Simpson Manufacturing (SSD) Competitors

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

Is UFPI or SSD a better dividend stock?

UFP Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Simpson Manufacturing pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. UFP Industries pays out 22.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Simpson Manufacturing pays out 15.1% 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. UFP Industries has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Simpson Manufacturing has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

Which has better valuation & earnings, UFPI or SSD?

UFP Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Simpson Manufacturing. UFP Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Simpson Manufacturing, 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
UFP Industries	$6.65B	0.93	$414.56M	$6.11	16.82
Simpson Manufacturing	$2.23B	2.99	$322.22M	$7.68	20.76

Do analysts recommend UFPI or SSD?

UFP Industries currently has a consensus price target of $143.00, suggesting a potential upside of 39.15%. Simpson Manufacturing has a consensus price target of $188.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.26%. Given UFP Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe UFP Industries is more favorable than Simpson Manufacturing.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UFP Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Simpson Manufacturing	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in UFPI or SSD?

81.8% of UFP Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.7% of Simpson Manufacturing shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of UFP Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Simpson Manufacturing shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, UFPI or SSD?

UFP Industries has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Simpson Manufacturing has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to UFPI or SSD?

In the previous week, UFP Industries and UFP Industries both had 5 articles in the media. Simpson Manufacturing's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat UFP Industries' score of 0.31 indicating that Simpson Manufacturing is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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
Simpson Manufacturing	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is UFPI or SSD more profitable?

Simpson Manufacturing has a net margin of 14.49% compared to UFP Industries' net margin of 5.64%. Simpson Manufacturing's return on equity of 17.80% beat UFP Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UFP Industries	5.64%	11.78%	9.06%
Simpson Manufacturing	14.49%	17.80%	11.56%

Summary

Simpson Manufacturing beats UFP Industries on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.