Weyerhaeuser (WY) Competitors

Potlatch (NASDAQ:PCH) and Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY) are both construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate PCH or WY?

Potlatch presently has a consensus target price of $50.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.77%. Weyerhaeuser has a consensus target price of $32.88, indicating a potential upside of 28.92%. Given Weyerhaeuser's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Weyerhaeuser is more favorable than Potlatch.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Potlatch	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Weyerhaeuser	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Is PCH or WY more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Potlatch	3.94%	2.10%	1.29%
Weyerhaeuser	3.97%	2.95%	1.73%

Is PCH or WY a better dividend stock?

Potlatch pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Weyerhaeuser pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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.

Does the media refer more to PCH or WY?

In the previous week, Weyerhaeuser had 6 more articles in the media than Potlatch. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Weyerhaeuser and 14 mentions for Potlatch. Weyerhaeuser's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Potlatch's score of 0.57 indicating that Weyerhaeuser is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Potlatch	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Weyerhaeuser	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PCH or WY?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Potlatch	$1.06B	3.13	$21.88M	$0.53	80.79
Weyerhaeuser	$7.12B	2.58	$396M	$0.38	67.11

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PCH or WY?

86.1% of Potlatch shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Weyerhaeuser shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Potlatch shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Weyerhaeuser shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, PCH or WY?

Potlatch has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weyerhaeuser has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Weyerhaeuser beats Potlatch on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.