Potlatch (PCH) Competitors

Potlatch (NASDAQ:PCH) and UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PCH or UFPI?

86.1% of Potlatch shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of UFP Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Potlatch shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of UFP Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer PCH or UFPI?

Potlatch currently has a consensus target price of $48.57, indicating a potential upside of 20.38%. UFP Industries has a consensus target price of $143.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.97%. Given UFP Industries' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe UFP Industries is more favorable than Potlatch.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Potlatch	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
UFP Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is PCH or UFPI a better dividend stock?

Potlatch pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. UFP Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. 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. UFP Industries pays out 22.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UFP Industries has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Is PCH or UFPI more profitable?

UFP Industries has a net margin of 5.64% compared to Potlatch's net margin of 4.35%. UFP Industries' return on equity of 11.78% beat Potlatch's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Potlatch	4.35%	2.36%	1.46%
UFP Industries	5.64%	11.78%	9.06%

Which has more risk and volatility, PCH or UFPI?

Potlatch has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UFP Industries has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to PCH or UFPI?

In the previous week, UFP Industries had 1 more articles in the media than Potlatch. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for UFP Industries and 4 mentions for Potlatch. Potlatch's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat UFP Industries' score of 0.31 indicating that Potlatch is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Potlatch	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
UFP Industries	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PCH or UFPI?

UFP Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Potlatch. UFP Industries 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
Potlatch	$1.06B	2.99	$21.88M	$0.61	66.15
UFP Industries	$6.65B	0.95	$414.56M	$6.11	17.09

Summary

UFP Industries beats Potlatch on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.