Canfor Pulp Products (CFX) Competitors

Domtar (TSE:UFS) and Canfor Pulp Products (TSE:CFX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Does the media refer more to UFS or CFX?

In the previous week, Domtar's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Canfor Pulp Products'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Domtar	Neutral
Canfor Pulp Products	Neutral

Do analysts prefer UFS or CFX?

Canfor Pulp Products has a consensus price target of C$1.08, indicating a potential upside of 121.09%. Given Canfor Pulp Products' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Canfor Pulp Products is more favorable than Domtar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Domtar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Canfor Pulp Products	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is UFS or CFX more profitable?

Domtar has a net margin of 2.70% compared to Canfor Pulp Products' net margin of -21.46%. Domtar's return on equity of 4.36% beat Canfor Pulp Products' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Domtar	2.70%	4.36%	5.79%
Canfor Pulp Products	-21.46%	-60.52%	-7.79%

Which has more volatility & risk, UFS or CFX?

Domtar has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canfor Pulp Products has a beta of 0.427644, meaning that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, UFS or CFX?

Domtar has higher revenue and earnings than Canfor Pulp Products. Canfor Pulp Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Domtar, 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
Domtar	C$4.30B	0.00	C$108M	C$0.55	N/A
Canfor Pulp Products	C$730.40M	0.04	-C$182.45M	-C$2.37	-0.21

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in UFS or CFX?

99.1% of Domtar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.4% of Canfor Pulp Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Domtar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.0% of Canfor Pulp Products shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Domtar beats Canfor Pulp Products on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.