UFP Industries (UFPI) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BCC or UFPI?

UFP Industries has higher revenue and earnings 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
Boise Cascade	$6.56B	0.46	$376.35M	$6.81	11.81
UFP Industries	$6.65B	0.86	$414.56M	$5.76	16.86

Do analysts rate BCC or UFPI?

Boise Cascade currently has a consensus price target of $110.67, suggesting a potential upside of 37.64%. UFP Industries has a consensus price target of $134.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.97%. Given UFP Industries' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe UFP Industries is more favorable than Boise Cascade.

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

Is BCC or UFPI a better dividend stock?

Boise Cascade pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. UFP Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Boise Cascade pays out 12.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UFP Industries pays out 24.3% 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. Boise Cascade has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and UFP Industries has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Does the media refer more to BCC or UFPI?

In the previous week, Boise Cascade had 5 more articles in the media than UFP Industries. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Boise Cascade and 8 mentions for UFP Industries. UFP Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Boise Cascade's score of 1.01 indicating that UFP Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Boise Cascade	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
UFP Industries	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, BCC or UFPI?

Boise Cascade has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UFP Industries has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BCC or UFPI 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
Boise Cascade	4.00%	12.26%	7.64%
UFP Industries	5.31%	10.95%	8.48%

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

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

Summary

UFP Industries beats Boise Cascade on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.