Louisiana-Pacific (LPX) Competitors

Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE:LPX) and Boise Cascade (NYSE:BCC) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, risk and dividends.

Which has more risk and volatility, LPX or BCC?

Louisiana-Pacific has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boise Cascade has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to LPX or BCC?

In the previous week, Louisiana-Pacific had 2 more articles in the media than Boise Cascade. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Louisiana-Pacific and 6 mentions for Boise Cascade. Louisiana-Pacific's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Boise Cascade's score of 0.72 indicating that Louisiana-Pacific is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Louisiana-Pacific	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Boise Cascade	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LPX or BCC?

Louisiana-Pacific received 71 more outperform votes than Boise Cascade when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.54% of users gave Boise Cascade an outperform vote while only 55.83% of users gave Louisiana-Pacific an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Louisiana-Pacific	Outperform Votes 359 55.83%	Underperform Votes 284 44.17%
Boise Cascade	Outperform Votes 288 58.54%	Underperform Votes 204 41.46%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in LPX or BCC?

94.7% of Louisiana-Pacific shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Boise Cascade shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Louisiana-Pacific shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Boise Cascade shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is LPX or BCC more profitable?

Louisiana-Pacific has a net margin of 14.31% compared to Boise Cascade's net margin of 5.60%. Louisiana-Pacific's return on equity of 25.35% beat Boise Cascade's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Louisiana-Pacific	14.31%	25.35%	16.49%
Boise Cascade	5.60%	17.04%	10.68%

Is LPX or BCC a better dividend stock?

Louisiana-Pacific pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Boise Cascade pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Louisiana-Pacific pays out 19.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Boise Cascade pays out 10.5% 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. Louisiana-Pacific has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Boise Cascade has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Louisiana-Pacific is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, LPX or BCC?

Boise Cascade has higher revenue and earnings than Louisiana-Pacific. Boise Cascade is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Louisiana-Pacific, 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
Louisiana-Pacific	$2.94B	2.14	$178M	$5.70	15.86
Boise Cascade	$6.62B	0.50	$376.35M	$8.01	10.97

Do analysts rate LPX or BCC?

Louisiana-Pacific currently has a consensus target price of $107.38, indicating a potential upside of 18.80%. Boise Cascade has a consensus target price of $125.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.27%. Given Boise Cascade's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Boise Cascade is more favorable than Louisiana-Pacific.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Louisiana-Pacific	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Boise Cascade	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Summary

Louisiana-Pacific beats Boise Cascade on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.