WY vs. PCH, BCC, BRX, FRT, KIM, LPX, RYN, URI, PSA, and VTR
Should you be buying Weyerhaeuser stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Weyerhaeuser include Potlatch (PCH), Boise Cascade (BCC), Brixmor Property Group (BRX), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), Kimco Realty (KIM), Louisiana-Pacific (LPX), Rayonier (RYN), United Rentals (URI), Public Storage (PSA), and Ventas (VTR).
Weyerhaeuser vs. Its Competitors
Potlatch (NASDAQ:PCH) and Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY) are both construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Potlatch currently has a consensus price target of $50.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.90%. Weyerhaeuser has a consensus price target of $32.88, indicating a potential upside of 26.76%. Given Weyerhaeuser's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Weyerhaeuser is more favorable than Potlatch.
Weyerhaeuser has a net margin of 3.97% compared to Potlatch's net margin of 3.94%. Weyerhaeuser's return on equity of 2.95% beat Potlatch's return on equity.
86.1% of Potlatch shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Weyerhaeuser shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Potlatch shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Weyerhaeuser shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Weyerhaeuser had 8 more articles in the media than Potlatch. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Weyerhaeuser and 10 mentions for Potlatch. Potlatch's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Weyerhaeuser's score of 1.31 indicating that Potlatch is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Potlatch pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Weyerhaeuser pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. 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. Weyerhaeuser pays out 221.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Weyerhaeuser has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
Potlatch has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weyerhaeuser has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Weyerhaeuser has higher revenue and earnings than Potlatch. Weyerhaeuser is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Potlatch, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Potlatch and Weyerhaeuser tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:WY) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff