Owens Corning (OC) Competitors

Boise Cascade (NYSE:BCC) and Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BCC or OC?

96.2% of Boise Cascade shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.4% of Owens Corning shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Boise Cascade shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Owens Corning shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BCC or OC more profitable?

Boise Cascade has a net margin of 4.00% compared to Owens Corning's net margin of 2.98%. Owens Corning's return on equity of 24.49% beat Boise Cascade's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boise Cascade	4.00%	12.26%	7.64%
Owens Corning	2.98%	24.49%	8.85%

Does the media favor BCC or OC?

In the previous week, Owens Corning had 5 more articles in the media than Boise Cascade. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Owens Corning and 14 mentions for Boise Cascade. Owens Corning's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Boise Cascade's score of 0.60 indicating that Owens Corning is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Boise Cascade	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Owens Corning	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BCC or OC?

Owens Corning has higher revenue and earnings than Boise Cascade. Boise Cascade is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Owens Corning, 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
Boise Cascade	$6.56B	0.46	$376.35M	$6.81	11.98
Owens Corning	$10.98B	1.12	$647M	$3.85	38.34

Is BCC or OC a better dividend stock?

Boise Cascade pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Owens Corning pays an annual dividend of $2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Boise Cascade pays out 12.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Owens Corning pays out 71.7% 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. Boise Cascade has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Owens Corning has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Owens Corning is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, BCC or OC?

Boise Cascade has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Owens Corning has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BCC or OC?

Boise Cascade currently has a consensus price target of $110.67, suggesting a potential upside of 35.65%. Owens Corning has a consensus price target of $185.10, suggesting a potential upside of 25.42%. Given Boise Cascade's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Boise Cascade is more favorable than Owens Corning.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boise Cascade	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Owens Corning	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Owens Corning beats Boise Cascade on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.