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$90.09 -0.17 (-0.18%)
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LPX vs. PCH, UFPI, BCC, BLDR, BXC, MLM, OC, RYN, TOL, and WY

Should you be buying Louisiana-Pacific stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Louisiana-Pacific include Potlatch (PCH), UFP Industries (UFPI), Boise Cascade (BCC), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), BlueLinx (BXC), Martin Marietta Materials (MLM), Owens Corning (OC), Rayonier (RYN), Toll Brothers (TOL), and Weyerhaeuser (WY).

Louisiana-Pacific vs. Its Competitors

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

Potlatch pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Louisiana-Pacific pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Potlatch pays out 339.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Louisiana-Pacific pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Louisiana-Pacific has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

Louisiana-Pacific has higher revenue and earnings than Potlatch. Louisiana-Pacific is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Potlatch, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Potlatch$1.06B3.11$21.88M$0.5380.70
Louisiana-Pacific$2.94B2.13$420M$4.2421.25

86.1% of Potlatch shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.7% of Louisiana-Pacific shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Potlatch shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Louisiana-Pacific shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Louisiana-Pacific has a net margin of 10.34% compared to Potlatch's net margin of 3.94%. Louisiana-Pacific's return on equity of 18.67% beat Potlatch's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Potlatch3.94% 2.10% 1.29%
Louisiana-Pacific 10.34%18.67%12.19%

Potlatch currently has a consensus target price of $49.33, indicating a potential upside of 15.35%. Louisiana-Pacific has a consensus target price of $110.57, indicating a potential upside of 22.73%. Given Louisiana-Pacific's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Louisiana-Pacific is more favorable than Potlatch.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Potlatch
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Louisiana-Pacific
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Potlatch has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Louisiana-Pacific has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Potlatch had 27 more articles in the media than Louisiana-Pacific. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Potlatch and 8 mentions for Louisiana-Pacific. Louisiana-Pacific's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Potlatch's score of 0.06 indicating that Louisiana-Pacific is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Potlatch
5 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
16 Neutral mention(s)
6 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Louisiana-Pacific
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Louisiana-Pacific beats Potlatch on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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LPX vs. The Competition

MetricLouisiana-PacificBLDG PRD IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.27B$9.56B$9.49B$21.77B
Dividend Yield1.24%2.32%1.79%3.63%
P/E Ratio21.2527.6617.0032.43
Price / Sales2.131.8898.6081.20
Price / Cash11.6212.9415.3618.06
Price / Book3.792.374.644.59
Net Income$420M$297.37M$621.64M$1.01B
7 Day Performance0.44%-0.05%0.03%-0.38%
1 Month Performance2.09%-4.61%-2.41%-0.93%
1 Year Performance-14.33%-18.49%106.29%9.46%

Louisiana-Pacific Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LPX
Louisiana-Pacific
4.0261 of 5 stars
$90.09
-0.2%
$110.57
+22.7%
-14.3%$6.27B$2.94B21.254,300
PCH
Potlatch
4.4026 of 5 stars
$42.70
+0.6%
$49.83
+16.7%
-2.7%$3.28B$1.06B80.571,383
UFPI
UFP Industries
4.8166 of 5 stars
$91.43
-0.8%
$134.00
+46.6%
-32.3%$5.40B$6.54B15.8715,000Positive News
BCC
Boise Cascade
4.7852 of 5 stars
$75.35
-2.9%
$110.67
+46.9%
-49.9%$2.90B$6.72B11.407,560
BLDR
Builders FirstSource
4.3794 of 5 stars
$127.09
-1.1%
$151.50
+19.2%
-37.0%$14.21B$16.40B19.2929,000Positive News
BXC
BlueLinx
2.7925 of 5 stars
$70.90
-2.1%
$91.00
+28.3%
-36.0%$571.41M$2.95B21.042,000
MLM
Martin Marietta Materials
3.7131 of 5 stars
$637.74
+0.5%
$622.63
-2.4%
+7.7%$38.28B$6.54B35.379,400Positive News
OC
Owens Corning
4.6653 of 5 stars
$137.01
-1.2%
$183.55
+34.0%
-33.0%$11.60B$10.98B35.5925,000
RYN
Rayonier
4.5662 of 5 stars
$26.59
-1.2%
$28.00
+5.3%
-23.0%$4.15B$1.26B5.37420Dividend Announcement
TOL
Toll Brothers
4.5278 of 5 stars
$140.83
-1.3%
$150.43
+6.8%
-14.9%$13.76B$10.85B10.354,900Trending News
WY
Weyerhaeuser
4.9137 of 5 stars
$24.96
-0.6%
$32.88
+31.7%
-28.6%$18.12B$7.12B65.699,440Positive News

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