CFP vs. SJ, IFP, PL, ADN, WEF, GDL, GFP, CFF, EVA, and WFG
Should you be buying Canfor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canfor include 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), Enviva (EVA), and West Fraser Timber (WFG). These companies are all part of the "lumber & wood production" industry.
Stella-Jones (TSE:SJ) and Canfor (TSE:CFP) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.
Canfor received 202 more outperform votes than Stella-Jones when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.82% of users gave Canfor an outperform vote while only 63.86% of users gave Stella-Jones an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Canfor had 15 more articles in the media than Stella-Jones. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Canfor and 2 mentions for Stella-Jones. Canfor's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Stella-Jones' score of 0.02 indicating that Stella-Jones is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Stella-Jones has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Canfor. Canfor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stella-Jones, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Stella-Jones presently has a consensus target price of C$92.14, indicating a potential downside of 3.93%. Canfor has a consensus target price of C$19.83, indicating a potential upside of 27.79%. Given Stella-Jones' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Canfor is more favorable than Stella-Jones.
53.9% of Stella-Jones shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.4% of Canfor shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Stella-Jones shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.8% of Canfor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Stella-Jones has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canfor has a beta of 2.18, meaning that its share price is 118% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Stella-Jones has a net margin of 10.14% compared to Stella-Jones' net margin of -4.58%. Canfor's return on equity of 20.77% beat Stella-Jones' return on equity.
Summary
Canfor beats Stella-Jones on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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