JELD-WEN (JELD) & Its Competitors Head-To-Head Contrast

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for JELD-WEN and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JELD-WEN	1	5	0	0	1.83
JELD-WEN Competitors	745	3944	5077	241	2.48

JELD-WEN presently has a consensus price target of $1.98, suggesting a potential upside of 101.12%. As a group, “Building Products” companies have a potential upside of 26.67%. Given JELD-WEN’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe JELD-WEN is more favorable than its rivals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

95.0% of JELD-WEN shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.6% of shares of all “Building Products” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of JELD-WEN shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of shares of all “Building Products” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares JELD-WEN and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JELD-WEN	-5.26%	-971.86%	-4.71%
JELD-WEN Competitors	3.72%	-38.07%	5.08%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares JELD-WEN and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
JELD-WEN	$3.21 billion	-$621.21 million	-0.51
JELD-WEN Competitors	$4.00 billion	$4.65 billion	39.26

JELD-WEN’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than JELD-WEN. JELD-WEN 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.

Volatility & Risk

JELD-WEN has a beta of 2.28, suggesting that its share price is 128% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JELD-WEN’s rivals have a beta of 1.07, suggesting that their average share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

JELD-WEN rivals beat JELD-WEN on 10 of the 13 factors compared.

About JELD-WEN

JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. is a manufacturer of doors, windows and related building products for residential and commercial construction and renovation. Its products include interior and exterior doors, windows and patio doors, sold under the JELD-WEN brand and other regional brands. The company serves customers in North America and Europe, including builders, distributors, dealers and home-improvement retailers. Its products are used in new construction as well as remodeling and replacement projects.