systems beats JELD-WEN on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About JELD-WEN
JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells wood, metal, and composite materials doors, windows, and related building products in North America and Europe. The company offers a line of residential interior and exterior door products, including patio doors, and folding or sliding wall systems; non-residential doors; stile and rail doors; and wood, vinyl, and wood composite windows. It also provides other ancillary products and services, such as trim boards, glasses, hardware and locks, window screens, and molded door skins, as well as miscellaneous installation and other services. The company sells its products under the JELD-WEN, AuraLast, MiraTEC, Extira, LaCANTINA, MMI Door, Karona, ImpactGard, JW, Aurora, IWP, True BLU, ABS, Siteline, National Door, Low-Friction Glider, Hydrolock, VPI, AURALINE, FINISHIELD, MILLENNIUM, TRUFIT, EPICVUE, EVELIN, Swedoor, Dooria, DANA, Mattiovi, Zargag, Alupan, Domoferm, Kellpax, and HSE brands. It serves wholesale distributors and retailers, retail home centers, and building product dealers, as well as homebuilders, contractors, and consumers. JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. was founded in 1960 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
About Advanced Drainage Systems
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets thermoplastic corrugated pipes and related water management products in North America and internationally. The company operates through Pipe, International, Infiltrator, and Allied Products & Other segments. It offers single, double, and triple wall corrugated polypropylene and polyethylene pipes; plastic leachfield chambers and systems; EZflow synthetic aggregate bundles; wastewater purification through mechanical aeration wastewater for residential and commercial systems; septic tanks and accessories; combined treatment and dispersal systems, including advanced enviro-septic and advanced treatment leachfield systems; and allied products, including storm retention/detention and septic chambers, polyvinyl chloride drainage structures, fittings, and water quality filters and separators. The company also purchases and distributes construction fabrics and other geosynthetic products for soil stabilization, reinforcement, filtration, separation, erosion control, and sub-surface drainage, as well as drainage grates and other products. In addition, it provides PVC hubs, rubber sleeves, and stainless-steel bands. The company offers its products for non-residential, residential, agriculture, and infrastructure applications through a network of distribution centers. Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. incorporated in 1966 and is headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio.
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