West Fraser Timber (WFG) Competitors

West Fraser Timber (NYSE:WFG) and Boise Cascade (NYSE:BCC) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is WFG or BCC more profitable?

Boise Cascade has a net margin of 4.00% compared to West Fraser Timber's net margin of -2.18%. Boise Cascade's return on equity of 12.26% beat West Fraser Timber's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
West Fraser Timber	-2.18%	-0.85%	-0.66%
Boise Cascade	4.00%	12.26%	7.64%

Is WFG or BCC a better dividend stock?

West Fraser Timber pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Boise Cascade pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. West Fraser Timber pays out -73.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Boise Cascade pays out 12.9% 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 and Boise Cascade has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. West Fraser Timber is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, WFG or BCC?

West Fraser Timber has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boise Cascade has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer WFG or BCC?

West Fraser Timber presently has a consensus price target of $100.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.15%. Boise Cascade has a consensus price target of $112.83, suggesting a potential upside of 32.67%. Given West Fraser Timber's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe West Fraser Timber is more favorable than Boise Cascade.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
West Fraser Timber	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Boise Cascade	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Which has higher earnings and valuation, WFG or BCC?

Boise Cascade has higher revenue and earnings than West Fraser Timber. West Fraser Timber is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boise Cascade, 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
West Fraser Timber	$6.17B	0.93	-$5M	-$1.75	-42.92
Boise Cascade	$6.56B	0.48	$376.35M	$6.81	12.49

Does the media refer more to WFG or BCC?

In the previous week, West Fraser Timber had 6 more articles in the media than Boise Cascade. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for West Fraser Timber and 7 mentions for Boise Cascade. Boise Cascade's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat West Fraser Timber's score of 1.06 indicating that Boise Cascade is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
West Fraser Timber	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Boise Cascade	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WFG or BCC?

40.2% of West Fraser Timber shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Boise Cascade shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of West Fraser Timber shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Boise Cascade shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Boise Cascade beats West Fraser Timber on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.