Potlatch (PCH) Competitors

Potlatch (NASDAQ:PCH) and UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Is PCH or UFPI more profitable?

UFP Industries has a net margin of 5.31% compared to Potlatch's net margin of 3.94%. UFP Industries' return on equity of 10.95% beat Potlatch's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Potlatch	3.94%	2.10%	1.29%
UFP Industries	5.31%	10.95%	8.48%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PCH or UFPI?

86.1% of Potlatch shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of UFP Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Potlatch shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of UFP Industries shares are held by company 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.

Does the media refer more to PCH or UFPI?

In the previous week, Potlatch had 26 more articles in the media than UFP Industries. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Potlatch and 6 mentions for UFP Industries. UFP Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Potlatch's score of 0.08 indicating that UFP Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Potlatch	4 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
UFP Industries	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PCH or UFPI a better dividend stock?

Potlatch pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. UFP Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Potlatch pays out 339.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. UFP Industries pays out 24.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UFP Industries has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer PCH or UFPI?

Potlatch presently has a consensus target price of $49.33, suggesting a potential upside of 15.35%. UFP Industries has a consensus target price of $124.25, suggesting a potential upside of 37.05%. Given UFP Industries' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe UFP Industries is more favorable than Potlatch.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Potlatch	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
UFP Industries	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Which has better earnings and valuation, PCH or UFPI?

UFP Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Potlatch. UFP Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Potlatch, 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
Potlatch	$1.06B	3.11	$21.88M	$0.53	80.70
UFP Industries	$6.65B	0.80	$414.56M	$5.76	15.74

Which has more volatility and risk, PCH or UFPI?

Potlatch has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UFP Industries has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

UFP Industries beats Potlatch on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.