Financial Review: SearchCore (OTCMKTS:WOFA) vs. Potlatch (NASDAQ:PCH)

Potlatch (NASDAQ:PCH) and SearchCore (OTCMKTS:WOFA) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Potlatch and SearchCore, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Potlatch	0	1	6	0	2.86
SearchCore	0	0	0	0	0.00

Potlatch presently has a consensus target price of $49.83, indicating a potential upside of 17.37%. Given Potlatch’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Potlatch is more favorable than SearchCore.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

86.1% of Potlatch shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Potlatch shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 33.3% of SearchCore shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Potlatch	3.94%	2.10%	1.29%
SearchCore	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Potlatch and SearchCore”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Potlatch	$1.06 billion	3.11	$21.88 million	$0.53	80.11
SearchCore	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Potlatch has higher revenue and earnings than SearchCore.

Summary

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

About Potlatch

PotlatchDeltic Corporation (Nasdaq: PCH) is a leading Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) that owns nearly 2.2 million acres of timberlands in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina. Through its taxable REIT subsidiary, the company also operates six sawmills, an industrial-grade plywood mill, a residential and commercial real estate development business and a rural timberland sales program. PotlatchDeltic, a leader in sustainable forest management, is committed to environmental and social responsibility and to responsible governance.

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.