Janus International Group (JBI) Competitors

Janus International Group (NYSE:JBI) and West Fraser Timber (NYSE:WFG) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.

Is JBI or WFG more profitable?

Janus International Group has a net margin of 4.85% compared to West Fraser Timber's net margin of -2.18%. Janus International Group's return on equity of 13.10% beat West Fraser Timber's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Janus International Group	4.85%	13.10%	5.36%
West Fraser Timber	-2.18%	-0.85%	-0.66%

Do analysts rate JBI or WFG?

Janus International Group presently has a consensus target price of $10.67, indicating a potential upside of 5.56%. West Fraser Timber has a consensus target price of $100.00, indicating a potential upside of 39.92%. Given West Fraser Timber's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe West Fraser Timber is more favorable than Janus International Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Janus International Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
West Fraser Timber	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has better earnings and valuation, JBI or WFG?

Janus International Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than West Fraser Timber. West Fraser Timber is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Janus International Group, 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
Janus International Group	$963.80M	1.46	$70.40M	$0.31	32.60
West Fraser Timber	$5.83B	0.94	-$5M	-$1.75	-40.84

Do institutionals and insiders believe in JBI or WFG?

88.8% of Janus International Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.2% of West Fraser Timber shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Janus International Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of West Fraser Timber shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, JBI or WFG?

Janus International Group has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, West Fraser Timber has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor JBI or WFG?

In the previous week, West Fraser Timber had 2 more articles in the media than Janus International Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for West Fraser Timber and 4 mentions for Janus International Group. West Fraser Timber's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Janus International Group's score of 1.63 indicating that West Fraser Timber is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Janus International Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
West Fraser Timber	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Janus International Group beats West Fraser Timber on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.