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Interfor (IFP) Competitors

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C$12.32 -0.14 (-1.12%)
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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.

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

In the previous week, Interfor had 2 more articles in the media than Canfor. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Interfor and 5 mentions for Canfor. Interfor's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Canfor's score of 0.15 indicating that Interfor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Canfor currently has a consensus target price of C$18.50, indicating a potential upside of 44.53%. Interfor has a consensus target price of C$20.00, indicating a potential upside of 60.51%. Given Interfor's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Interfor is more favorable than Canfor.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Canfor
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Interfor
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CanforC$5.33B0.29-C$734.03M-C$6.01-2.13
InterforC$3.08B0.21-C$426.19M-C$8.18-1.52

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
Canfor-13.77% -20.05% -5.36%
Interfor -13.82%-25.85%-4.54%

14.1% of Canfor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.8% of Interfor shares are held by institutional investors. 53.9% of Canfor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Interfor shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Canfor received 163 more outperform votes than Interfor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.43% of users gave Canfor an outperform vote while only 70.34% of users gave Interfor an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
CanforOutperform Votes
623
74.43%
Underperform Votes
214
25.57%
InterforOutperform Votes
460
70.34%
Underperform Votes
194
29.66%

Canfor has a beta of 2.08, meaning that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Interfor has a beta of 2.54, meaning that its share price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Canfor beats Interfor on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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IFP vs. The Competition

MetricInterforLumber & Wood Production IndustryMaterials SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$645.25MC$1.09BC$3.09BC$5.94B
Dividend Yield12.47%16.17%5.21%6.32%
P/E Ratio-1.529.0867.9529.95
Price / Sales0.2114.6625,591,212,775,254,200.00752.53
Price / Cash8.5216.7624.3483.71
Price / Book0.430.725.203.96
Net Income-C$426.19M-C$82.94MC$156.48MC$301.32M
7 Day Performance-7.91%-0.04%1.43%0.84%
1 Month Performance-8.52%7.18%4.50%7.48%
1 Year Performance-32.72%40.04%16.84%16.03%

Interfor Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IFP
Interfor
3.3495 of 5 stars
C$12.32
-1.1%
C$20.00
+62.3%
-33.4%C$638.00MC$3.08B-1.515,390
CFP
Canfor
2.9929 of 5 stars
C$13.70
+1.1%
C$18.50
+35.0%
-18.9%C$1.65BC$5.33B-2.287,580News Coverage
PL
Pinnacle Renewable Energy
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$376.63MC$490.50M-74.77800
ADN
Acadian Timber
2.2967 of 5 stars
C$17.56
+0.5%
C$20.00
+13.9%
+1.4%C$310.82MC$121.07M11.01200
WEF
Western Forest Products
1.5005 of 5 stars
C$0.43
+1.2%
C$0.46
+8.8%
-23.1%C$134.62MC$1.04B-3.082,051
GDL
Goodfellow
N/AC$12.33
+2.7%
N/A-17.1%C$103.98MC$507.21M8.00687
GFP
GreenFirst Forest Products
N/AC$4.00
+2.6%
N/A+598.2%C$90.41MC$466.67M-1.791,100Gap Down
CFF
Conifex Timber
N/AC$0.38
+15.4%
C$0.85
+126.7%
-26.0%C$15.29MC$127.12M-0.68287Gap Down
High Trading Volume
EVA
Enviva
N/AN/AN/AN/A$0.00N/A0.001,390Gap Up
High Trading Volume
WFG
West Fraser Timber
2.1739 of 5 stars
C$106.00
+2.0%
C$142.00
+34.0%
-9.7%C$5.90BC$4.36B-63.3811,000
SJ
Stella-Jones
1.8433 of 5 stars
C$74.92
+1.8%
C$86.17
+15.0%
-10.4%C$4.19BC$3.41B13.09280

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This page (TSE:IFP) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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