CAS vs. UFS, ITP, RFP, DSY, GLN, AEZ, WPK, CCL.A, IPLP, and RPI.UN
Should you be buying Cascades stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cascades include Domtar (UFS), Intertape Polymer Group (ITP), Resolute Forest Products (RFP), Destiny Media Technologies (DSY), 14845 (GLN.TO) (GLN), 43844 (AEZ.TO) (AEZ), Winpak (WPK), CCL Industries (CCL.A), IPL Plastics Inc. (IPLP.TO) (IPLP), and Richards Packaging Income Fund (RPI.UN).
Cascades vs.
Domtar (TSE:UFS) and Cascades (TSE:CAS) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability.
In the previous week, Cascades had 11 more articles in the media than Domtar. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Cascades and 0 mentions for Domtar. Domtar's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Cascades' score of -0.10 indicating that Domtar is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Domtar has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cascades has a beta of 0.15, suggesting that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Domtar has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cascades. Cascades is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Domtar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
99.1% of Domtar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of Cascades shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Domtar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of Cascades shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Domtar has a net margin of 2.70% compared to Cascades' net margin of -1.62%. Domtar's return on equity of 4.36% beat Cascades' return on equity.
Cascades has a consensus target price of C$13.30, indicating a potential upside of 36.83%. Given Cascades' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cascades is more favorable than Domtar.
Cascades received 284 more outperform votes than Domtar when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.54% of users gave Cascades an outperform vote while only 51.82% of users gave Domtar an outperform vote.
Summary
Domtar and Cascades tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:CAS) was last updated on 3/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
