Owens Corning (OC) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer OC or BCC?

Owens Corning presently has a consensus target price of $184.30, suggesting a potential upside of 24.86%. Boise Cascade has a consensus target price of $120.17, suggesting a potential upside of 31.82%. Given Boise Cascade's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Boise Cascade is more favorable than Owens Corning.

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

Does the media refer more to OC or BCC?

In the previous week, Owens Corning had 7 more articles in the media than Boise Cascade. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Owens Corning and 14 mentions for Boise Cascade. Owens Corning's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Boise Cascade's score of 0.41 indicating that Owens Corning is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Owens Corning	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Boise Cascade	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in OC or BCC?

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

Which has better earnings & valuation, OC or BCC?

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
Owens Corning	$10.98B	1.14	$647M	$2.84	51.97
Boise Cascade	$6.72B	0.51	$376.35M	$8.01	11.38

Is OC or BCC a better dividend stock?

Owens Corning pays an annual dividend of $2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Boise Cascade pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Owens Corning pays out 97.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Boise Cascade pays out 10.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Owens Corning has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Boise Cascade has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Owens Corning is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, OC or BCC?

Owens Corning has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boise Cascade has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OC or BCC more profitable?

Boise Cascade has a net margin of 4.72% compared to Owens Corning's net margin of 2.28%. Owens Corning's return on equity of 25.03% beat Boise Cascade's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Owens Corning	2.28%	25.03%	9.10%
Boise Cascade	4.72%	14.36%	8.95%

Summary

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