NewLake Capital Partners (OTCMKTS:NLCP) and Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY) Head to Head Comparison

Weyerhaeuser (NYSE:WY) and NewLake Capital Partners (OTCMKTS:NLCP) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Weyerhaeuser and NewLake Capital Partners, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Weyerhaeuser	0	3	3	0	2.50
NewLake Capital Partners	0	0	1	0	3.00

Weyerhaeuser presently has a consensus target price of $37.67, suggesting a potential upside of 10.30%. NewLake Capital Partners has a consensus target price of $18.25, suggesting a potential upside of 2.82%. Given Weyerhaeuser’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Weyerhaeuser is more favorable than NewLake Capital Partners.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Weyerhaeuser and NewLake Capital Partners’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Weyerhaeuser	$7.67 billion	3.25	$839.00 million	$1.15	29.70
NewLake Capital Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Weyerhaeuser has higher revenue and earnings than NewLake Capital Partners.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

79.5% of Weyerhaeuser shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Weyerhaeuser shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Weyerhaeuser and NewLake Capital Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Weyerhaeuser	10.93%	7.36%	4.37%
NewLake Capital Partners	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Weyerhaeuser beats NewLake Capital Partners on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Weyerhaeuser

Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world's largest private owners of timberlands, began operations in 1900. We own or control approximately 11 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 in North America. Our company is a real estate investment trust. In 2022, we generated $10.2 billion in net sales and employed approximately 9,200 people who serve customers worldwide. Our common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol WY.

About NewLake Capital Partners

NewLake Capital Partners, Inc. is an internally-managed real estate investment trust that provides real estate capital to state-licensed cannabis operators through sale-leaseback transactions and third-party purchases and funding for build-to-suit projects. NewLake owns a portfolio of 31 cultivation facilities and dispensaries that are leased to single tenants on a triple-net basis.