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Interfor (IFP) Competitors

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C$13.25 -0.19 (-1.41%)
As of 09/12/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

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 better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

In the previous week, Interfor had 5 more articles in the media than Canfor. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Interfor and 0 mentions for Canfor. Canfor's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Interfor's score of -0.14 indicating that Canfor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Interfor Neutral
Canfor Neutral

Interfor has a beta of 2.64691, indicating that its share price is 165% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canfor has a beta of 2.243293, indicating that its share price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500.

45.8% of Interfor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.9% of Canfor shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Interfor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 53.9% of Canfor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Interfor currently has a consensus price target of C$18.20, suggesting a potential upside of 37.36%. Canfor has a consensus price target of C$17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.83%. Given Interfor's higher possible 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

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%

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$2.96B0.23-C$426.19M-C$3.49-3.80
CanforC$5.29B0.31-C$734.03M-C$5.46-2.53

Summary

Canfor beats Interfor on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding IFP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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$681.77MC$1.33BC$3.64BC$9.40B
Dividend Yield12.47%16.08%5.06%6.51%
P/E Ratio-3.8085.54159.1425.78
Price / Sales0.2316.0316,210.679.40
Price / Cash8.5216.7625.6983.29
Price / Book0.451.326.805.54
Net Income-C$426.19M-C$82.94MC$149.32MC$301.20M
7 Day PerformanceN/A0.02%2.17%1.40%
1 Month Performance-0.53%-1.07%10.02%7.72%
1 Year Performance-27.60%33.69%44.77%36.76%

Interfor Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IFP
Interfor
2.005 of 5 stars
C$13.25
-1.4%
C$18.20
+37.4%
-23.6%C$681.77MC$2.96B-3.805,390News Coverage
Analyst Revision
CFP
Canfor
N/AC$13.60
-1.6%
C$17.00
+25.0%
-6.2%C$1.59BC$5.29B-2.497,580
PL
Pinnacle Renewable Energy
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$376.63MC$490.50M-74.77800
ADN
Acadian Timber
1.3714 of 5 stars
C$17.31
-1.1%
C$19.00
+9.8%
+0.6%C$313.71MC$88.15M22.19200High Trading Volume
WEF
Western Forest Products
1.3724 of 5 stars
C$12.20
-1.6%
C$13.38
+9.6%
-2.8%C$128.81MC$1.07B-5.442,051Trending News
Insider Trade
GDL
Goodfellow
N/AC$11.31
+0.1%
N/A-20.5%C$94.77MC$527.99M11.42687
GFP
GreenFirst Forest Products
N/AC$2.81
-1.4%
N/A+497.8%C$63.51MC$299.01M-1.981,100News Coverage
Negative News
CFF
Conifex Timber
2.5657 of 5 stars
C$0.30
-1.6%
C$0.75
+150.0%
-26.0%C$12.23MC$133.70M-0.53287
EVA
Enviva
N/AN/AN/AN/A$0.00N/A0.001,390Gap Up
High Trading Volume
WFG
West Fraser Timber
1.2436 of 5 stars
C$102.57
-2.4%
C$142.00
+38.4%
-12.8%C$8.09BC$5.83B-63.7111,000News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
SJ
Stella-Jones
1.6218 of 5 stars
C$79.56
-1.1%
C$84.50
+6.2%
-14.2%C$4.39BC$3.45B13.39280

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This page (TSE:IFP) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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