UFP Industries (UFPI) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend BCC or UFPI?

Boise Cascade presently has a consensus price target of $125.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.29%. UFP Industries has a consensus price target of $143.00, suggesting a potential upside of 35.23%. Given UFP Industries' stronger consensus rating and 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	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
UFP Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BCC or UFPI?

UFP Industries has lower revenue, but higher 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	$6.72B	0.52	$376.35M	$8.01	11.62
UFP Industries	$6.61B	0.97	$414.56M	$6.11	17.31

Does the media refer more to BCC or UFPI?

In the previous week, UFP Industries had 1 more articles in the media than Boise Cascade. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for UFP Industries and 2 mentions for Boise Cascade. Boise Cascade's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat UFP Industries' score of 0.78 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
UFP Industries	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, BCC or UFPI?

Boise Cascade has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UFP Industries has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of UFP Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BCC or UFPI more profitable?

UFP Industries has a net margin of 5.64% compared to Boise Cascade's net margin of 4.72%. Boise Cascade's return on equity of 14.36% beat UFP Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boise Cascade	4.72%	14.36%	8.95%
UFP Industries	5.64%	11.78%	9.06%

Is BCC or UFPI a better dividend stock?

Boise Cascade pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. UFP Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Boise Cascade pays out 10.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UFP Industries pays out 22.9% 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 raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years and UFP Industries has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Summary

UFP Industries beats Boise Cascade on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.