Industrial Logistics Properties Trust (NASDAQ:ILPT) and Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Industrial Logistics Properties Trust and Weyerhaeuser, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Industrial Logistics Properties Trust | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Weyerhaeuser | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2.75 |
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust currently has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.36%. Weyerhaeuser has a consensus price target of $30.64, indicating a potential upside of 5.70%. Given Weyerhaeuser’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Weyerhaeuser is more favorable than Industrial Logistics Properties Trust.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
88.7% of Industrial Logistics Properties Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.9% of Weyerhaeuser shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Industrial Logistics Properties Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Weyerhaeuser shares are owned by 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.
Dividends
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Weyerhaeuser pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Industrial Logistics Properties Trust pays out 82.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Weyerhaeuser pays out 115.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Industrial Logistics Properties Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Profitability
This table compares Industrial Logistics Properties Trust and Weyerhaeuser’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Industrial Logistics Properties Trust | 28.27% | 5.80% | 2.87% |
| Weyerhaeuser | -2.33% | 3.78% | 1.95% |
Risk and Volatility
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weyerhaeuser has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Industrial Logistics Properties Trust and Weyerhaeuser’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Industrial Logistics Properties Trust | $162.53 million | 8.37 | $74.39 million | $1.61 | 12.97 |
| Weyerhaeuser | $7.48 billion | 2.89 | $748.00 million | $1.18 | 24.57 |
Weyerhaeuser has higher revenue and earnings than Industrial Logistics Properties Trust. Industrial Logistics Properties Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Weyerhaeuser, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust beats Weyerhaeuser on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Industrial Logistics Properties Trust
Industrial Logistics Properties Trust is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, that owns and leases industrial and logistics properties throughout the United States. ILPT is managed by the operating subsidiary of The RMR Group Inc. (Nasdaq: RMR), an alternative asset management company that is headquartered in Newton, MA.
About Weyerhaeuser
Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world’s largest private owners of timberlands, began operations in 1900. We own or control 12.2 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. Our company is a real estate investment trust. In 2018, we generated $7.5 billion in net sales and employed approximately 9,300 people who serve customers worldwide. We are listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index. Our common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol WY.
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