WFG vs. SJ, AGI, CS, PAAS, BTO, MX, HBM, LUG, TNX, and OR Should you be buying West Fraser Timber stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of West Fraser Timber include Stella-Jones (SJ), Alamos Gold (AGI), Capstone Copper (CS), Pan American Silver (PAAS), B2Gold (BTO), Methanex (MX), Hudbay Minerals (HBM), Lundin Gold (LUG), TRX Gold (TNX), and Osisko Gold Royalties (OR). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
West Fraser Timber (TSE:WFG ) and Stella-Jones (TSE:SJ ) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Which has better valuation & earnings, WFG or SJ?
Stella-Jones has lower revenue, but higher earnings than West Fraser Timber. West Fraser Timber is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stella-Jones, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Do insiders and institutionals believe in WFG or SJ?
45.0% of West Fraser Timber shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.8% of Stella-Jones shares are held by institutional investors. 33.1% of West Fraser Timber shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Stella-Jones shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Does the media favor WFG or SJ?
In the previous week, Stella-Jones had 11 more articles in the media than West Fraser Timber. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Stella-Jones and 0 mentions for West Fraser Timber. Stella-Jones' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat West Fraser Timber's score of 0.00 indicating that Stella-Jones is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Do analysts rate WFG or SJ?
West Fraser Timber presently has a consensus price target of C$115.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.96%. Stella-Jones has a consensus price target of C$89.57, suggesting a potential upside of 8.00%. Given Stella-Jones' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Stella-Jones is more favorable than West Fraser Timber.
Is WFG or SJ a better dividend stock?
West Fraser Timber pays an annual dividend of C$1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Stella-Jones pays an annual dividend of C$1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. West Fraser Timber pays out -108.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stella-Jones pays out 18.8% 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.
Which has more risk and volatility, WFG or SJ?
West Fraser Timber has a beta of 2.09, indicating that its share price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stella-Jones has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WFG or SJ?
Stella-Jones received 339 more outperform votes than West Fraser Timber when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.81% of users gave West Fraser Timber an outperform vote while only 64.01% of users gave Stella-Jones an outperform vote.
Is WFG or SJ more profitable?
Stella-Jones has a net margin of 10.14% compared to West Fraser Timber's net margin of -1.39%. Stella-Jones' return on equity of 20.77% beat West Fraser Timber's return on equity.
Summary Stella-Jones beats West Fraser Timber on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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