WFG vs. SJ, AGI, CS, PAAS, BTO, MX, HBM, LUG, TNX, and OR
Should you be buying West Fraser Timber stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of West Fraser Timber include Stella-Jones (SJ), Alamos Gold (AGI), Capstone Copper (CS), Pan American Silver (PAAS), B2Gold (BTO), Methanex (MX), Hudbay Minerals (HBM), Lundin Gold (LUG), TRX Gold (TNX), and Osisko Gold Royalties (OR). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Stella-Jones (TSE:SJ) and West Fraser Timber (TSE:WFG) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking.
53.8% of Stella-Jones shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.0% of West Fraser Timber shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Stella-Jones shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 33.1% of West Fraser Timber shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Stella-Jones had 13 more articles in the media than West Fraser Timber. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Stella-Jones and 0 mentions for West Fraser Timber. West Fraser Timber's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Stella-Jones' score of 0.00 indicating that Stella-Jones is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Stella-Jones received 339 more outperform votes than West Fraser Timber when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.81% of users gave West Fraser Timber an outperform vote while only 64.01% of users gave Stella-Jones an outperform vote.
Stella-Jones has a net margin of 10.14% compared to Stella-Jones' net margin of -1.39%. West Fraser Timber's return on equity of 20.77% beat Stella-Jones' return on equity.
Stella-Jones has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, West Fraser Timber has a beta of 2.09, indicating that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Stella-Jones has higher earnings, but lower revenue than West Fraser Timber. West Fraser Timber is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stella-Jones, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Stella-Jones currently has a consensus target price of C$89.57, suggesting a potential upside of 8.00%. West Fraser Timber has a consensus target price of C$115.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.96%. Given West Fraser Timber's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Stella-Jones is more favorable than West Fraser Timber.
Stella-Jones pays an annual dividend of C$1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. West Fraser Timber pays an annual dividend of C$1.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Stella-Jones pays out 18.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. West Fraser Timber pays out -108.0% 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. West Fraser Timber is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Stella-Jones beats West Fraser Timber on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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