Weyerhaeuser (WY) Competitors

Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY) and Public Storage (NYSE:PSA) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and community ranking.

Is WY or PSA a better dividend stock?

Weyerhaeuser pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Public Storage pays an annual dividend of $12.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Weyerhaeuser pays out 152.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Public Storage pays out 124.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Public Storage is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer WY or PSA?

In the previous week, Weyerhaeuser had 3 more articles in the media than Public Storage. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Weyerhaeuser and 17 mentions for Public Storage. Public Storage's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Weyerhaeuser's score of 0.79 indicating that Public Storage is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Weyerhaeuser	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Public Storage	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of WY or PSA?

83.0% of Weyerhaeuser shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.8% of Public Storage shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Weyerhaeuser shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of Public Storage shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is WY or PSA more profitable?

Public Storage has a net margin of 40.54% compared to Weyerhaeuser's net margin of 5.56%. Public Storage's return on equity of 34.07% beat Weyerhaeuser's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Weyerhaeuser	5.56%	3.86%	2.30%
Public Storage	40.54%	34.07%	9.60%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, WY or PSA?

Public Storage has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Weyerhaeuser. Public Storage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Weyerhaeuser, 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
Weyerhaeuser	$7.12B	3.02	$396M	$0.55	53.97
Public Storage	$4.52B	11.80	$2.15B	$9.63	31.60

Do analysts rate WY or PSA?

Weyerhaeuser presently has a consensus price target of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.90%. Public Storage has a consensus price target of $341.85, suggesting a potential upside of 12.34%. Given Weyerhaeuser's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Weyerhaeuser is more favorable than Public Storage.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Weyerhaeuser	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Public Storage	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WY or PSA?

Weyerhaeuser received 106 more outperform votes than Public Storage when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.23% of users gave Weyerhaeuser an outperform vote while only 51.24% of users gave Public Storage an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Weyerhaeuser	Outperform Votes 562 64.23%	Underperform Votes 313 35.77%
Public Storage	Outperform Votes 456 51.24%	Underperform Votes 434 48.76%

Which has more volatility and risk, WY or PSA?

Weyerhaeuser has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Public Storage has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Public Storage beats Weyerhaeuser on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.