CFP vs. IFP, SJ, SEA, MAG, NGD, KNT, IE, AYA, OLA, and SIL
Should you be buying Canfor stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Canfor include Interfor (IFP), Stella-Jones (SJ), Seabridge Gold (SEA), MAG Silver (MAG), New Gold (NGD), K92 Mining (KNT), Ivanhoe Electric (IE), Aya Gold & Silver (AYA), Orla Mining (OLA), and SilverCrest Metals (SIL). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Canfor (TSE:CFP) and Interfor (TSE:IFP) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, risk and profitability.
Canfor has a beta of 2.18, suggesting that its share price is 118% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Interfor has a beta of 2.64, suggesting that its share price is 164% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Canfor received 158 more outperform votes than Interfor when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.15% of users gave Canfor an outperform vote while only 71.79% of users gave Interfor an outperform vote.
Canfor has a net margin of -4.58% compared to Interfor's net margin of -9.05%. Canfor's return on equity of -6.09% beat Interfor's return on equity.
Canfor has higher revenue and earnings than Interfor. Canfor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Interfor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Interfor had 18 more articles in the media than Canfor. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Interfor and 0 mentions for Canfor. Interfor's average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat Canfor's score of 0.00 indicating that Interfor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
14.8% of Canfor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of Interfor shares are owned by institutional investors. 53.8% of Canfor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Interfor shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Canfor presently has a consensus target price of C$21.17, suggesting a potential upside of 38.25%. Interfor has a consensus target price of C$26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 43.81%. Given Interfor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Interfor is more favorable than Canfor.
Summary
Canfor and Interfor tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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