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 businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

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 increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and UFP Industries has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

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. 1.1% 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.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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	0.51	$376.35M	$8.01	11.27
UFP Industries	$6.65B	0.95	$414.56M	$6.11	17.09

Do analysts rate BCC or UFPI?

Boise Cascade presently has a consensus target price of $123.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.23%. UFP Industries has a consensus target price of $143.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.97%. 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

Does the media favor BCC or UFPI?

In the previous week, UFP Industries had 1 more articles in the media than Boise Cascade. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for UFP Industries and 4 mentions for Boise Cascade. UFP Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Boise Cascade's score of 0.01 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
UFP Industries	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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%

Which has more volatility and risk, 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.

Summary

UFP Industries beats Boise Cascade on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.