Canfor Pulp Products (CFX) Competitors

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

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 stronger earnings and 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$850.14M	0.05	-C$182.45M	-C$2.66	-0.24

Which has more volatility & risk, UFS or CFX?

Domtar has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canfor Pulp Products has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate UFS or CFX?

Canfor Pulp Products has a consensus price target of C$1.08, indicating a potential upside of 69.27%. 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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in UFS or CFX?

99.1% of Domtar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.7% of Canfor Pulp Products shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Domtar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 55.0% of Canfor Pulp Products shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor UFS or CFX?

In the previous week, Canfor Pulp Products had 4 more articles in the media than Domtar. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Canfor Pulp Products and 0 mentions for Domtar. Domtar's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Canfor Pulp Products' score of -0.12 indicating that Domtar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Domtar	Neutral
Canfor Pulp Products	Neutral

Summary

Domtar beats Canfor Pulp Products on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.