West Fraser Timber (WFG) Competitors $74.04 +0.75 (+1.02%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WFG vs. JHX, CX, EXP, FBIN, SKY, ACA, TGLS, CXT, USLM, and LOMAShould 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), Skyline Champion (SKY), Arcosa (ACA), Tecnoglass (TGLS), 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 CEMEX Eagle Materials Fortune Brands Innovations Skyline Champion Arcosa Tecnoglass Crane NXT United States Lime & Minerals Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima West Fraser Timber (NYSE:WFG) and James Hardie Industries (NYSE:JHX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to WFG or JHX? In the previous week, West Fraser Timber had 13 more articles in the media than James Hardie Industries. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for West Fraser Timber and 7 mentions for James Hardie Industries. James Hardie Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat West Fraser Timber's score of 0.31 indicating that James Hardie Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment West Fraser Timber 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral James Hardie Industries 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WFG or JHX? 40.2% of West Fraser Timber shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.0% of James Hardie Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of West Fraser Timber shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is WFG or JHX a better dividend stock? West Fraser Timber pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. James Hardie Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. West Fraser Timber pays out -752.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. James Hardie Industries pays out 20.8% 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. Is WFG or JHX more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets West Fraser Timber-0.08% 0.88% 0.69% James Hardie Industries 11.15%33.65%13.44% Do analysts rate WFG or JHX? West Fraser Timber currently has a consensus price target of $100.40, suggesting a potential upside of 36.52%. James Hardie Industries has a consensus price target of $42.45, suggesting a potential upside of 80.25%. Given James Hardie Industries' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe James Hardie Industries is more favorable than West Fraser Timber.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score West Fraser Timber 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00James Hardie Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Which has more volatility and risk, WFG or JHX? West Fraser Timber has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, James Hardie Industries has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WFG or JHX? James Hardie Industries received 198 more outperform votes than West Fraser Timber when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.26% of users gave West Fraser Timber an outperform vote while only 61.17% of users gave James Hardie Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWest Fraser TimberOutperform Votes5478.26% Underperform Votes1521.74% James Hardie IndustriesOutperform Votes25261.17% Underperform Votes16038.83% Which has better valuation & earnings, WFG or JHX? James Hardie Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWest Fraser Timber$6.01B0.94-$5M-$0.17-432.59James Hardie Industries$3.91B2.59$510.20M$1.0123.32 SummaryJames Hardie Industries beats West Fraser Timber on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get West Fraser Timber News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WFG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WFG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWest Fraser TimberSawmills & planing mills, general IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.67B$5.81B$3.02B$18.81BDividend Yield1.74%1.53%5.18%4.03%P/E Ratio-350.1914.4974.7132.47Price / Sales0.940.9225,549,533,275,675,700.0027.71Price / Cash9.6510.7024.3217.53Price / Book0.821.335.204.44Net Income-$5M$254.66M$155.11M$1.02B7 Day Performance0.64%-3.61%1.07%1.74%1 Month Performance-2.74%-5.33%2.96%-3.34%1 Year Performance-3.94%-8.55%18.91%4.94% West Fraser Timber Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WFGWest Fraser Timber3.4183 of 5 stars$74.04+1.0%$100.40+35.6%-4.5%$5.71B$6.01B-352.5711,000Analyst RevisionJHXJames Hardie Industries2.6535 of 5 stars$21.82-2.9%$42.45+94.5%-34.3%$9.38B$3.91B21.603,257Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeCXCEMEX3.8915 of 5 stars$5.29-2.0%$7.63+44.2%-25.1%$7.67B$16.20B8.4043,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageEXPEagle Materials4.3201 of 5 stars$209.60-3.1%$279.40+33.3%-14.0%$6.98B$2.27B14.972,200Positive NewsFBINFortune Brands Innovations4.2266 of 5 stars$49.99-2.9%$84.33+68.7%-28.6%$6.06B$4.61B13.3311,200Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsSKYSkyline Champion0.7951 of 5 stars$79.29-3.1%$88.40+11.5%+11.8%$4.54B$2.43B27.928,400Positive NewsACAArcosa4.461 of 5 stars$75.19-2.8%$105.50+40.3%+2.5%$3.67B$2.57B28.595,230Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsTGLSTecnoglass1.4988 of 5 stars$66.45-2.1%$77.40+16.5%+25.4%$3.12B$890.18M20.776,910News CoverageCXTCrane NXT3.8238 of 5 stars$43.41-2.8%$83.33+92.0%-24.5%$2.49B$1.49B13.6111,000Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsUSLMUnited States Lime & Minerals1.0419 of 5 stars$86.77-4.5%N/A+51.7%$2.48B$317.72M22.87340News CoveragePositive NewsLOMALoma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima1.8376 of 5 stars$10.39-4.6%N/A+59.6%$1.21B$699.18B17.612,885Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies James Hardie Industries Competitors CEMEX Competitors Eagle Materials Competitors Fortune Brands Innovations Competitors Skyline Champion Competitors Arcosa Competitors Tecnoglass Competitors Crane NXT Competitors United States Lime & Minerals Competitors Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:WFG) was last updated on 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashHere’s the cold truth: If your money is sitting idle in a bank account, it’s vulnerable. 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