Financial Contrast: Jewett-Cameron Trading (JCTC) and The Competition

Jewett-Cameron Trading (NASDAQ:JCTCGet Free Report) is one of 94 publicly-traded companies in the “Building Products” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Jewett-Cameron Trading to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

26.1% of Jewett-Cameron Trading shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.6% of shares of all “Building Products” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Jewett-Cameron Trading shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.3% of shares of all “Building Products” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Jewett-Cameron Trading and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Jewett-Cameron Trading 1 0 0 0 1.00
Jewett-Cameron Trading Competitors 697 3783 4901 222 2.48

As a group, “Building Products” companies have a potential upside of 15.82%. Given Jewett-Cameron Trading’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Jewett-Cameron Trading has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Jewett-Cameron Trading and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Jewett-Cameron Trading -20.94% -38.35% -29.29%
Jewett-Cameron Trading Competitors 3.25% 39.76% 4.99%

Volatility & Risk

Jewett-Cameron Trading has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jewett-Cameron Trading’s competitors have a beta of 1.06, meaning that their average share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Jewett-Cameron Trading and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross Revenue Net Income Price/Earnings Ratio
Jewett-Cameron Trading $41.30 million -$4.13 million -1.34
Jewett-Cameron Trading Competitors $4.00 billion $4.66 billion 42.66

Jewett-Cameron Trading’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Jewett-Cameron Trading. Jewett-Cameron Trading is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Jewett-Cameron Trading competitors beat Jewett-Cameron Trading on 13 of the 13 factors compared.

About Jewett-Cameron Trading

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Jewett-Cameron Trading Company Ltd. is a supplier of `Value-added` building materials to major home improvement center chains in the western United States. The Company concentrates on the residential repair and remodeling segment of the building materials industry.

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