SearchCore (OTCMKTS:WOFA) vs. Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) Financial Survey

SearchCore (OTCMKTS:WOFA) and Rayonier (NYSE:RYN) are both construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares SearchCore and Rayonier”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SearchCore	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rayonier	$1.26 billion	3.25	$359.15 million	$4.95	5.37

Rayonier has higher revenue and earnings than SearchCore.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for SearchCore and Rayonier, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SearchCore	0	0	0	0	0.00
Rayonier	0	3	1	0	2.25

Rayonier has a consensus target price of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.24%. Given Rayonier’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Rayonier is more favorable than SearchCore.

Profitability

This table compares SearchCore and Rayonier’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SearchCore	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rayonier	68.53%	3.39%	1.91%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

89.1% of Rayonier shares are held by institutional investors. 33.3% of SearchCore shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Rayonier shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Rayonier beats SearchCore on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SearchCore

Wisdom Homes of America, Inc. engages in opening and operating manufactured home retail centers for homebuyers in Texas. The company was formerly known as SearchCore, Inc. and changed its name to Wisdom Homes of America, Inc. in March 2015. Wisdom Homes of America, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Tyler, Texas.

About Rayonier

Rayonier is a leading timberland real estate investment trust with assets located in some of the most productive softwood timber growing regions in the United States and New Zealand. As of December 31, 2023, Rayonier owned or leased under long-term agreements approximately 2.7 million acres of timberlands located in the U.S. South (1.85 million acres), U.S. Pacific Northwest (418,000 acres) and New Zealand (421,000 acres).