WEF vs. WFG, CIX, CR, CRH, SWH, SNA, B, EVA, SJ, and CFP
Should you be buying Western Forest Products stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Forest Products include West Fraser Timber (WFG), CI Financial (CIX), Crew Energy (CR), CRH Medical (CRH), Sunwah International (SWH), 43223 (SNA.V) (SNA), Bombardier, Inc. Preferred Shares Series 2 (B), Enviva (EVA), Stella-Jones (SJ), and Canfor (CFP).
Western Forest Products vs. Its Competitors
Western Forest Products (TSE:WEF) and West Fraser Timber (TSE:WFG) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.
Western Forest Products has higher earnings, but lower revenue than West Fraser Timber. Western Forest Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than West Fraser Timber, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
West Fraser Timber has a net margin of -1.53% compared to Western Forest Products' net margin of -4.21%. West Fraser Timber's return on equity of -1.33% beat Western Forest Products' return on equity.
In the previous week, West Fraser Timber had 3 more articles in the media than Western Forest Products. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for West Fraser Timber and 0 mentions for Western Forest Products. West Fraser Timber's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Western Forest Products' score of 0.19 indicating that West Fraser Timber is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Western Forest Products has a beta of 1.81, indicating that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, West Fraser Timber has a beta of 2.03, indicating that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Western Forest Products currently has a consensus price target of C$13.38, indicating a potential upside of 6.32%. West Fraser Timber has a consensus price target of C$142.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.20%. Given West Fraser Timber's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe West Fraser Timber is more favorable than Western Forest Products.
39.0% of Western Forest Products shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.4% of West Fraser Timber shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Western Forest Products shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 33.7% of West Fraser Timber shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Western Forest Products pays an annual dividend of C$0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. West Fraser Timber pays an annual dividend of C$1.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Western Forest Products pays out -36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. West Fraser Timber pays out -103.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. West Fraser Timber is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
West Fraser Timber beats Western Forest Products on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:WEF) was last updated on 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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