CFP vs. WFG, SJ, IFP, PL, ADN, WEF, GDL, GFP, CFF, and EVA
Should you be buying Canfor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canfor include West Fraser Timber (WFG), Stella-Jones (SJ), Interfor (IFP), Pinnacle Renewable Energy (PL), Acadian Timber (ADN), Western Forest Products (WEF), Goodfellow (GDL), GreenFirst Forest Products (GFP), Conifex Timber (CFF), and Enviva (EVA). These companies are all part of the "lumber & wood production" industry.
Canfor vs.
Canfor (TSE:CFP) and West Fraser Timber (TSE:WFG) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.
Canfor received 550 more outperform votes than West Fraser Timber when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.43% of users gave Canfor an outperform vote while only 63.48% of users gave West Fraser Timber an outperform vote.
Canfor currently has a consensus price target of C$18.50, indicating a potential upside of 43.41%. West Fraser Timber has a consensus price target of C$142.00, indicating a potential upside of 39.74%. Given Canfor's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Canfor is more favorable than West Fraser Timber.
Canfor has a beta of 2.08, suggesting that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, West Fraser Timber has a beta of 2.03, suggesting that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
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.
In the previous week, Canfor had 3 more articles in the media than West Fraser Timber. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Canfor and 1 mentions for West Fraser Timber. West Fraser Timber's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Canfor's score of 0.15 indicating that West Fraser Timber is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
14.1% of Canfor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.4% of West Fraser Timber shares are owned by institutional investors. 53.9% of Canfor shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.7% of West Fraser Timber shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Canfor and West Fraser Timber tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:CFP) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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