Jewett-Cameron Trading (NASDAQ:JCTC – Get Free Report) is one of 93 public companies in the “Building Products” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare Jewett-Cameron Trading to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Jewett-Cameron Trading and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Jewett-Cameron Trading | $39.41 million | -$4.13 million | -1.25 |
| Jewett-Cameron Trading Competitors | $3.95 billion | $4.66 billion | 40.48 |
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.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Jewett-Cameron Trading | -20.94% | -38.35% | -29.29% |
| Jewett-Cameron Trading Competitors | 3.52% | 40.39% | 5.07% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
26.0% 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of shares of all “Building Products” companies 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.
Risk and Volatility
Jewett-Cameron Trading has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its stock 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 stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for Jewett-Cameron Trading and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Jewett-Cameron Trading | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Jewett-Cameron Trading Competitors | 700 | 3797 | 4914 | 224 | 2.48 |
As a group, “Building Products” companies have a potential upside of 23.22%. Given Jewett-Cameron Trading’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Jewett-Cameron Trading has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Summary
Jewett-Cameron Trading competitors beat Jewett-Cameron Trading on 13 of the 13 factors compared.
Jewett-Cameron Trading Company Profile
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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