WY vs. ROL, NVR, PHM, WSO, LII, WSO.B, EME, JHX, MAS, and OC
Should you be buying Weyerhaeuser stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Weyerhaeuser include Rollins (ROL), NVR (NVR), PulteGroup (PHM), Watsco (WSO), Lennox International (LII), Watsco (WSO.B), EMCOR Group (EME), James Hardie Industries (JHX), Masco (MAS), and Owens Corning (OC). These companies are all part of the "construction" sector.
Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY) and Rollins (NYSE:ROL) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Rollins had 5 more articles in the media than Weyerhaeuser. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Rollins and 14 mentions for Weyerhaeuser. Weyerhaeuser's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Rollins' score of 0.42 indicating that Weyerhaeuser is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Weyerhaeuser has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rollins has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Rollins has a net margin of 13.94% compared to Weyerhaeuser's net margin of 10.57%. Rollins' return on equity of 37.73% beat Weyerhaeuser's return on equity.
Weyerhaeuser received 234 more outperform votes than Rollins when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.80% of users gave Weyerhaeuser an outperform vote while only 62.02% of users gave Rollins an outperform vote.
Weyerhaeuser presently has a consensus target price of $37.67, suggesting a potential upside of 20.84%. Rollins has a consensus target price of $47.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.89%. Given Weyerhaeuser's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Weyerhaeuser is more favorable than Rollins.
83.0% of Weyerhaeuser shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.8% of Rollins shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Weyerhaeuser shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Rollins shares are held by company 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 Rollins. Weyerhaeuser is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rollins, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Weyerhaeuser pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Rollins pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Weyerhaeuser pays out 72.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rollins pays out 67.4% 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.
Summary
Weyerhaeuser and Rollins tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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