Boise Cascade (BCC) Competitors

Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE:LPX) and Boise Cascade (NYSE:BCC) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, earnings and valuation.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LPX or BCC?

Boise Cascade has higher revenue and earnings than Louisiana-Pacific. Boise Cascade is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Louisiana-Pacific, 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
Louisiana-Pacific	$2.58B	2.07	$178M	$2.45	30.14
Boise Cascade	$6.84B	0.78	$483.66M	$12.12	11.10

Does the media refer more to LPX or BCC?

In the previous week, Boise Cascade had 8 more articles in the media than Louisiana-Pacific. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Boise Cascade and 8 mentions for Louisiana-Pacific. Boise Cascade's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Louisiana-Pacific's score of 0.57 indicating that Louisiana-Pacific is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Louisiana-Pacific	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Boise Cascade	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer LPX or BCC?

Louisiana-Pacific currently has a consensus price target of $73.71, suggesting a potential downside of 0.18%. Boise Cascade has a consensus price target of $125.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.05%. Given Boise Cascade's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Louisiana-Pacific is more favorable than Boise Cascade.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Louisiana-Pacific	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Boise Cascade	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LPX or BCC?

94.7% of Louisiana-Pacific shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Boise Cascade shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Louisiana-Pacific shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Boise Cascade shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is LPX or BCC more profitable?

Boise Cascade has a net margin of 7.07% compared to Boise Cascade's net margin of 6.90%. Louisiana-Pacific's return on equity of 21.94% beat Boise Cascade's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Louisiana-Pacific	6.90%	15.65%	9.90%
Boise Cascade	7.07%	21.94%	13.88%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LPX or BCC?

Louisiana-Pacific received 64 more outperform votes than Boise Cascade when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.47% of users gave Boise Cascade an outperform vote while only 56.11% of users gave Louisiana-Pacific an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Louisiana-Pacific	Outperform Votes 340 56.11%	Underperform Votes 266 43.89%
Boise Cascade	Outperform Votes 276 58.47%	Underperform Votes 196 41.53%

Is LPX or BCC a better dividend stock?

Louisiana-Pacific pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Boise Cascade pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Louisiana-Pacific pays out 42.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Boise Cascade pays out 6.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Louisiana-Pacific has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Boise Cascade has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Louisiana-Pacific is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, LPX or BCC?

Louisiana-Pacific has a beta of 1.87, meaning that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boise Cascade has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Louisiana-Pacific beats Boise Cascade on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.