Boise Cascade (BCC) Competitors

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

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 1.0%. UFP Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Boise Cascade pays out 10.5% 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, UFP Industries had 18 more articles in the media than Boise Cascade. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for UFP Industries and 15 mentions for Boise Cascade. Boise Cascade's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat UFP Industries' score of 0.29 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	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
UFP Industries	8 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, BCC or UFPI?

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

Do analysts rate BCC or UFPI?

Boise Cascade currently has a consensus target price of $116.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.65%. UFP Industries has a consensus target price of $134.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.32%. Given Boise Cascade's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Boise Cascade is more favorable than UFP Industries.

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	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is BCC or UFPI more profitable?

UFP Industries has a net margin of 5.31% 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	5.31%	10.95%	8.48%

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

96.2% of Boise Cascade shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of UFP Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Boise Cascade shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of UFP Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable 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	0.46	$376.35M	$8.01	10.30
UFP Industries	$6.65B	0.89	$414.56M	$5.76	17.07

Summary

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