Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (LOMA) Competitors

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:LOMA) and West Fraser Timber (NYSE:WFG) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LOMA or WFG?

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima received 195 more outperform votes than West Fraser Timber when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.14% of users gave West Fraser Timber an outperform vote while only 62.56% of users gave Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima	Outperform Votes 249 62.56%	Underperform Votes 149 37.44%
West Fraser Timber	Outperform Votes 54 77.14%	Underperform Votes 16 22.86%

Does the media refer more to LOMA or WFG?

In the previous week, West Fraser Timber had 7 more articles in the media than Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for West Fraser Timber and 2 mentions for Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima. Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat West Fraser Timber's score of 0.33 indicating that Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
West Fraser Timber	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of LOMA or WFG?

19.3% of Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.2% of West Fraser Timber shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of West Fraser Timber shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend LOMA or WFG?

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima presently has a consensus target price of $14.40, suggesting a potential upside of 19.88%. West Fraser Timber has a consensus target price of $100.40, suggesting a potential upside of 31.60%. Given West Fraser Timber's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe West Fraser Timber is more favorable than Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
West Fraser Timber	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LOMA or WFG?

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima has higher revenue and earnings than West Fraser Timber. West Fraser Timber is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima, 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
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima	$683.24B	0.00	$39.16M	$0.84	14.30
West Fraser Timber	$6.01B	0.98	-$5M	-$0.17	-448.77

Is LOMA or WFG a better dividend stock?

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima pays an annual dividend of $0.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. West Fraser Timber pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima pays out 46.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. West Fraser Timber pays out -752.9% 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. West Fraser Timber has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility and risk, LOMA or WFG?

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, West Fraser Timber has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LOMA or WFG more profitable?

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima has a net margin of 9.42% compared to West Fraser Timber's net margin of -0.08%. Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima's return on equity of 8.60% beat West Fraser Timber's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima	9.42%	8.60%	4.35%
West Fraser Timber	-0.08%	0.88%	0.69%

Summary

Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima and West Fraser Timber tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.