Western Forest Products (WEF) Competitors

Western Forest Products (TSE:WEF) and CRH Medical (TSE:CRH) are both small-cap construction materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Do analysts rate WEF or CRH?

Western Forest Products presently has a consensus target price of C$13.38, suggesting a potential downside of 0.71%. Given CRH Medical's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CRH Medical is more favorable than Western Forest Products.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Western Forest Products	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
CRH Medical	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher earnings & valuation, WEF or CRH?

CRH Medical has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Western Forest Products. Western Forest Products is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CRH Medical, 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
Western Forest Products	C$1.07B	0.13	-C$43.70M	-C$2.24	-6.00
CRH Medical	C$106.17M	0.00	-C$29.87M	-C$0.42	N/A

Does the media refer more to WEF or CRH?

In the previous week, Western Forest Products had 7 more articles in the media than CRH Medical. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Western Forest Products and 0 mentions for CRH Medical. Western Forest Products' average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat CRH Medical's score of 0.00 indicating that Western Forest Products is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Western Forest Products	Very Positive
CRH Medical	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WEF or CRH?

20.0% of Western Forest Products shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Western Forest Products shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is WEF or CRH more profitable?

CRH Medical has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Western Forest Products' net margin of -4.21%. CRH Medical's return on equity of 0.00% beat Western Forest Products' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western Forest Products	-4.21%	-7.69%	-4.24%
CRH Medical	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Western Forest Products beats CRH Medical on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.