Contrasting Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE:LPX) & GreenFirst Forest Products (OTCMKTS:ICLTF)

GreenFirst Forest Products (OTCMKTS:ICLTF) and Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE:LPX) are both materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for GreenFirst Forest Products and Louisiana-Pacific, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GreenFirst Forest Products	0	0	0	0	0.00
Louisiana-Pacific	2	1	11	0	2.64

Louisiana-Pacific has a consensus price target of $94.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.39%. Given Louisiana-Pacific’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Louisiana-Pacific is more favorable than GreenFirst Forest Products.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

94.7% of Louisiana-Pacific shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Louisiana-Pacific shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares GreenFirst Forest Products and Louisiana-Pacific’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GreenFirst Forest Products	N/A	N/A	N/A
Louisiana-Pacific	2.19%	4.67%	3.10%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares GreenFirst Forest Products and Louisiana-Pacific”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GreenFirst Forest Products	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Louisiana-Pacific	$2.71 billion	1.91	$146.00 million	$0.79	93.40

Louisiana-Pacific has higher revenue and earnings than GreenFirst Forest Products.

Summary

Louisiana-Pacific beats GreenFirst Forest Products on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About GreenFirst Forest Products

GreenFirst Forest Products Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of forest products in Canada, and the United States. It operates in two segments, Forest Products and Paper Products. The Forest Products segment manufactures and markets a range of spruce-pine-fir lumber, wood chips, and other by-products for use in residential and multi-family homes, light industrial and commercial facilities, and the home repair and remodel markets. The Paper Products segment engages in the manufacture and marketing of paper products that are used to print newspapers, advertising materials, food service bags, and other publications. The company was formerly known as Itasca Capital Ltd. and changed its name to GreenFirst Forest Products Inc. in January 2021. GreenFirst Forest Products Inc. is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About Louisiana-Pacific

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides building solutions primarily for use in new home construction, repair and remodeling, and outdoor structure markets. It operates through Siding, Oriented Strand Board, LP South America, and Other segments. The Siding segment offers LP SmartSide trim and siding products, LP SmartSide ExpertFinish trim and siding products, LP BuilderSeries lap siding products, and LP Outdoor Building Solutions; and engineered wood siding, trim, soffit, and fascia products. Its Oriented Strand Board segment manufactures and distributes oriented strand board structural panel products comprising LP TechShield radiant barriers, LP WeatherLogic air and water barriers, LP Legacy premium sub-flooring products, LP NovaCore, LP FlameBlock fire-rated sheathing products, and LP TopNotch sub-flooring products. The LP South America segment manufactures and distributes oriented strand board structural panel and siding products. This segment distributes and sells related products for the region's transition to wood frame construction. It offers timber and timberlands and other products and services. sells its products primarily to retailers, wholesalers, and homebuilding and industrial businesses in North America and South America, Asia, Australia, and Europe. The company was incorporated in 1972 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.