West Fraser Timber (WFG) Competitors

Boise Cascade has a net margin of 1.73% compared to West Fraser Timber's net margin of -21.86%. Boise Cascade's return on equity of 5.55% beat West Fraser Timber's return on equity.

West Fraser Timber pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Boise Cascade pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. West Fraser Timber pays out -8.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Boise Cascade pays out 29.7% 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 and Boise Cascade has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. West Fraser Timber is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

West Fraser Timber presently has a consensus price target of $82.60, indicating a potential upside of 20.37%. Boise Cascade has a consensus price target of $98.00, indicating a potential upside of 38.95%. Given Boise Cascade's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Boise Cascade is more favorable than West Fraser Timber.

40.2% of West Fraser Timber shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Boise Cascade shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of West Fraser Timber shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Boise Cascade shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Boise Cascade had 4 more articles in the media than West Fraser Timber. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Boise Cascade and 1 mentions for West Fraser Timber. Boise Cascade's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat West Fraser Timber's score of 0.00 indicating that Boise Cascade is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Boise Cascade has higher revenue and earnings than West Fraser Timber. West Fraser Timber is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boise Cascade, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

West Fraser Timber has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Boise Cascade has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the broader market.

West Fraser Timber pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Louisiana-Pacific pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. West Fraser Timber pays out -8.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Louisiana-Pacific pays out 101.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. West Fraser Timber has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Louisiana-Pacific has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. West Fraser Timber is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

West Fraser Timber presently has a consensus target price of $82.60, indicating a potential upside of 20.37%. Louisiana-Pacific has a consensus target price of $97.25, indicating a potential upside of 27.99%. Given Louisiana-Pacific's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Louisiana-Pacific is more favorable than West Fraser Timber.

40.2% of West Fraser Timber shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.7% of Louisiana-Pacific shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of West Fraser Timber shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Louisiana-Pacific shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Louisiana-Pacific has a net margin of 3.20% compared to West Fraser Timber's net margin of -21.86%. Louisiana-Pacific's return on equity of 7.03% beat West Fraser Timber's return on equity.

West Fraser Timber has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Louisiana-Pacific has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Louisiana-Pacific had 4 more articles in the media than West Fraser Timber. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Louisiana-Pacific and 1 mentions for West Fraser Timber. Louisiana-Pacific's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat West Fraser Timber's score of 0.00 indicating that Louisiana-Pacific is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Louisiana-Pacific has lower revenue, but higher earnings than West Fraser Timber. West Fraser Timber is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Louisiana-Pacific, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Weyerhaeuser has a net margin of 5.78% compared to West Fraser Timber's net margin of -21.86%. Weyerhaeuser's return on equity of 1.45% beat West Fraser Timber's return on equity.

83.0% of Weyerhaeuser shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.2% of West Fraser Timber shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Weyerhaeuser shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of West Fraser Timber shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Weyerhaeuser had 4 more articles in the media than West Fraser Timber. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Weyerhaeuser and 1 mentions for West Fraser Timber. Weyerhaeuser's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat West Fraser Timber's score of 0.00 indicating that Weyerhaeuser is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Weyerhaeuser presently has a consensus price target of $28.88, indicating a potential upside of 17.50%. West Fraser Timber has a consensus price target of $82.60, indicating a potential upside of 20.37%. Given West Fraser Timber's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe West Fraser Timber is more favorable than Weyerhaeuser.

Weyerhaeuser pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. West Fraser Timber pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Weyerhaeuser pays out 155.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. West Fraser Timber pays out -8.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Weyerhaeuser has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and West Fraser Timber has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Weyerhaeuser has higher revenue and earnings than West Fraser Timber. West Fraser Timber is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Weyerhaeuser, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Weyerhaeuser has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, West Fraser Timber has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

West Fraser Timber presently has a consensus target price of $82.60, indicating a potential upside of 20.37%. Cemex has a consensus target price of $12.77, indicating a potential downside of 3.13%. Given West Fraser Timber's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe West Fraser Timber is more favorable than Cemex.

Cemex has a net margin of 2.74% compared to West Fraser Timber's net margin of -21.86%. Cemex's return on equity of 3.64% beat West Fraser Timber's return on equity.

In the previous week, Cemex had 3 more articles in the media than West Fraser Timber. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Cemex and 1 mentions for West Fraser Timber. Cemex's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat West Fraser Timber's score of 0.00 indicating that Cemex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Cemex has higher revenue and earnings than West Fraser Timber. West Fraser Timber is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cemex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

West Fraser Timber pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Cemex pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. West Fraser Timber pays out -8.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cemex pays out 28.1% 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 increased 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.

40.2% of West Fraser Timber shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Cemex shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of West Fraser Timber shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Cemex shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

West Fraser Timber has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cemex has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the broader market.