WFG vs. JHX, FBIN, EXP, CX, SKY, ACA, CXT, TGLS, USLM, and HLIO
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), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), Eagle Materials (EXP), CEMEX (CX), Skyline Champion (SKY), Arcosa (ACA), Crane NXT (CXT), Tecnoglass (TGLS), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), and Helios Technologies (HLIO). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry.
West Fraser Timber vs.
West Fraser Timber (NYSE:WFG) and James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
40.2% of West Fraser Timber shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.0% of James Hardie Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of West Fraser Timber shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
West Fraser Timber presently has a consensus target price of $111.60, indicating a potential upside of 23.97%. James Hardie Industries has a consensus target price of $40.25, indicating a potential upside of 19.03%. Given West Fraser Timber's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe West Fraser Timber is more favorable than James Hardie Industries.
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 61.44% of users gave James Hardie Industries an outperform vote.
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.
West Fraser Timber has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, James Hardie Industries has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, James Hardie Industries had 1 more articles in the media than West Fraser Timber. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for James Hardie Industries and 2 mentions for West Fraser Timber. James Hardie Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat West Fraser Timber's score of 0.73 indicating that James Hardie Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
James Hardie Industries beats West Fraser Timber on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:WFG) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
