GBT vs. CTC, ZZZ, LNF, AW.UN, RAY.B, TWC, PLC, RAY.A, ACQ, and RPI.UN
Should you be buying BMTC Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BMTC Group include Canadian Tire (CTC), Sleep Country Canada (ZZZ), Leon's Furniture (LNF), A and W Revenue Royalties Income Fund (AW.UN), Stingray Group (RAY.B), TWC Enterprises (TWC), Park Lawn (PLC), Stingray Group (RAY.A), AutoCanada (ACQ), and Richards Packaging Income Fund (RPI.UN). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
BMTC Group (TSE:GBT) and Canadian Tire (TSE:CTC) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and earnings.
In the previous week, Canadian Tire had 7 more articles in the media than BMTC Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Canadian Tire and 4 mentions for BMTC Group. BMTC Group's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Canadian Tire's score of -0.42 indicating that BMTC Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
BMTC Group has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Tire has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.
BMTC Group has a net margin of 7.58% compared to Canadian Tire's net margin of 1.28%. BMTC Group's return on equity of 10.31% beat Canadian Tire's return on equity.
BMTC Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Canadian Tire pays an annual dividend of C$7.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. BMTC Group pays out 26.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Canadian Tire pays out 185.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
13.8% of BMTC Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.1% of Canadian Tire shares are held by institutional investors. 66.5% of BMTC Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 81.9% of Canadian Tire shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Canadian Tire has higher revenue and earnings than BMTC Group. BMTC Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Tire, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Canadian Tire received 124 more outperform votes than BMTC Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.90% of users gave Canadian Tire an outperform vote while only 61.31% of users gave BMTC Group an outperform vote.
Summary
Canadian Tire beats BMTC Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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