West Fraser Timber (WFG) Competitors $85.58 +0.93 (+1.10%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends WFG vs. JHX, FBIN, EXP, CX, SKY, ACA, USLM, TGLS, CXT, and HLIOShould you be buying West Fraser Timber stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of West Fraser Timber include James Hardie Industries (JHX), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), Eagle Materials (EXP), CEMEX (CX), Skyline Champion (SKY), Arcosa (ACA), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), Tecnoglass (TGLS), Crane NXT (CXT), and Helios Technologies (HLIO). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry. West Fraser Timber vs. James Hardie Industries Fortune Brands Innovations Eagle Materials CEMEX Skyline Champion Arcosa United States Lime & Minerals Tecnoglass Crane NXT Helios Technologies West Fraser Timber (NYSE:WFG) and James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment. Which has more risk and volatility, WFG or JHX? West Fraser Timber has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, James Hardie Industries has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WFG or JHX? James Hardie Industries received 201 more outperform votes than West Fraser Timber when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.97% of users gave West Fraser Timber an outperform vote while only 61.60% of users gave James Hardie Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWest Fraser TimberOutperform Votes4677.97% Underperform Votes1322.03% James Hardie IndustriesOutperform Votes24761.60% Underperform Votes15438.40% Is WFG or JHX a better dividend stock? West Fraser Timber pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. James Hardie Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. West Fraser Timber pays out -73.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. James Hardie Industries pays out 20.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. West Fraser Timber is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, WFG or JHX? James Hardie Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than West Fraser Timber. West Fraser Timber is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than James Hardie Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWest Fraser Timber$6.28B1.09-$167M-$1.28-66.86James Hardie Industries$3.94B3.46$510.20M$1.0131.37 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WFG or JHX? 40.2% of West Fraser Timber shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.0% of James Hardie Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of West Fraser Timber shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is WFG or JHX more profitable? James Hardie Industries has a net margin of 11.16% compared to West Fraser Timber's net margin of -1.53%. James Hardie Industries' return on equity of 35.93% beat West Fraser Timber's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets West Fraser Timber-1.53% 0.53% 0.41% James Hardie Industries 11.16%35.93%14.03% Do analysts rate WFG or JHX? West Fraser Timber presently has a consensus target price of $111.60, indicating a potential upside of 30.40%. James Hardie Industries has a consensus target price of $40.25, indicating a potential upside of 27.05%. Given West Fraser Timber's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe West Fraser Timber is more favorable than James Hardie Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score West Fraser Timber 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.20James Hardie Industries 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media refer more to WFG or JHX? In the previous week, James Hardie Industries had 5 more articles in the media than West Fraser Timber. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for James Hardie Industries and 4 mentions for West Fraser Timber. West Fraser Timber's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat James Hardie Industries' score of 0.89 indicating that West Fraser Timber is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment West Fraser Timber 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive James Hardie Industries 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryWest Fraser Timber beats James Hardie Industries on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WFG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWest Fraser TimberSawmills & planing mills, general IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.87B$6.88B$2.81B$19.18BDividend Yield1.12%1.10%5.22%3.59%P/E Ratio-66.8615.61111.9841.28Price / Sales1.091.06782,614.3317.59Price / Cash11.1411.6324.1421.28Price / Book0.941.633.395.32Net Income-$167M$173.66M$152.93M$989.88M7 Day Performance-4.37%-7.45%-2.91%-3.54%1 Month Performance-10.36%-11.82%1.38%-3.68%1 Year Performance0.74%-4.03%17.74%12.14% West Fraser Timber Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WFGWest Fraser Timber3.7748 of 5 stars$85.58+1.1%$111.60+30.4%+2.1%$6.87B$6.28B-66.8610,800News CoveragePositive NewsJHXJames Hardie Industries3.0583 of 5 stars$33.68-0.8%$40.25+19.5%-11.9%$14.46B$3.94B33.605,679Analyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.574 of 5 stars$74.91-1.2%$91.36+22.0%-9.8%$9.31B$4.67B21.3711,700Positive NewsEXPEagle Materials4.3332 of 5 stars$269.44-1.3%$304.89+13.2%+23.2%$9.04B$2.27B19.302,500Positive NewsCXCEMEX4.3025 of 5 stars$5.56-0.7%$7.65+37.6%-27.8%$8.06B$17.25B18.6046,497SKYSkyline Champion1.3179 of 5 stars$102.38-2.8%$85.40-16.6%+31.3%$5.88B$2.02B40.688,600Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeACAArcosa3.9851 of 5 stars$108.32-0.8%$104.25-3.8%+22.7%$5.28B$2.31B41.506,075Positive NewsUSLMUnited States Lime & Minerals1.0034 of 5 stars$144.12-1.2%N/A+189.9%$4.12B$303.35M42.47333Positive NewsGap DownTGLSTecnoglass3.0412 of 5 stars$84.89+1.4%$77.40-8.8%+85.4%$3.99B$833.27M26.168,531CXTCrane NXT3.4592 of 5 stars$60.24+0.7%$87.67+45.5%-1.2%$3.44B$1.44B19.624,000Positive NewsHLIOHelios Technologies3.2681 of 5 stars$51.00-1.1%$63.00+23.5%+3.7%$1.70B$835.60M45.632,700Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies James Hardie Industries Competitors Fortune Brands Innovations Competitors Eagle Materials Competitors CEMEX Competitors Skyline Champion Competitors Arcosa Competitors United States Lime & Minerals Competitors Tecnoglass Competitors Crane NXT Competitors Helios Technologies Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:WFG) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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