WY vs. ROL, NVR, PHM, WSO, EME, WSO.B, LII, JHX, MAS, and OC
Should you be buying Weyerhaeuser stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Weyerhaeuser include Rollins (ROL), NVR (NVR), PulteGroup (PHM), Watsco (WSO), EMCOR Group (EME), Watsco (WSO.B), Lennox International (LII), James Hardie Industries (JHX), Masco (MAS), and Owens Corning (OC). These companies are all part of the "construction" sector.
Rollins (NYSE:ROL) and Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and community ranking.
Weyerhaeuser has higher revenue and earnings than Rollins. Weyerhaeuser is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rollins, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Rollins pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Weyerhaeuser pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Rollins pays out 67.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Weyerhaeuser pays out 72.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Rollins has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Weyerhaeuser has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.
In the previous week, Weyerhaeuser had 2 more articles in the media than Rollins. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Weyerhaeuser and 11 mentions for Rollins. Rollins' average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Weyerhaeuser's score of 0.63 indicating that Weyerhaeuser is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Rollins has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weyerhaeuser has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Weyerhaeuser received 234 more outperform votes than Rollins when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.80% of users gave Weyerhaeuser an outperform vote while only 62.02% of users gave Rollins an outperform vote.
Rollins presently has a consensus price target of $47.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.03%. Weyerhaeuser has a consensus price target of $37.67, indicating a potential upside of 21.35%. Given Rollins' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Weyerhaeuser is more favorable than Rollins.
51.8% of Rollins shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Weyerhaeuser shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of Rollins shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Weyerhaeuser shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Rollins has a net margin of 13.94% compared to Rollins' net margin of 10.57%. Weyerhaeuser's return on equity of 37.73% beat Rollins' return on equity.
Summary
Weyerhaeuser beats Rollins on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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