Boise Cascade (BCC) Competitors

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

Is THO or BCC a better dividend stock?

THOR Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Boise Cascade pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. THOR Industries pays out 38.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Boise Cascade pays out 6.6% 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. THOR Industries has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Boise Cascade has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. THOR Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor THO or BCC?

In the previous week, Boise Cascade had 3 more articles in the media than THOR Industries. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Boise Cascade and 4 mentions for THOR Industries. Boise Cascade's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat THOR Industries' score of 0.66 indicating that THOR Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
THOR Industries	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Boise Cascade	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, THO or BCC?

Boise Cascade has lower revenue, but higher earnings than THOR Industries. Boise Cascade is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than THOR Industries, 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
THOR Industries	$11.12B	0.48	$374.27M	$5.04	19.96
Boise Cascade	$6.84B	0.81	$483.66M	$12.12	11.50

Do analysts prefer THO or BCC?

THOR Industries currently has a consensus price target of $104.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.39%. Boise Cascade has a consensus price target of $125.00, indicating a potential downside of 10.34%. Given Boise Cascade's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe THOR Industries is more favorable than Boise Cascade.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
THOR Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Boise Cascade	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor THO or BCC?

THOR Industries received 294 more outperform votes than Boise Cascade when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.44% of users gave THOR Industries an outperform vote while only 58.47% of users gave Boise Cascade an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
THOR Industries	Outperform Votes 570 65.44%	Underperform Votes 301 34.56%
Boise Cascade	Outperform Votes 276 58.47%	Underperform Votes 196 41.53%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in THO or BCC?

96.7% of THOR Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Boise Cascade shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of THOR Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Boise Cascade shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is THO or BCC more profitable?

Boise Cascade has a net margin of 7.07% compared to Boise Cascade's net margin of 2.62%. THOR Industries' return on equity of 21.94% beat Boise Cascade's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
THOR Industries	2.62%	7.28%	3.92%
Boise Cascade	7.07%	21.94%	13.88%

Which has more volatility & risk, THO or BCC?

THOR Industries has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boise Cascade has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

THOR Industries beats Boise Cascade on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.