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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), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), Kimco Realty (KIM), Louisiana-Pacific (LPX), Rayonier (RYN), United Rentals (URI), Public Storage (PSA), and Extra Space Storage (EXR).
Weyerhaeuser vs. Its Competitors
Potlatch (NASDAQ:PCH) and Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY) are both construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and profitability.
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.
Potlatch has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weyerhaeuser has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Weyerhaeuser has a net margin of 5.15% compared to Potlatch's net margin of 4.35%. Weyerhaeuser's return on equity of 3.59% beat Potlatch's return on equity.
Potlatch presently has a consensus target price of $48.86, suggesting a potential upside of 20.37%. Weyerhaeuser has a consensus target price of $33.13, suggesting a potential upside of 26.00%. Given Weyerhaeuser's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Weyerhaeuser is more favorable than Potlatch.
In the previous week, Weyerhaeuser had 6 more articles in the media than Potlatch. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Weyerhaeuser and 7 mentions for Potlatch. Weyerhaeuser's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Potlatch's score of 0.99 indicating that Weyerhaeuser is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Weyerhaeuser shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Potlatch pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Weyerhaeuser pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Potlatch pays out 295.1% 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 pays out 168.0% 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 increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
Summary
Weyerhaeuser beats Potlatch on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:WY) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff