Louisiana-Pacific (LPX) 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 companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Is LPX or BCC a better dividend stock?

Louisiana-Pacific pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Boise Cascade pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Louisiana-Pacific pays out 19.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Boise Cascade pays out 8.8% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LPX or BCC?

Louisiana-Pacific received 69 more outperform votes than Boise Cascade when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.45% of users gave Boise Cascade an outperform vote while only 55.63% of users gave Louisiana-Pacific an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Louisiana-Pacific	Outperform Votes 356 55.63%	Underperform Votes 284 44.38%
Boise Cascade	Outperform Votes 287 58.45%	Underperform Votes 204 41.55%

Do analysts prefer LPX or BCC?

Louisiana-Pacific currently has a consensus target price of $111.50, suggesting a potential upside of 28.41%. Boise Cascade has a consensus target price of $127.67, suggesting a potential upside of 34.66%. Given Boise Cascade's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Boise Cascade is more favorable than Louisiana-Pacific.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Louisiana-Pacific	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11
Boise Cascade	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Does the media prefer LPX or BCC?

In the previous week, Louisiana-Pacific had 2 more articles in the media than Boise Cascade. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Louisiana-Pacific and 12 mentions for Boise Cascade. Louisiana-Pacific's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Boise Cascade's score of 0.99 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	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Boise Cascade	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, LPX or BCC?

Louisiana-Pacific has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boise Cascade has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

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

Is LPX or BCC more profitable?

Louisiana-Pacific has a net margin of 14.31% compared to Boise Cascade's net margin of 5.60%. Louisiana-Pacific's return on equity of 25.35% beat Boise Cascade's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Louisiana-Pacific	14.31%	25.35%	16.49%
Boise Cascade	5.60%	17.04%	10.68%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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	$2.94B	2.06	$178M	$5.88	14.77
Boise Cascade	$6.72B	0.53	$376.35M	$9.56	9.92

Summary

Louisiana-Pacific beats Boise Cascade on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.