BlueLinx (BXC) Competitors

BlueLinx (NYSE:BXC) and UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) are both construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BXC or UFPI?

UFP Industries has higher revenue and earnings than BlueLinx. UFP Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlueLinx, 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
BlueLinx	$2.95B	0.20	$53.12M	$3.37	21.86
UFP Industries	$6.65B	0.82	$414.56M	$5.76	16.16

Is BXC or UFPI more profitable?

UFP Industries has a net margin of 5.31% compared to BlueLinx's net margin of 0.96%. UFP Industries' return on equity of 10.95% beat BlueLinx's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlueLinx	0.96%	3.48%	1.39%
UFP Industries	5.31%	10.95%	8.48%

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

90.8% of BlueLinx shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of UFP Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of BlueLinx shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of UFP Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor BXC or UFPI?

In the previous week, UFP Industries had 8 more articles in the media than BlueLinx. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for UFP Industries and 1 mentions for BlueLinx. BlueLinx's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat UFP Industries' score of 1.03 indicating that BlueLinx is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BlueLinx	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
UFP Industries	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate BXC or UFPI?

BlueLinx presently has a consensus price target of $91.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.52%. UFP Industries has a consensus price target of $134.00, indicating a potential upside of 43.92%. Given UFP Industries' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe UFP Industries is more favorable than BlueLinx.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BlueLinx	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
UFP Industries	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has more volatility and risk, BXC or UFPI?

BlueLinx has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UFP Industries has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

UFP Industries beats BlueLinx on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.