Weyerhaeuser (WY) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in WY or PCH?

83.0% of Weyerhaeuser shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of Potlatch shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Weyerhaeuser shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Potlatch shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend WY or PCH?

Weyerhaeuser currently has a consensus target price of $33.13, suggesting a potential upside of 30.93%. Potlatch has a consensus target price of $50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.38%. Given Weyerhaeuser's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Weyerhaeuser is more favorable than Potlatch.

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

Is WY or PCH more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Weyerhaeuser	5.15%	3.59%	2.12%
Potlatch	4.35%	2.36%	1.46%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, WY or PCH?

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
Weyerhaeuser	$7.12B	2.58	$396M	$0.50	50.60
Potlatch	$1.06B	2.98	$21.88M	$0.61	65.90

Is WY or PCH a better dividend stock?

Weyerhaeuser pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Potlatch pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. 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. 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 has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Does the media favor WY or PCH?

In the previous week, Potlatch had 2 more articles in the media than Weyerhaeuser. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Potlatch and 13 mentions for Weyerhaeuser. Potlatch's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Weyerhaeuser's score of 0.91 indicating that Potlatch is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Weyerhaeuser	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Potlatch	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, WY or PCH?

Weyerhaeuser has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Potlatch has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Potlatch beats Weyerhaeuser on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.