Canfor (CFP) Competitors

Canfor (TSE:CFP) and West Fraser Timber (TSE:WFG) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CFP or WFG?

West Fraser Timber has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Canfor. West Fraser Timber is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canfor, 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
Canfor	C$5.33B	0.31	-C$734.03M	-C$6.01	-2.26
West Fraser Timber	C$4.36B	1.32	-C$66.55M	-C$1.67	-61.73

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CFP or WFG?

14.1% of Canfor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.4% of West Fraser Timber shares are held by institutional investors. 53.9% of Canfor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 33.7% 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CFP or WFG?

Canfor received 549 more outperform votes than West Fraser Timber when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.40% of users gave Canfor an outperform vote while only 63.48% of users gave West Fraser Timber an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canfor	Outperform Votes 622 74.40%	Underperform Votes 214 25.60%
West Fraser Timber	Outperform Votes 73 63.48%	Underperform Votes 42 36.52%

Does the media favor CFP or WFG?

In the previous week, West Fraser Timber had 9 more articles in the media than Canfor. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for West Fraser Timber and 3 mentions for Canfor. West Fraser Timber's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Canfor's score of 0.00 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
Canfor	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
West Fraser Timber	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend CFP or WFG?

Canfor presently has a consensus price target of C$18.33, indicating a potential upside of 34.80%. West Fraser Timber has a consensus price target of C$142.00, indicating a potential upside of 37.53%. Given West Fraser Timber's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe West Fraser Timber is more favorable than Canfor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canfor	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
West Fraser Timber	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Which has more risk and volatility, CFP or WFG?

Canfor has a beta of 2.08, suggesting that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, West Fraser Timber has a beta of 2.03, suggesting that its share price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CFP or WFG more profitable?

West Fraser Timber has a net margin of -1.53% compared to Canfor's net margin of -13.77%. West Fraser Timber's return on equity of -1.33% beat Canfor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canfor	-13.77%	-20.05%	-5.36%
West Fraser Timber	-1.53%	-1.33%	2.18%

Summary

West Fraser Timber beats Canfor on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.