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WY vs. PCH, BCC, BRX, KIM, LPX, RYN, URI, PSA, EXR, 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), Kimco Realty (KIM), Louisiana-Pacific (LPX), Rayonier (RYN), United Rentals (URI), Public Storage (PSA), Extra Space Storage (EXR), and Ventas (VTR).

Weyerhaeuser vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, Weyerhaeuser had 15 more articles in the media than Potlatch. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Weyerhaeuser and 4 mentions for Potlatch. Weyerhaeuser's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Potlatch's score of 1.04 indicating that Weyerhaeuser is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Weyerhaeuser$7.12B2.66$396M$0.5052.30
Potlatch$1.06B3.00$21.88M$0.6166.49

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.

Weyerhaeuser pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Potlatch pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. 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.

Weyerhaeuser currently has a consensus target price of $33.13, indicating a potential upside of 26.67%. Potlatch has a consensus target price of $48.57, indicating a potential upside of 19.75%. Given Weyerhaeuser's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

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
Weyerhaeuser5.15% 3.59% 2.12%
Potlatch 4.35%2.36%1.46%

Summary

Weyerhaeuser beats Potlatch on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WY and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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WY vs. The Competition

MetricWeyerhaeuserBLDG PRD IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$18.98B$9.81B$9.31B$20.51B
Dividend Yield3.21%2.23%2.03%3.73%
P/E Ratio52.3026.2016.6327.90
Price / Sales2.661.98117.6040.84
Price / Cash21.4613.6514.8122.25
Price / Book1.952.514.594.59
Net Income$396M$297.37M$620.21M$982.91M
7 Day Performance-2.06%-0.01%1.86%0.74%
1 Month Performance-3.17%2.79%5.08%3.94%
1 Year Performance-5.15%-4.20%107.27%14.82%

Weyerhaeuser Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WY
Weyerhaeuser
4.7405 of 5 stars
$26.15
-0.1%
$33.13
+26.7%
-5.2%$18.98B$7.12B52.309,440Positive News
PCH
Potlatch
4.3389 of 5 stars
$38.40
-1.3%
$48.57
+26.5%
+7.7%$3.02B$1.06B62.951,383Positive News
BCC
Boise Cascade
4.7734 of 5 stars
$86.77
-2.0%
$125.00
+44.1%
-19.3%$3.27B$6.72B10.837,560News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
BRX
Brixmor Property Group
4.1806 of 5 stars
$26.05
flat
$30.30
+16.3%
+13.5%$7.97B$1.30B24.81500Positive News
KIM
Kimco Realty
4.036 of 5 stars
$21.03
+0.5%
$24.68
+17.3%
+10.1%$14.23B$2.04B27.31N/A
LPX
Louisiana-Pacific
4.0232 of 5 stars
$85.98
-2.0%
$106.63
+24.0%
+13.1%$5.98B$2.94B15.084,300
RYN
Rayonier
4.1514 of 5 stars
$22.17
+0.2%
$27.75
+25.2%
-15.0%$3.45B$1.26B9.52420
URI
United Rentals
4.4738 of 5 stars
$754.56
+0.3%
$766.23
+1.5%
+28.3%$49.05B$15.35B19.5424,600Positive News
PSA
Public Storage
4.6875 of 5 stars
$293.78
+1.3%
$337.64
+14.9%
+0.0%$51.54B$4.70B29.175,900Positive News
EXR
Extra Space Storage
4.1269 of 5 stars
$147.44
+1.1%
$159.29
+8.0%
-3.1%$31.29B$3.26B34.214,780Positive News
VTR
Ventas
4.4463 of 5 stars
$63.14
+1.2%
$72.90
+15.5%
+20.1%$28.50B$4.92B191.33450Positive News

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