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$76.83 -1.21 (-1.56%)
Closing price 03/26/2025 03:58 PM Eastern
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WFG vs. JHX, CX, FBIN, EXP, SKY, ACA, TGLS, CXT, USLM, and LOMA

Should you be buying West Fraser Timber stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of West Fraser Timber include James Hardie Industries (JHX), CEMEX (CX), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), Eagle Materials (EXP), Skyline Champion (SKY), Arcosa (ACA), Tecnoglass (TGLS), Crane NXT (CXT), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), and Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (LOMA). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry.

West Fraser Timber vs.

James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) and West Fraser Timber (NYSE:WFG) are both construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and community ranking.

James Hardie Industries has a net margin of 11.15% compared to West Fraser Timber's net margin of -0.08%. James Hardie Industries' return on equity of 33.65% beat West Fraser Timber's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
James Hardie Industries11.15% 33.65% 13.44%
West Fraser Timber -0.08%0.88%0.69%

In the previous week, James Hardie Industries had 30 more articles in the media than West Fraser Timber. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for James Hardie Industries and 2 mentions for West Fraser Timber. West Fraser Timber's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat James Hardie Industries' score of 0.32 indicating that West Fraser Timber is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
James Hardie Industries
9 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
West Fraser Timber
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

James Hardie Industries received 201 more outperform votes than West Fraser Timber when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.92% of users gave West Fraser Timber an outperform vote while only 61.22% of users gave James Hardie Industries an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
James Hardie IndustriesOutperform Votes
251
61.22%
Underperform Votes
159
38.78%
West Fraser TimberOutperform Votes
50
76.92%
Underperform Votes
15
23.08%

James Hardie Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 Ratio
James Hardie Industries$3.91B2.62$510.20M$1.0123.57
West Fraser Timber$6.17B0.99-$5M-$0.21-365.84

8.0% of James Hardie Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.2% of West Fraser Timber 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

James Hardie Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. West Fraser Timber pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. James Hardie Industries pays out 20.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. West Fraser Timber pays out -609.5% 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.

James Hardie Industries presently has a consensus target price of $50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 110.08%. West Fraser Timber has a consensus target price of $106.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.97%. Given James Hardie Industries' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe James Hardie Industries is more favorable than West Fraser Timber.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
James Hardie Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
West Fraser Timber
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

James Hardie Industries has a beta of 1.84, meaning that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, West Fraser Timber has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

James Hardie Industries beats West Fraser Timber on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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WFG vs. The Competition

MetricWest Fraser TimberSawmills & planing mills, general IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.12B$6.41B$3.11B$19.65B
Dividend Yield1.66%1.48%5.14%3.75%
P/E Ratio-365.8416.2982.4133.84
Price / Sales0.991.0025,633,028,482,581,500.0027.96
Price / Cash9.6510.7024.3417.54
Price / Book0.861.465.124.60
Net Income-$5M$254.66M$153.74M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-0.48%0.85%0.20%-0.05%
1 Month Performance-2.35%0.52%6.13%-1.94%
1 Year Performance-11.47%-10.47%27.62%5.06%

West Fraser Timber Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WFG
West Fraser Timber
3.6572 of 5 stars
$76.83
-1.6%
$106.00
+38.0%
-12.0%$6.12B$6.17B-365.8411,000Short Interest ↑
Positive News
JHX
James Hardie Industries
3.326 of 5 stars
$32.56
+1.9%
$45.00
+38.2%
-39.7%$13.99B$3.91B32.233,257Analyst Downgrade
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
CX
CEMEX
4.1562 of 5 stars
$6.08
+0.9%
$7.82
+28.7%
-31.8%$8.80B$16.20B9.6443,500Analyst Downgrade
Short Interest ↓
FBIN
Fortune Brands Innovations
4.6867 of 5 stars
$63.71
+2.6%
$86.64
+36.0%
-23.9%$7.81B$4.61B16.9911,700Short Interest ↓
Positive News
EXP
Eagle Materials
4.646 of 5 stars
$216.80
+1.8%
$292.40
+34.9%
-15.3%$7.22B$2.27B15.492,500Short Interest ↑
Positive News
SKY
Skyline Champion
1.2482 of 5 stars
$93.40
-1.1%
$90.20
-3.4%
+18.6%$5.35B$2.43B32.898,600Positive News
ACA
Arcosa
4.376 of 5 stars
$81.28
+0.7%
$105.50
+29.8%
-4.1%$3.96B$2.57B30.915,230Short Interest ↑
Positive News
TGLS
Tecnoglass
1.596 of 5 stars
$70.69
+3.6%
$77.40
+9.5%
+35.9%$3.32B$890.18M22.098,531
CXT
Crane NXT
3.847 of 5 stars
$55.27
+1.3%
$83.33
+50.8%
-12.7%$3.16B$1.49B17.3311,000Positive News
USLM
United States Lime & Minerals
0.8268 of 5 stars
$93.14
-0.1%
N/A+56.1%$2.67B$317.72M24.55340News Coverage
Positive News
LOMA
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima
1.1784 of 5 stars
$10.98
+0.4%
$6.55
-40.3%
+63.6%$1.28B$699.18B18.602,885
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