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Loop Capital assumed coverage on shares of Boise Cascade (NYSE:BCC – Free Report) in a report published on Friday, Marketbeat reports. The firm issued a buy rating and a $155.00 target price on the construction company’s stock.
A number of other research firms have also weighed in on BCC. Bank of America upped their target price on shares of Boise Cascade from $120.00 to $124.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, September 12th. Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on Boise Cascade from $140.00 to $122.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 10th. StockNews.com raised Boise Cascade from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 8th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Boise Cascade from $130.00 to $136.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. Finally, Truist Financial upped their target price on Boise Cascade from $154.00 to $161.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $139.60, according to MarketBeat.
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Boise Cascade Trading up 0.9%
Shares of BCC stock opened at $134.21 on Friday. Boise Cascade has a 12-month low of $99.11 and a 12-month high of $154.67. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $136.09, and its two-hundred-day moving average is $132.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 3.28 and a quick ratio of 2.08. The stock has a market cap of $5.30 billion, a PE ratio of 11.70 and a beta of 1.53.
Boise Cascade (NYSE:BCC – Get Your Free Report ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 5th. The construction company reported $2.84 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.68 by $0.16. Boise Cascade had a return on equity of 20.17% and a net margin of 6.60%. The firm had revenue of $1.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ estimates of $1.77 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company reported $3.67 EPS. Boise Cascade’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.0% on a year-over-year basis. equities analysts predict that Boise Cascade will post 9.69 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Boise Cascade declares dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be given a $0.21 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 2nd. This represents a $0.84 annual dividend and a dividend yield of 0.63%. Boise Cascade’s payout ratio is 7.32%.
Institutional Investors Weigh Boise Cascade
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Boise Cascade by 0.8% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,813,447 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $335,419,000 after purchasing an additional 22,053 shares during the last quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Boise Cascade by 107.7% in the second quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. now owns 1,117,914 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $133,278,000 after buying an additional 579,759 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in Boise Cascade by 2.4% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 897,137 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $106,957,000 after acquiring an additional 21,030 shares during the period. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ boosted its holdings in Boise Cascade by 46.0% in the second quarter. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ now owns 383,000 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $45,661,000 after acquiring an additional 120,600 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in Boise Cascade by 293.4% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 236,980 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $36,346,000 after acquiring an additional 176,738 shares during the period. 96.18% of the shares are owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
About Boise Cascade
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Boise Cascade Company is engaged in the manufacture of wood products and the distribution of building materials in the United States and Canada. It operates in two segments, Wood Products and Building Materials Distribution. The wood products segment produces laminated veneer lumber and laminated beams used in headers and beams; I-beams for residential and commercial floor and roof systems and other structural applications; structural, exterior and industrial plywood; and Ponderosa pine lumber and appearance boards.
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