LOMA vs. WFG, SKY, ACA, TGLS, CXT, USLM, JBI, HLIO, LEGH, and CPAC
Should you be buying Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima include West Fraser Timber (WFG), Skyline Champion (SKY), Arcosa (ACA), Tecnoglass (TGLS), Crane NXT (CXT), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), Janus International Group (JBI), Helios Technologies (HLIO), Legacy Housing (LEGH), and Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. (CPAC). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry.
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima vs.
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (NYSE:LOMA) and West Fraser Timber (NYSE:WFG) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima presently has a consensus price target of $14.40, indicating a potential upside of 7.79%. West Fraser Timber has a consensus price target of $100.40, indicating a potential upside of 36.89%. Given West Fraser Timber's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe West Fraser Timber is more favorable than Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima.
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima received 194 more outperform votes than West Fraser Timber when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.26% of users gave West Fraser Timber an outperform vote while only 62.47% of users gave Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima an outperform vote.
In the previous week, West Fraser Timber had 2 more articles in the media than Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for West Fraser Timber and 6 mentions for Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima. West Fraser Timber's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima's score of 1.22 indicating that West Fraser Timber is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, West Fraser Timber has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima pays an annual dividend of $0.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. 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.
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.
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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
West Fraser Timber beats Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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