Jewett-Cameron Trading (NASDAQ:JCTC – Get Free Report) is one of 94 public companies in the “Building Products” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Jewett-Cameron Trading to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, profitability and dividends.

This table compares Jewett-Cameron Trading and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Jewett-Cameron Trading and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

As a group, “Building Products” companies have a potential upside of 17.30%. Given Jewett-Cameron Trading’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Jewett-Cameron Trading has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

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, 10.3% of shares of all “Building Products” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

This table compares Jewett-Cameron Trading and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Jewett-Cameron Trading’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Jewett-Cameron Trading. Jewett-Cameron Trading 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.

Jewett-Cameron Trading has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jewett-Cameron Trading’s peers have a beta of 1.06, suggesting that their average share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Jewett-Cameron Trading peers beat Jewett-Cameron Trading on 13 of the 13 factors compared.

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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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