GreenFirst Forest Products (GFP) Competitors

Acadian Timber (TSE:ADN) and GreenFirst Forest Products (TSE:GFP) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Do analysts rate ADN or GFP?

Acadian Timber currently has a consensus target price of C$20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.11%. Given Acadian Timber's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Acadian Timber is more favorable than GreenFirst Forest Products.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acadian Timber	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
GreenFirst Forest Products	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor ADN or GFP?

In the previous week, Acadian Timber had 1 more articles in the media than GreenFirst Forest Products. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Acadian Timber and 0 mentions for GreenFirst Forest Products. Acadian Timber's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat GreenFirst Forest Products' score of 0.00 indicating that Acadian Timber is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Acadian Timber	Positive
GreenFirst Forest Products	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, ADN or GFP?

Acadian Timber has higher earnings, but lower revenue than GreenFirst Forest Products. GreenFirst Forest Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acadian Timber, 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
Acadian Timber	C$121.07M	2.63	C$28.05M	C$1.60	11.28
GreenFirst Forest Products	C$466.67M	0.16	-C$50.38M	-C$2.23	-1.51

Is ADN or GFP more profitable?

Acadian Timber has a net margin of 23.17% compared to GreenFirst Forest Products' net margin of -10.79%. Acadian Timber's return on equity of 8.55% beat GreenFirst Forest Products' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acadian Timber	23.17%	8.55%	2.84%
GreenFirst Forest Products	-10.79%	-24.14%	-9.24%

Which has more volatility and risk, ADN or GFP?

Acadian Timber has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GreenFirst Forest Products has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ADN or GFP?

10.1% of Acadian Timber shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.8% of GreenFirst Forest Products shares are held by institutional investors. 48.4% of Acadian Timber shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.0% of GreenFirst Forest Products shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ADN or GFP a better dividend stock?

Acadian Timber pays an annual dividend of C$1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. GreenFirst Forest Products pays an annual dividend of C$0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 23.1%. Acadian Timber pays out 72.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GreenFirst Forest Products pays out -35.0% 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. GreenFirst Forest Products is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Acadian Timber beats GreenFirst Forest Products on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.