WFG vs. JHX, CX, EXP, FBIN, ACA, TGLS, SKY, CXT, USLM, and LOMA
Should you be buying West Fraser Timber stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of West Fraser Timber include James Hardie Industries (JHX), CEMEX (CX), Eagle Materials (EXP), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), Arcosa (ACA), Tecnoglass (TGLS), Skyline Champion (SKY), Crane NXT (CXT), United States Lime & Minerals (USLM), and Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (LOMA). These companies are all part of the "construction materials" industry.
West Fraser Timber vs.
James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) and West Fraser Timber (NYSE:WFG) are both construction companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
8.0% of James Hardie Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.2% of West Fraser Timber shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of West Fraser Timber shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
James Hardie Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. West Fraser Timber pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. James Hardie Industries pays out 21.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. West Fraser Timber pays out -752.9% 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 has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. West Fraser Timber is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
In the previous week, James Hardie Industries had 1 more articles in the media than West Fraser Timber. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for James Hardie Industries and 6 mentions for West Fraser Timber. James Hardie Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat West Fraser Timber's score of 0.64 indicating that James Hardie Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.
James Hardie Industries currently has a consensus price target of $39.12, suggesting a potential upside of 42.40%. West Fraser Timber has a consensus price target of $100.40, suggesting a potential upside of 30.73%. Given James Hardie Industries' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe James Hardie Industries is more favorable than West Fraser Timber.
James Hardie Industries received 199 more outperform votes than West Fraser Timber when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.14% of users gave West Fraser Timber an outperform vote while only 61.11% of users gave James Hardie Industries an outperform vote.
James Hardie Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than West Fraser Timber. West Fraser Timber is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than James Hardie Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
James Hardie Industries has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, West Fraser Timber has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
James Hardie Industries has a net margin of 11.15% compared to West Fraser Timber's net margin of -0.08%. James Hardie Industries' return on equity of 33.65% beat West Fraser Timber's return on equity.
Summary
James Hardie Industries beats West Fraser Timber on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:WFG) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
