Reviewing Rural Funds Group (OTC:RFNDF) & Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY)

Rural Funds Group (OTC:RFNDFGet Free Report) and Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WYGet Free Report) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, valuation and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Rural Funds Group and Weyerhaeuser’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Rural Funds Group N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Weyerhaeuser $10.18 billion 2.08 $1.88 billion $0.96 30.15

Weyerhaeuser has higher revenue and earnings than Rural Funds Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

79.5% of Weyerhaeuser shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Weyerhaeuser shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Rural Funds Group and Weyerhaeuser’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Rural Funds Group N/A N/A N/A
Weyerhaeuser 8.80% 8.32% 5.04%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Rural Funds Group and Weyerhaeuser, as provided by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Rural Funds Group 0 0 0 0 N/A
Weyerhaeuser 0 2 4 1 2.86

Weyerhaeuser has a consensus target price of $38.29, indicating a potential upside of 32.29%. Given Weyerhaeuser’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Weyerhaeuser is more favorable than Rural Funds Group.

Summary

Weyerhaeuser beats Rural Funds Group on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Rural Funds Group

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Rural Funds Group is an agricultural Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) listed on the ASX under the code RFF. RFF owns a diversified portfolio of Australian agricultural assets which are leased predominantly to corporate agricultural operators. RFF targets distribution growth of 4% per annum by owning and improving farms that are leased to good counterparties. RFF is a stapled security, incorporating Rural Funds Trust (ARSN 112 951 578) and RF Active (ARSN 168 740 805).

About Weyerhaeuser

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Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world's largest private owners of timberlands, began operations in 1900. We own or control approximately 11 million acres of timberlands in the U.S. and manage additional timberlands under long-term licenses in Canada. We manage these timberlands on a sustainable basis in compliance with internationally recognized forestry standards. We are also one of the largest manufacturers of wood products in North America. Our company is a real estate investment trust. In 2022, we generated $10.2 billion in net sales and employed approximately 9,200 people who serve customers worldwide. Our common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol WY.

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