Interfor (IFP) Competitors

Interfor (TSE:IFP) and Stella-Jones (TSE:SJ) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor IFP or SJ?

In the previous week, Stella-Jones had 3 more articles in the media than Interfor. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Stella-Jones and 13 mentions for Interfor. Stella-Jones' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Interfor's score of 0.12 indicating that Stella-Jones is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Interfor	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Stella-Jones	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, IFP or SJ?

Stella-Jones has higher revenue and earnings than Interfor. Interfor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stella-Jones, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Interfor	C$3.20B	0.30	-C$360.10M	-C$7.00	-2.71
Stella-Jones	C$3.46B	1.11	C$353M	C$6.19	11.01

Do insiders & institutionals believe in IFP or SJ?

52.8% of Interfor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.6% of Stella-Jones shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Interfor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Stella-Jones shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IFP or SJ?

Interfor received 45 more outperform votes than Stella-Jones when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.92% of users gave Interfor an outperform vote while only 63.33% of users gave Stella-Jones an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Interfor	Outperform Votes 456 70.92%	Underperform Votes 187 29.08%
Stella-Jones	Outperform Votes 411 63.33%	Underperform Votes 238 36.67%

Do analysts prefer IFP or SJ?

Interfor currently has a consensus target price of C$24.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.29%. Stella-Jones has a consensus target price of C$88.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.11%. Given Interfor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Interfor is more favorable than Stella-Jones.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Interfor	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Stella-Jones	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility and risk, IFP or SJ?

Interfor has a beta of 2.54, suggesting that its stock price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stella-Jones has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is IFP or SJ more profitable?

Stella-Jones has a net margin of 10.20% compared to Interfor's net margin of -11.26%. Stella-Jones' return on equity of 20.64% beat Interfor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Interfor	-11.26%	-20.18%	-4.54%
Stella-Jones	10.20%	20.64%	9.38%

Summary

Stella-Jones beats Interfor on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.