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Interfor (IFP) Competitors

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C$9.81 -0.17 (-1.70%)
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IFP vs. CFP, PL, ADN, WEF, GDL, GFP, CFF, EVA, WFG, and SJ

Should you be buying Interfor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Interfor include Canfor (CFP), Pinnacle Renewable Energy (PL), Acadian Timber (ADN), Western Forest Products (WEF), Goodfellow (GDL), GreenFirst Forest Products (GFP), Conifex Timber (CFF), Enviva (EVA), West Fraser Timber (WFG), and Stella-Jones (SJ). These companies are all part of the "lumber & wood production" industry.

Interfor vs. Its Competitors

Interfor (TSE:IFP) and Canfor (TSE:CFP) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

Canfor has a net margin of -13.77% compared to Interfor's net margin of -13.82%. Canfor's return on equity of -20.05% beat Interfor's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Interfor-13.82% -25.85% -4.54%
Canfor -13.77%-20.05%-5.36%

In the previous week, Interfor had 4 more articles in the media than Canfor. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Interfor and 5 mentions for Canfor. Canfor's average media sentiment score of -0.21 beat Interfor's score of -0.42 indicating that Canfor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Interfor
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Canfor
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Interfor has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Canfor. Interfor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canfor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
InterforC$2.96B0.22-C$426.19M-C$3.49-2.81
CanforC$5.29B0.28-C$734.03M-C$5.46-2.34

Interfor currently has a consensus price target of C$15.60, suggesting a potential upside of 59.02%. Canfor has a consensus price target of C$17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.02%. Given Interfor's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Interfor is more favorable than Canfor.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Interfor
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Canfor
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29

Interfor has a beta of 2.291295, indicating that its stock price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canfor has a beta of 2.008908, indicating that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500.

45.7% of Interfor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.6% of Canfor shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Interfor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 53.9% of Canfor shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Canfor beats Interfor on 9 of the 16 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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IFP vs. The Competition

MetricInterforLumber & Wood Production IndustryMaterials SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$645.08MC$1.26BC$3.76BC$9.68B
Dividend Yield12.47%16.12%5.05%6.47%
P/E Ratio-2.8185.56157.6826.85
Price / Sales0.2216.1723,057.6310.78
Price / Cash8.5216.7624.3683.29
Price / Book0.341.287.105.78
Net Income-C$426.19M-C$82.94MC$149.02MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance-3.35%1.72%3.02%2.42%
1 Month Performance-25.96%-4.86%12.77%7.70%
1 Year Performance-50.50%5.23%63.54%55.44%

Interfor Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IFP
Interfor
2.7824 of 5 stars
C$9.81
-1.7%
C$15.60
+59.0%
-49.8%C$645.08MC$2.96B-2.815,390
CFP
Canfor
2.1004 of 5 stars
C$12.20
-0.5%
C$17.00
+39.3%
-23.5%C$1.42BC$5.29B-2.237,580
PL
Pinnacle Renewable Energy
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$376.63MC$490.50M-74.77800
ADN
Acadian Timber
1.8025 of 5 stars
C$16.52
-1.5%
C$19.00
+15.0%
-7.7%C$299.39MC$88.15M21.18200High Trading Volume
WEF
Western Forest Products
1.4382 of 5 stars
C$12.09
-1.1%
C$13.38
+10.6%
N/AC$127.65MC$1.07B-5.392,051High Trading Volume
GDL
Goodfellow
N/AC$11.38
-1.6%
N/A-24.8%C$95.35MC$527.99M11.49687
GFP
GreenFirst Forest Products
N/AC$2.40
-8.7%
N/A+255.9%C$54.25MC$299.01M-1.691,100Gap Down
High Trading Volume
CFF
Conifex Timber
2.6884 of 5 stars
C$0.26
flat
C$0.75
+188.5%
-37.2%C$10.60MC$133.70M-0.46287
EVA
Enviva
N/AN/AN/AN/A$0.00N/A0.001,390Gap Up
High Trading Volume
WFG
West Fraser Timber
2.1822 of 5 stars
C$93.82
-0.5%
C$119.00
+26.8%
-25.1%C$7.40BC$5.83B-58.2711,000
SJ
Stella-Jones
2.4307 of 5 stars
C$77.70
+1.9%
C$84.50
+8.8%
-11.5%C$4.29BC$3.45B13.08280Positive News

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