PCH vs. APLE, LXP, RYN, MHO, TPH, CVCO, STRL, DOOR, ABM, and ROAD
Should you be buying PotlatchDeltic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PotlatchDeltic include Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE), LXP Industrial Trust (LXP), Rayonier (RYN), M/I Homes (MHO), Tri Pointe Homes (TPH), Cavco Industries (CVCO), Sterling Infrastructure (STRL), Masonite International (DOOR), ABM Industries (ABM), and Construction Partners (ROAD).
PotlatchDeltic (NASDAQ:PCH) and Apple Hospitality REIT (NYSE:APLE) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and earnings.
Apple Hospitality REIT received 50 more outperform votes than PotlatchDeltic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.19% of users gave Apple Hospitality REIT an outperform vote while only 53.13% of users gave PotlatchDeltic an outperform vote.
86.1% of PotlatchDeltic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of PotlatchDeltic shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Apple Hospitality REIT has a net margin of 14.58% compared to PotlatchDeltic's net margin of 4.58%. Apple Hospitality REIT's return on equity of 6.11% beat PotlatchDeltic's return on equity.
PotlatchDeltic has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple Hospitality REIT has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Apple Hospitality REIT has higher revenue and earnings than PotlatchDeltic. Apple Hospitality REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PotlatchDeltic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
PotlatchDeltic pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Apple Hospitality REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. PotlatchDeltic pays out 315.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Apple Hospitality REIT pays out 111.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Apple Hospitality REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, PotlatchDeltic and PotlatchDeltic both had 3 articles in the media. PotlatchDeltic's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Apple Hospitality REIT's score of 0.79 indicating that PotlatchDeltic is being referred to more favorably in the media.
PotlatchDeltic currently has a consensus price target of $50.67, indicating a potential upside of 15.60%. Apple Hospitality REIT has a consensus price target of $18.40, indicating a potential upside of 25.94%. Given Apple Hospitality REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Apple Hospitality REIT is more favorable than PotlatchDeltic.
Summary
Apple Hospitality REIT beats PotlatchDeltic on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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