CFP vs. IFP, SJ, KNT, CG, AYA, SEA, OLA, IE, TXG, and MAG
Should you be buying Canfor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canfor include Interfor (IFP), Stella-Jones (SJ), K92 Mining (KNT), Centerra Gold (CG), Aya Gold & Silver (AYA), Seabridge Gold (SEA), Orla Mining (OLA), Ivanhoe Electric (IE), Torex Gold Resources (TXG), and MAG Silver (MAG). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Canfor (TSE:CFP) and Interfor (TSE:IFP) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability and risk.
Canfor has a beta of 2.16, indicating that its share price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Interfor has a beta of 2.61, indicating that its share price is 161% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Canfor received 161 more outperform votes than Interfor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.22% of users gave Canfor an outperform vote while only 71.61% of users gave Interfor an outperform vote.
15.2% of Canfor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.9% of Interfor shares are owned by institutional investors. 53.7% of Canfor shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Interfor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Interfor has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Canfor. Canfor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Interfor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Canfor has a net margin of -6.01% compared to Interfor's net margin of -8.05%. Canfor's return on equity of -7.71% beat Interfor's return on equity.
Canfor currently has a consensus target price of C$21.67, indicating a potential upside of 52.15%. Interfor has a consensus target price of C$27.17, indicating a potential upside of 53.05%. Given Interfor's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Interfor is more favorable than Canfor.
In the previous week, Canfor had 7 more articles in the media than Interfor. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Canfor and 3 mentions for Interfor. Canfor's average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat Interfor's score of -0.60 indicating that Canfor is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Canfor beats Interfor on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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