UFP Industries (UFPI) Competitors

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

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

81.8% of UFP Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Boise Cascade shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of UFP Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Boise Cascade shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer UFPI or BCC?

In the previous week, Boise Cascade had 1 more articles in the media than UFP Industries. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Boise Cascade and 12 mentions for UFP Industries. Boise Cascade's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat UFP Industries' score of 0.69 indicating that Boise Cascade is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
UFP Industries	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Boise Cascade	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is UFPI or BCC a better dividend stock?

UFP Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Boise Cascade pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. UFP Industries pays out 24.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Boise Cascade pays out 12.3% 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. UFP Industries has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Boise Cascade has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Is UFPI or BCC more profitable?

UFP Industries has a net margin of 5.31% compared to Boise Cascade's net margin of 4.00%. Boise Cascade's return on equity of 12.26% beat UFP Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UFP Industries	5.31%	10.95%	8.48%
Boise Cascade	4.00%	12.26%	7.64%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, UFPI or BCC?

UFP Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Boise Cascade. Boise Cascade is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UFP 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
UFP Industries	$6.54B	0.91	$414.56M	$5.76	17.72
Boise Cascade	$6.72B	0.49	$376.35M	$6.81	12.83

Do analysts prefer UFPI or BCC?

UFP Industries presently has a consensus price target of $134.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.28%. Boise Cascade has a consensus price target of $112.83, indicating a potential upside of 29.16%. Given UFP Industries' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe UFP Industries is more favorable than Boise Cascade.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UFP Industries	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Boise Cascade	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Which has more volatility & risk, UFPI or BCC?

UFP Industries has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boise Cascade has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Boise Cascade beats UFP Industries on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.