Aspen Aerogels (ASPN) Competitors

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

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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%

Which has higher 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	0.80	$483.66M	$12.30	11.25
Aspen Aerogels	$287.63M	7.80	-$45.81M	-$0.44	-66.95

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

96.2% of Boise Cascade shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of Aspen Aerogels shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Boise Cascade shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Aspen Aerogels shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend BCC or ASPN?

Boise Cascade presently has a consensus price target of $125.00, suggesting a potential downside of 10.16%. Aspen Aerogels has a consensus price target of $25.33, suggesting a potential downside of 14.01%. Given Aspen Aerogels' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Boise Cascade is more favorable than Aspen Aerogels.

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, Aspen Aerogels had 3 more articles in the media than Boise Cascade. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Aspen Aerogels and 2 mentions for Boise Cascade. Aspen Aerogels' average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Boise Cascade's score of 1.05 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Aspen Aerogels	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, BCC or ASPN?

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

Summary

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