Owens Corning (OC) Competitors

Boise Cascade (NYSE:BCC) and Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) are both construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and dividends.

Is BCC or OC more profitable?

Boise Cascade has a net margin of 4.72% compared to Owens Corning's net margin of 2.28%. Owens Corning's return on equity of 25.03% beat Boise Cascade's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boise Cascade	4.72%	14.36%	8.95%
Owens Corning	2.28%	25.03%	9.10%

Is BCC or OC a better dividend stock?

Boise Cascade pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Owens Corning pays an annual dividend of $2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Boise Cascade pays out 10.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Owens Corning pays out 97.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Boise Cascade has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Owens Corning has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Owens Corning is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to BCC or OC?

In the previous week, Boise Cascade had 7 more articles in the media than Owens Corning. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Boise Cascade and 10 mentions for Owens Corning. Owens Corning's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Boise Cascade's score of 0.76 indicating that Owens Corning is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Boise Cascade	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Owens Corning	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, BCC or OC?

Boise Cascade has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Owens Corning has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BCC or OC?

Boise Cascade currently has a consensus target price of $116.00, indicating a potential upside of 39.48%. Owens Corning has a consensus target price of $184.30, indicating a potential upside of 35.09%. Given Boise Cascade's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Boise Cascade is more favorable than Owens Corning.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boise Cascade	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Owens Corning	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BCC or OC?

96.2% of Boise Cascade shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.4% of Owens Corning shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Boise Cascade shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Owens Corning 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.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BCC or OC?

Owens Corning has higher revenue and earnings than Boise Cascade. Boise Cascade is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Owens Corning, 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	$6.62B	0.47	$376.35M	$8.01	10.38
Owens Corning	$10.98B	1.06	$647M	$2.84	48.04

Summary

Owens Corning beats Boise Cascade on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.