Financial Contrast: Inno (NASDAQ:INHD) & Masco (NYSE:MAS)

Inno (NASDAQ:INHD) and Masco (NYSE:MAS) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Inno and Masco, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inno	1	0	0	0	1.00
Masco	1	11	8	0	2.35

Masco has a consensus price target of $80.07, indicating a potential upside of 17.94%. Given Masco’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Masco is more favorable than Inno.

Risk and Volatility

Inno has a beta of -2.69, meaning that its share price is 369% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Masco has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Inno and Masco”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inno	$2.85 million	0.19	-$7.08 million	($149.09)	-0.01
Masco	$7.56 billion	1.81	$810.00 million	$4.03	16.85

Masco has higher revenue and earnings than Inno. Inno is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Masco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.2% of Inno shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of Masco shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Inno shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Masco shares are held 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.

Profitability

This table compares Inno and Masco’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inno	-86.76%	-13.08%	-12.84%
Masco	10.90%	815.20%	16.32%

Summary

Masco beats Inno on 14 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Inno

Inno Holdings Inc. manufactures and sells cold-formed-steel members, castor cubes, mobile factories, and prefabricated homes in the United States. The company provides cold-formed steel framing and a mobile factory for off-site equipment rental, sales, service, and support. It serves in residential, commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects. Inno Holdings Inc. was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Brookshire, Texas.

About Masco

Masco Corporation designs, manufactures, and distributes home improvement and building products in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company's Plumbing Products segment offers faucets, showerheads, handheld showers, valves, bath hardware and accessories, bathing units, shower bases and enclosures, sinks, toilets, acrylic tubs, shower trays, spas, exercise pools, and fitness systems; brass, copper, and composite plumbing system components; connected water products; thermoplastic solutions, extruded plastic profiles, specialized fabrications, and PEX tubing products; and other non-decorative plumbing products. This segment provides its products under the DELTA, BRIZO, PEERLESS, HANSGROHE, AXOR, KRAUS, EASY DRAIN, STEAMIST, ELITESTEAM, GINGER, NEWPORT BRASS, BRASSTECH, WALTEC, BRISTAN, HERITAGE, MIROLIN, HOT SPRING, CALDERA, FREEFLOW SPAS, FANTASY SPAS, ENDLESS POOLS, BRASSCRAFT, PLUMB SHOP, COBRA, COBRA PRO, and MASTER PLUMBER brands. Its Decorative Architectural Products segment offers paints, primers, specialty coatings, stains, and waterproofing products, as well as paint applicators and accessories; cabinet and door hardware, functional hardware, wall plates, hook and rail products, closet organization systems, and picture hanging accessories; decorative bath hardware, mirrors, and shower accessories and doors; and decorative indoor and outdoor lighting fixtures, ceiling fans, landscape lighting, and LED lighting systems. This segment provides its products under the BEHR, KILZ, WHIZZ, Elder & Jenks, LIBERTY, BRAINERD, FRANKLIN BRASS, KICHLER, and ÉLAN brands. It sells its products to the plumbing, heating, and hardware wholesalers; home centers and online retailers; hardware stores; electrical and landscape distributors; lighting showrooms; building supply outlets; and other mass merchandisers. Masco Corporation was incorporated in 1929 and is headquartered in Livonia, Michigan.