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C$31.68 -0.01 (-0.03%)
As of 07/2/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

CIX vs. WFG, CR, CRH, WEF, SWH, SNA, B, EVA, IGM, and ONEX

Should you be buying CI Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CI Financial include West Fraser Timber (WFG), Crew Energy (CR), CRH Medical (CRH), Western Forest Products (WEF), Sunwah International (SWH), 43223 (SNA.V) (SNA), Bombardier, Inc. Preferred Shares Series 2 (B), Enviva (EVA), IGM Financial (IGM), and Onex (ONEX).

CI Financial vs. Its Competitors

West Fraser Timber (TSE:WFG) and CI Financial (TSE:CIX) are both mid-cap construction materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

46.4% of West Fraser Timber shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.0% of CI Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 33.7% of West Fraser Timber shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.8% of CI Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, CI Financial had 1 more articles in the media than West Fraser Timber. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for CI Financial and 0 mentions for West Fraser Timber. West Fraser Timber's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled CI Financial'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
West Fraser Timber Neutral
CI Financial Neutral

West Fraser Timber has higher revenue and earnings than CI Financial. CI Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than West Fraser Timber, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
West Fraser TimberC$4.36B1.34-C$66.55M-C$1.67-62.76
CI FinancialC$3.57B1.28-C$69.09M-C$0.48-66.04

West Fraser Timber has a beta of 2.03, suggesting that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CI Financial has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

West Fraser Timber pays an annual dividend of C$1.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. CI Financial pays an annual dividend of C$0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. West Fraser Timber pays out -103.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CI Financial pays out -166.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. CI Financial has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. CI Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

West Fraser Timber has a net margin of -1.53% compared to CI Financial's net margin of -1.94%. West Fraser Timber's return on equity of -1.33% beat CI Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
West Fraser Timber-1.53% -1.33% 2.18%
CI Financial -1.94%-7.54%4.87%

West Fraser Timber currently has a consensus price target of C$142.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.28%. CI Financial has a consensus price target of C$29.36, indicating a potential downside of 7.33%. Given West Fraser Timber's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe West Fraser Timber is more favorable than CI Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
West Fraser Timber
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.50
CI Financial
2 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.75

Summary

West Fraser Timber beats CI Financial on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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CIX vs. The Competition

MetricCI FinancialAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$4.57BC$1.24BC$6.40BC$6.16B
Dividend Yield2.56%4.35%4.17%6.72%
P/E Ratio-66.0421.9913.6350.59
Price / Sales1.282,371.181,760.011,218.45
Price / Cash9.7760.8148.9183.29
Price / Book5.581.213.184.72
Net Income-C$69.09MC$264.68MC$1.25BC$301.20M
7 Day Performance0.19%0.66%0.81%1.40%
1 Month Performance0.73%3.01%3.41%4.32%
1 Year Performance113.33%6.60%15.35%25.97%

CI Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CIX
CI Financial
0.4471 of 5 stars
C$31.68
0.0%
C$29.36
-7.3%
+116.5%C$4.57BC$3.57B-66.04610
WFG
West Fraser Timber
2.1419 of 5 stars
C$103.93
+3.5%
C$142.00
+36.6%
+1.7%C$5.79BC$4.36B-62.1411,000High Trading Volume
CR
Crew Energy
2.9014 of 5 stars
N/AC$7.48
+∞
N/AC$1.16BC$304.96M17.2111,000High Trading Volume
CRH
CRH Medical
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$357.38MC$106.17M-11.9777,400
WEF
Western Forest Products
2.5799 of 5 stars
C$0.38
-3.2%
C$0.46
+20.9%
-10.2%C$121.16MC$1.04B-2.772,051News Coverage
Gap Down
SWH
Sunwah International
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$27.01MC$2.73M-41.4354,200High Trading Volume
SNA
43223 (SNA.V)
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$0.00N/A0.0012,900Gap Up
B
Bombardier, Inc. Preferred Shares Series 2
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$0.00N/A0.005,200High Trading Volume
EVA
Enviva
N/AN/AN/AN/A$0.00N/A0.001,390Gap Up
High Trading Volume
IGM
IGM Financial
2.046 of 5 stars
C$43.17
+0.2%
C$48.71
+12.8%
+13.3%C$10.29BC$3.35B11.063,300Dividend Cut
Ex-Dividend
ONEX
Onex
1.3863 of 5 stars
C$108.00
+0.9%
C$130.50
+20.8%
+15.1%C$5.41BC$645.09M8.58492

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This page (TSE:CIX) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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