IFP vs. CFP, GFP, PL, ADN, WEF, 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), GreenFirst Forest Products (GFP), Pinnacle Renewable Energy (PL), Acadian Timber (ADN), Western Forest Products (WEF), 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 superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Canfor received 161 more outperform votes than Interfor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.73% of users gave Canfor an outperform vote while only 70.85% of users gave Interfor an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Canfor and Canfor both had 5 articles in the media. Interfor's average media sentiment score of 0.07 beat Canfor's score of -0.03 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 target price of C$21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.79%. Interfor has a consensus target price of C$24.67, suggesting a potential upside of 37.65%. Given Interfor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Interfor is more favorable than Canfor.
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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Canfor has a beta of 2.08, suggesting that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Interfor has a beta of 2.54, suggesting that its share price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Canfor has a net margin of -7.39% compared to Interfor's net margin of -11.26%. Canfor's return on equity of -9.65% beat Interfor's return on equity.
Summary
Canfor and Interfor tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:IFP) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
