UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI – Get Free Report) is one of 93 publicly-traded companies in the “Building Products” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare UFP Industries to related companies based on the strength of its risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares UFP Industries and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| UFP Industries | 3.61% | 7.53% | 5.68% |
| UFP Industries Competitors | 3.50% | -28.15% | 5.10% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for UFP Industries and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| UFP Industries | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.29 |
| UFP Industries Competitors | 733 | 3915 | 5044 | 238 | 2.48 |
UFP Industries presently has a consensus target price of $103.25, suggesting a potential upside of 26.04%. As a group, “Building Products” companies have a potential upside of 28.30%. Given UFP Industries’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe UFP Industries has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares UFP Industries and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| UFP Industries | $6.32 billion | $294.79 million | 19.88 |
| UFP Industries Competitors | $4.00 billion | $4.66 billion | 37.54 |
UFP Industries has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its peers. UFP Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
81.8% of UFP Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.6% of shares of all “Building Products” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of UFP Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of shares of all “Building Products” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility
UFP Industries has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UFP Industries’ peers have a beta of 1.07, meaning that their average share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Dividends
UFP Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. UFP Industries pays out 35.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Building Products” companies pay a dividend yield of 7.2% and pay out 37.7% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. UFP Industries has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years.
Summary
UFP Industries peers beat UFP Industries on 8 of the 15 factors compared.
About UFP Industries
UFP Industries, Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets wood and non-wood composites, and other materials in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. It operates through Retail, Packaging, and Construction segments. The Retail segment offers treated lumber products, including decking, fencing, lattice, and other products; pressure-treated and fire-retardant products used primarily for outdoor decking environments; and lawn and garden products, consisting of wood and vinyl fencing options, garden beds and planters, pergolas, picnic tables, and other landscaping products. This segment also offers wood plastic composites, composite decking, and related decking accessories, including non- aluminum railing systems, balusters, post caps, and other products, as well as pre-painted and primed shiplap and project boards. The Packaging segment provides custom and structural packaging products, pallets, corrugate, foam, labels, strapping, and films. The construction segment offers roof trusses, cut-to-size dimensional and board lumber, plywoods, and oriented strand boards; engineered wood components, including roof and floor trusses, wall panels, I-joists, and lumber packages; and alternate materials components, such as metal trusses, sheathed and pre-finished light gauge metal wall panels, aluminum decks, and rail accessories, as well as distributes siding, electrical, and plumbing products. This segment also engages in the manufacture of components; design, manufacture, and supply of wood forms and related products to set or form concrete for structures, such as parking garages, stadiums, and other infrastructure projects. It also offers interior fixtures, millwork, and casework for retail and commercial structures. The company was formerly known as Universal Forest Products, Inc. and changed its name to UFP Industries, Inc. in April 2020. UFP Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1955 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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