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Interfor (IFP) Competitors

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C$13.28 -0.34 (-2.50%)
As of 04/30/2025 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.

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

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$5.33B0.30-C$734.03M-C$6.01-2.19
InterforC$3.08B0.22-C$426.19M-C$8.18-1.62

14.1% of Canfor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.8% of Interfor shares are owned by institutional investors. 53.9% of Canfor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Interfor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Canfor currently has a consensus target price of C$18.33, indicating a potential upside of 39.21%. Interfor has a consensus target price of C$20.67, indicating a potential upside of 55.62%. Given Interfor's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

In the previous week, Canfor had 4 more articles in the media than Interfor. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Canfor and 3 mentions for Interfor. Interfor's average media sentiment score of -0.20 beat Canfor's score of -0.27 indicating that Interfor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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

Canfor received 162 more outperform votes than Interfor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.40% of users gave Canfor an outperform vote while only 70.44% of users gave Interfor an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
CanforOutperform Votes
622
74.40%
Underperform Votes
214
25.60%
InterforOutperform Votes
460
70.44%
Underperform Votes
193
29.56%

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%

Summary

Canfor beats Interfor on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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IFP vs. The Competition

MetricInterforLumber & Wood Production IndustryMaterials SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$687.72MC$1.06BC$3.04BC$5.65B
Dividend Yield12.47%16.17%5.18%6.84%
P/E Ratio-1.628.6176.0329.27
Price / Sales0.2213.4725,549,533,275,675,700.00568.85
Price / Cash8.5216.7624.3283.07
Price / Book0.450.685.213.72
Net Income-C$426.19M-C$82.94MC$155.11MC$300.39M
7 Day Performance-2.28%1.08%0.20%0.29%
1 Month Performance-11.82%-2.86%2.41%-0.19%
1 Year Performance-26.79%18.92%17.60%14.06%

Interfor Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IFP
Interfor
3.4247 of 5 stars
C$13.28
-2.5%
C$20.67
+55.6%
-24.0%C$687.72MC$3.08B-1.625,390Analyst Forecast
CFP
Canfor
2.8113 of 5 stars
C$12.82
-0.3%
C$19.67
+53.4%
-9.2%C$1.54BC$5.33B-2.137,580Analyst Forecast
PL
Pinnacle Renewable Energy
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$376.63MC$490.50M-74.77800
ADN
Acadian Timber
2.2258 of 5 stars
C$16.88
-0.4%
C$20.33
+20.5%
-1.3%C$298.78MC$121.07M10.58200
WEF
Western Forest Products
1.2381 of 5 stars
C$0.37
-1.3%
C$0.54
+45.3%
-28.7%C$117.20MC$1.04B-2.682,051Analyst Forecast
GDL
Goodfellow
N/AC$11.15
-0.4%
N/A-21.7%C$94.03MC$507.21M7.24687Positive News
GFP
GreenFirst Forest Products
N/AC$3.38
-1.5%
N/A+406.8%C$76.40MC$466.67M-1.521,100Gap Down
CFF
Conifex Timber
N/AC$0.36
+2.9%
C$0.85
+136.1%
-50.8%C$14.68MC$127.12M-0.65287Gap Up
EVA
Enviva
N/AN/AN/AN/A$0.00N/A0.001,390Gap Up
High Trading Volume
WFG
West Fraser Timber
2.3291 of 5 stars
C$100.36
-1.1%
C$170.00
+69.4%
-3.2%C$5.59BC$4.36B-60.0011,000Analyst Revision
News Coverage
SJ
Stella-Jones
2.9816 of 5 stars
C$66.58
+0.1%
C$86.60
+30.1%
-15.5%C$3.73BC$3.41B11.63280

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