Head-To-Head Analysis: Infinya (OTCMKTS:HAIPF) & West Fraser Timber (NYSE:WFG)

Infinya (OTCMKTS:HAIPF) and West Fraser Timber (NYSE:WFG) are both materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Infinya and West Fraser Timber, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Infinya	0	0	0	0	0.00
West Fraser Timber	1	3	4	0	2.38

West Fraser Timber has a consensus target price of $83.20, suggesting a potential upside of 19.39%. Given West Fraser Timber’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe West Fraser Timber is more favorable than Infinya.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

40.2% of West Fraser Timber shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.5% of Infinya shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% 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.

Risk and Volatility

Infinya has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, West Fraser Timber has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Infinya and West Fraser Timber”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Infinya	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
West Fraser Timber	$5.46 billion	1.00	-$937.00 million	($15.44)	-4.51

Infinya has higher earnings, but lower revenue than West Fraser Timber.

Profitability

This table compares Infinya and West Fraser Timber’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Infinya	N/A	N/A	N/A
West Fraser Timber	-22.98%	-10.84%	-8.19%

Summary

West Fraser Timber beats Infinya on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Infinya

Infinya Ltd. engages in the manufacture and marketing of writing and printing paper, packaging cartons, and in the collection and processing of waste paper. It operates through the following segments: Recycling, Paper Rolls for Carton, Carton Packaging. The Recycling segment engages in the processing and recycling of waste paper, waste carton, and plastic. The Paper Rolls for Carton segment engages in the sale of recycled paper rolls for cartons to companies engaging in the manufacture of carton packages. The Carton Packaging segment engages in the sale of carton packaging products for consumer goods. The company was founded in 1951, and is headquartered in Hadera, Israel.

About West Fraser Timber

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd., a diversified wood products company, engages in manufacturing, selling, marketing, and distributing lumber, engineered wood products, pulp, newsprint, wood chips, and other residuals and renewable energy. It offers spruce-pine-fir, douglas fir-larch, hem-fir, and southern yellow pine lumber, treated wood products, medium density fiberboard panels and plywood, oriented strand board, and laminated veneer lumber wood products, as well as particleboards. The company also provides northern bleached softwood Kraft pulp and bleached chemical thermo-mechanical pulp used to produce various paper products, including printing and writing papers, paperboard products, tissue and towel products, and a variety of other paper grades. Further, it offers bioproducts, including bioenergy and biomaterial. Its products are used in home construction, repair and remodeling, papers, tissue, and box materials, and industrial applications. The company sells its products to major retail chains, contractor supply yards, and wholesalers, as well as industrial customers for further processing or as components for other products in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and internationally. West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.