CFP vs. WFG, SJ, IFP, PL, ADN, WEF, GDL, GFP, CFF, and EVA
Should you be buying Canfor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canfor include West Fraser Timber (WFG), Stella-Jones (SJ), Interfor (IFP), Pinnacle Renewable Energy (PL), Acadian Timber (ADN), Western Forest Products (WEF), Goodfellow (GDL), GreenFirst Forest Products (GFP), Conifex Timber (CFF), and Enviva (EVA). These companies are all part of the "lumber & wood production" industry.
Canfor vs.
West Fraser Timber (TSE:WFG) and Canfor (TSE:CFP) 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, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, community ranking and dividends.
West Fraser Timber has a beta of 2.03, meaning that its share price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canfor has a beta of 2.08, meaning that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Canfor received 547 more outperform votes than West Fraser Timber when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.49% of users gave Canfor an outperform vote while only 63.16% of users gave West Fraser Timber an outperform vote.
West Fraser Timber has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Canfor. West Fraser Timber is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canfor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
West Fraser Timber presently has a consensus price target of C$170.00, indicating a potential upside of 54.10%. Canfor has a consensus price target of C$20.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.28%. Given West Fraser Timber's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe West Fraser Timber is more favorable than Canfor.
In the previous week, Canfor's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat West Fraser Timber's score of 0.00 indicating that Canfor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
West Fraser Timber has a net margin of -1.53% compared to Canfor's net margin of -13.77%. West Fraser Timber's return on equity of -1.33% beat Canfor's return on equity.
46.4% of West Fraser Timber shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.1% of Canfor shares are held by institutional investors. 33.7% of West Fraser Timber shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.9% of Canfor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
West Fraser Timber beats Canfor on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:CFP) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
