West Fraser Timber (WFG) Competitors C$111.43 +0.33 (+0.30%) As of 03/25/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock WFG vs. CIX, CR, CRH, WEF, SWH, SNA, B, EVA, SJ, and CFPShould you be buying West Fraser Timber stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of West Fraser Timber include CI Financial (CIX), Crew Energy (CR), CRH Medical (CRH), Western Forest Products (WEF), Sunwah International (SWH), 43223 (SNA.V) (SNA), Bombardier, Inc. Preferred Shares Series 2 (B), Enviva (EVA), Stella-Jones (SJ), and Canfor (CFP). West Fraser Timber vs. CI Financial Crew Energy CRH Medical Western Forest Products Sunwah International 43223 (SNA.V) Bombardier, Inc. Preferred Shares Series 2 Enviva Stella-Jones Canfor CI Financial (TSE:CIX) and West Fraser Timber (TSE:WFG) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community favor CIX or WFG? CI Financial received 376 more outperform votes than West Fraser Timber when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.16% of users gave West Fraser Timber an outperform vote while only 57.96% of users gave CI Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCI FinancialOutperform Votes44857.96% Underperform Votes32542.04% West Fraser TimberOutperform Votes7263.16% Underperform Votes4236.84% Do analysts recommend CIX or WFG? CI Financial currently has a consensus price target of C$27.94, suggesting a potential downside of 10.69%. West Fraser Timber has a consensus price target of C$170.00, suggesting a potential upside of 52.56%. Given West Fraser Timber's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe West Fraser Timber is more favorable than CI Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CI Financial 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00West Fraser Timber 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50 Is CIX or WFG more profitable? West Fraser Timber has a net margin of -1.53% compared to CI Financial's net margin of -1.94%. West Fraser Timber's return on equity of -1.33% beat CI Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CI Financial-1.94% -7.54% 4.87% West Fraser Timber -1.53%-1.33%2.18% Do institutionals & insiders believe in CIX or WFG? 15.0% of CI Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.4% of West Fraser Timber shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.8% of CI Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.7% of West Fraser Timber shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CIX or WFG? West Fraser Timber has higher revenue and earnings than CI Financial. West Fraser Timber is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CI Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCI FinancialC$3.57B1.26-C$69.09M-C$0.48-65.21West Fraser TimberC$4.36B1.42-C$66.55M-C$1.67-66.62 Which has more volatility & risk, CIX or WFG? CI Financial has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, West Fraser Timber has a beta of 2.03, meaning that its share price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer CIX or WFG? In the previous week, CI Financial had 2 more articles in the media than West Fraser Timber. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for CI Financial and 0 mentions for West Fraser Timber. CI Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled West Fraser Timber'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment CI Financial Neutral West Fraser Timber Neutral Is CIX or WFG a better dividend stock? CI Financial pays an annual dividend of C$0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. West Fraser Timber pays an annual dividend of C$1.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. CI Financial pays out -166.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. West Fraser Timber pays out -103.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. CI Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryWest Fraser Timber beats CI Financial on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get West Fraser Timber News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WFG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart WFG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWest Fraser TimberLumber & Wood Production IndustryMaterials SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$6.21BC$1.14BC$3.14BC$5.75BDividend Yield1.47%16.17%5.14%6.83%P/E Ratio-66.628.8394.3630.37Price / Sales1.4213.6725,591,212,775,402,200.00511.78Price / Cash6.6016.7624.3283.07Price / Book1.260.715.103.71Net Income-C$66.55M-C$82.94MC$153.88MC$299.79M7 Day Performance0.38%0.37%-0.12%0.66%1 Month Performance-1.07%-0.82%4.08%1.16%1 Year Performance-6.02%18.60%29.77%30.48% West Fraser Timber Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WFGWest Fraser Timber1.8729 of 5 starsC$111.43+0.3%C$170.00+52.6%-6.5%C$6.21BC$4.36B-66.6211,000CIXCI Financial0.3985 of 5 starsC$31.24+0.0%C$27.94-10.6%+81.8%C$4.50BC$3.57B-65.12610Dividend CutNegative NewsCRCrew Energy2.2554 of 5 starsN/AC$7.48+∞N/AC$1.16BC$304.96M17.2111,000High Trading VolumeCRHCRH MedicalN/AN/AN/AN/AC$357.38MC$106.17M-11.9777,400WEFWestern Forest Products1.5374 of 5 starsC$0.45+1.1%C$0.56+26.4%-29.7%C$140.95MC$1.04B-3.232,051High Trading VolumeSWHSunwah InternationalN/AN/AN/AN/AC$27.01MC$2.73M-41.4354,200High Trading VolumeSNA43223 (SNA.V)N/AN/AN/AN/AC$0.00N/A0.0012,900Gap UpBBombardier, Inc. Preferred Shares Series 2N/AN/AN/AN/AC$0.00N/A0.005,200High Trading VolumeEVAEnvivaN/AN/AN/AN/A$0.00N/A0.001,390Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeSJStella-Jones2.5997 of 5 starsC$66.74-0.4%C$86.60+29.8%-14.4%C$3.73BC$3.41B11.66280CFPCanfor2.3665 of 5 starsC$15.76+2.3%C$20.00+26.9%-10.5%C$1.90BC$5.33B-2.627,580 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CI Financial Alternatives Crew Energy Alternatives CRH Medical Alternatives Western Forest Products Alternatives Sunwah International Alternatives 43223 (SNA.V) Alternatives Bombardier, Inc. 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