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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate WFG or BCC?

West Fraser Timber presently has a consensus price target of $100.00, indicating a potential upside of 46.10%. Boise Cascade has a consensus price target of $110.67, indicating a potential upside of 42.35%. Given West Fraser Timber's 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	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Boise Cascade	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk & volatility, WFG or BCC?

West Fraser Timber has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boise Cascade has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to WFG or BCC?

In the previous week, Boise Cascade had 2 more articles in the media than West Fraser Timber. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Boise Cascade and 1 mentions for West Fraser Timber. Boise Cascade's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat West Fraser Timber's score of 0.00 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Boise Cascade	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 1.9%. Boise Cascade pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. 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 increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Boise Cascade has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. West Fraser Timber is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Boise Cascade shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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%

Which has better 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	0.85	-$5M	-$1.75	-39.11
Boise Cascade	$6.56B	0.44	$376.35M	$6.81	11.42

Summary

Boise Cascade beats West Fraser Timber on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.