Boise Cascade (BCC) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ROCK or BCC?

Boise Cascade has higher revenue and earnings than Gibraltar Industries. Boise Cascade is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gibraltar 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
Gibraltar Industries	$1.31B	1.43	$137.34M	$4.35	14.61
Boise Cascade	$6.62B	0.51	$376.35M	$8.01	11.17

Do analysts recommend ROCK or BCC?

Boise Cascade has a consensus price target of $120.17, indicating a potential upside of 34.26%. Given Boise Cascade's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Boise Cascade is more favorable than Gibraltar Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gibraltar Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Boise Cascade	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ROCK or BCC?

98.4% of Gibraltar Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Boise Cascade shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Gibraltar Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Boise Cascade shares are held by 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, ROCK or BCC?

Gibraltar Industries has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boise Cascade has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ROCK or BCC more profitable?

Gibraltar Industries has a net margin of 10.22% compared to Boise Cascade's net margin of 4.72%. Boise Cascade's return on equity of 14.36% beat Gibraltar Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gibraltar Industries	10.22%	13.39%	9.55%
Boise Cascade	4.72%	14.36%	8.95%

Does the media favor ROCK or BCC?

In the previous week, Boise Cascade had 11 more articles in the media than Gibraltar Industries. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Boise Cascade and 5 mentions for Gibraltar Industries. Gibraltar Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Boise Cascade's score of 0.33 indicating that Gibraltar Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gibraltar Industries	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Boise Cascade	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Boise Cascade beats Gibraltar Industries on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.