Louisiana-Pacific (LPX) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, BCC or LPX?

Boise Cascade has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Louisiana-Pacific has a beta of 1.84, suggesting that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend BCC or LPX?

Boise Cascade presently has a consensus price target of $125.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.29%. Louisiana-Pacific has a consensus price target of $106.63, indicating a potential upside of 15.20%. Given Boise Cascade's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Boise Cascade is more favorable than Louisiana-Pacific.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boise Cascade	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Louisiana-Pacific	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the media refer more to BCC or LPX?

In the previous week, Louisiana-Pacific had 14 more articles in the media than Boise Cascade. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Louisiana-Pacific and 1 mentions for Boise Cascade. Boise Cascade's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Louisiana-Pacific's score of -0.30 indicating that Boise Cascade is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, BCC or LPX?

Louisiana-Pacific has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Boise Cascade. 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
Boise Cascade	$6.72B	0.52	$376.35M	$8.01	11.71
Louisiana-Pacific	$2.94B	2.19	$420M	$5.70	16.24

Is BCC or LPX a better dividend stock?

Boise Cascade pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Louisiana-Pacific pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Boise Cascade pays out 10.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Louisiana-Pacific pays out 19.6% 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. Boise Cascade has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Louisiana-Pacific has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Louisiana-Pacific is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BCC or LPX?

96.2% of Boise Cascade shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.7% of Louisiana-Pacific shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Boise Cascade shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Louisiana-Pacific shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BCC or LPX more profitable?

Louisiana-Pacific has a net margin of 13.74% compared to Boise Cascade's net margin of 4.72%. Louisiana-Pacific's return on equity of 23.75% beat Boise Cascade's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boise Cascade	4.72%	14.36%	8.95%
Louisiana-Pacific	13.74%	23.75%	15.50%

Summary

Louisiana-Pacific beats Boise Cascade on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.