Canfor Pulp Products (CFX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Canfor Pulp Products Inc produces and sells northern bleached softwood kraft pulp, or NBSK pulp and paper. The company also generates and sells electricity from biomass out of its pulp plants in Western Canada. The firm organizes itself into two segments based on product: pulp and paper. The pulp segment generates most of the revenue. Canfor Pulp's NBSK pulp customers are typically manufacturers of tissue paper, specialty paper, and printing and writing paper. Most of Canfor Pulp's revenue comes from Asia. The majority of the company's shares are owned by Canfor Corporation.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$0.69 to C$0.69
• 50-Day Range: C$0.67 to C$0.76
• 52-Week Range: C$0.63 to C$1.10
• Volume: 4,500 shs
• Average Volume: 15,469 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$46.14 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 36.23%
• Price Target: C$1.19
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Canfor Pulp Products Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Canfor Pulp Products scored higher than 54% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Canfor Pulp Products has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Canfor Pulp Products has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Canfor Pulp Products is -0.26, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Canfor Pulp Products is -0.26, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for Canfor Pulp Products, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Canfor Pulp Products has a P/B Ratio of 0.26. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CFX.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Canfor Pulp Products is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.76%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Canfor Pulp Products does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CFX.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.90

News Sentiment

Canfor Pulp Products has a news sentiment score of 0.90. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Canfor Pulp Products this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Canfor Pulp Products insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

55.02% of the stock of Canfor Pulp Products is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 5.74% of the stock of Canfor Pulp Products is held by institutions.

CFX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CFX shares performed this year?

Canfor Pulp Products' stock was trading at C$0.76 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CFX shares have decreased by 9.2% and is now trading at C$0.69.

How were Canfor Pulp Products' earnings last quarter?

Canfor Pulp Products Inc. (TSE:CFX) posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October, 25th. The company reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.10) by $0.07. Canfor Pulp Products had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 60.52% and a negative net margin of 21.46%.
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How do I buy shares of Canfor Pulp Products?

Shares of CFX stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

What other stocks do shareholders of Canfor Pulp Products own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Canfor Pulp Products investors own include Canfor (CFP), West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (WFT.TO) (WFT), Manulife Financial (MFC), Savaria (SIS), Eldorado Gold (EGO), Cenovus Energy (CVE) and Enbridge (ENB).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/25/2024
• Today: 7/23/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Paper & Paper Products
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:CFX
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.canforpulp.com
• Phone: +1-604-6615241
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,004
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Canfor Pulp Products: C$1.19
• High Price Target: C$1.50
• Low Price Target: C$0.75
• Potential Upside/Downside: +72.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C($2.66)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 5.75
• P/E Growth: -25.62
• Net Income: -C$182.45 million
• Net Margins: -21.46%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -60.52%
• Return on Assets: -7.79%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 57.90
• Current Ratio: 0.91
• Quick Ratio: 0.73

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$850.14 million
• Price / Sales: 0.05
• Cash Flow: C$0.02 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 41.10
• Book Value: C$2.66 per share
• Price / Book: 0.26

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 66,864,439
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$46.14 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.33