GreenFirst Forest Products (GFP) Competitors

GreenFirst Forest Products (TSE:GFP) and Western Forest Products (TSE:WEF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate GFP or WEF?

Western Forest Products has a consensus price target of C$13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.50%. Given Western Forest Products' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Western Forest Products is more favorable than GreenFirst Forest Products.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GreenFirst Forest Products	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Western Forest Products	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GFP or WEF?

Western Forest Products has higher revenue and earnings than GreenFirst Forest Products. Western Forest Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GreenFirst Forest Products, 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
GreenFirst Forest Products	C$466.67M	0.15	-C$50.38M	-C$2.23	-1.36
Western Forest Products	C$1.04B	4.06	-C$43.70M	-C$0.14	-96.40

Which has more volatility & risk, GFP or WEF?

GreenFirst Forest Products has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Forest Products has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GFP or WEF more profitable?

Western Forest Products has a net margin of -4.21% compared to GreenFirst Forest Products' net margin of -10.79%. Western Forest Products' return on equity of -7.69% beat GreenFirst Forest Products' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GreenFirst Forest Products	-10.79%	-24.14%	-9.24%
Western Forest Products	-4.21%	-7.69%	-4.24%

Does the media favor GFP or WEF?

In the previous week, Western Forest Products had 13 more articles in the media than GreenFirst Forest Products. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Western Forest Products and 0 mentions for GreenFirst Forest Products. Western Forest Products' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat GreenFirst Forest Products' score of 0.00 indicating that Western Forest Products is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
GreenFirst Forest Products	Neutral
Western Forest Products	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GFP or WEF?

44.8% of GreenFirst Forest Products shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of Western Forest Products shares are held by institutional investors. 32.0% of GreenFirst Forest Products shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Western Forest Products shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is GFP or WEF a better dividend stock?

GreenFirst Forest Products pays an annual dividend of C$0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 25.8%. Western Forest Products pays an annual dividend of C$0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. GreenFirst Forest Products pays out -35.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Western Forest Products pays out -36.2% 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.

Summary

Western Forest Products beats GreenFirst Forest Products on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.