Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) Competitors

Boise Cascade (NYSE:BCC) and Aspen Aerogels (NYSE:ASPN) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking and risk.

Is BCC or ASPN more profitable?

Boise Cascade has a net margin of 7.08% compared to Boise Cascade's net margin of -10.73%. Aspen Aerogels' return on equity of 22.00% beat Boise Cascade's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boise Cascade	7.08%	22.00%	13.84%
Aspen Aerogels	-10.73%	-6.35%	-4.38%

Which has better valuation and earnings, BCC or ASPN?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Boise Cascade	$6.84B	0.79	$483.66M	$12.30	11.09
Aspen Aerogels	$238.72M	8.74	-$45.81M	-$0.44	-62.27

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BCC or ASPN?

96.2% of Boise Cascade shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of Aspen Aerogels shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Boise Cascade shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Aspen Aerogels shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, BCC or ASPN?

Boise Cascade has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aspen Aerogels has a beta of 1.97, suggesting that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BCC or ASPN?

Boise Cascade currently has a consensus target price of $125.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.28%. Aspen Aerogels has a consensus target price of $25.33, indicating a potential downside of 7.54%. Given Boise Cascade's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Aspen Aerogels is more favorable than Boise Cascade.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boise Cascade	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Aspen Aerogels	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer BCC or ASPN?

In the previous week, Boise Cascade had 2 more articles in the media than Aspen Aerogels. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Boise Cascade and 3 mentions for Aspen Aerogels. Aspen Aerogels' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Boise Cascade's score of 1.15 indicating that Boise Cascade is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Boise Cascade	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Aspen Aerogels	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BCC or ASPN?

Aspen Aerogels received 82 more outperform votes than Boise Cascade when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.15% of users gave Aspen Aerogels an outperform vote while only 58.56% of users gave Boise Cascade an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Boise Cascade	Outperform Votes 277 58.56%	Underperform Votes 196 41.44%
Aspen Aerogels	Outperform Votes 359 65.15%	Underperform Votes 192 34.85%

Summary

Boise Cascade and Aspen Aerogels tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.