IFP vs. CFP, PL, ADN, WEF, GFP, GDL, CFF, EVA, WFG, and SJ
Should you be buying Interfor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Interfor include Canfor (CFP), Pinnacle Renewable Energy (PL), Acadian Timber (ADN), Western Forest Products (WEF), GreenFirst Forest Products (GFP), Goodfellow (GDL), Conifex Timber (CFF), Enviva (EVA), West Fraser Timber (WFG), and Stella-Jones (SJ). These companies are all part of the "lumber & wood production" industry.
Interfor vs.
Canfor (TSE:CFP) and Interfor (TSE:IFP) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, community ranking, dividends and earnings.
Canfor has a net margin of -13.77% compared to Interfor's net margin of -13.82%. Canfor's return on equity of -20.05% beat Interfor's return on equity.
Canfor has a beta of 2.08, meaning that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Interfor has a beta of 2.54, meaning that its stock price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500.
14.1% of Canfor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.8% of Interfor shares are owned by institutional investors. 53.9% of Canfor shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Interfor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Interfor had 2 more articles in the media than Canfor. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Interfor and 0 mentions for Canfor. Interfor's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Canfor's score of 0.00 indicating that Interfor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Interfor has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Canfor. Canfor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Interfor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Canfor currently has a consensus price target of C$20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.28%. Interfor has a consensus price target of C$23.67, suggesting a potential upside of 52.79%. Given Interfor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Interfor is more favorable than Canfor.
Canfor received 160 more outperform votes than Interfor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.49% of users gave Canfor an outperform vote while only 70.72% of users gave Interfor an outperform vote.
Summary
Interfor beats Canfor on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:IFP) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
