JELD-WEN (JELD) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, UFPI or JELD?

UFP Industries has higher revenue and earnings than JELD-WEN. JELD-WEN 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
UFP Industries	$6.54B	0.91	$414.56M	$5.76	17.61
JELD-WEN	$3.43B	0.14	-$189.02M	-$4.06	-1.42

Which has more risk and volatility, UFPI or JELD?

UFP Industries has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JELD-WEN has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor UFPI or JELD?

In the previous week, UFP Industries had 1 more articles in the media than JELD-WEN. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for UFP Industries and 9 mentions for JELD-WEN. UFP Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat JELD-WEN's score of 0.13 indicating that UFP Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do analysts prefer UFPI or JELD?

UFP Industries currently has a consensus price target of $134.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.14%. JELD-WEN has a consensus price target of $7.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.98%. Given UFP Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe UFP Industries is more favorable than JELD-WEN.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UFP Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
JELD-WEN	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of UFPI or JELD?

81.8% of UFP Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of JELD-WEN shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of UFP Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of JELD-WEN shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is UFPI or JELD more profitable?

UFP Industries has a net margin of 5.31% compared to JELD-WEN's net margin of -10.03%. UFP Industries' return on equity of 10.95% beat JELD-WEN's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UFP Industries	5.31%	10.95%	8.48%
JELD-WEN	-10.03%	-1.60%	-0.35%

Summary

UFP Industries beats JELD-WEN on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.