Lassonde Industries (LAS.A) Competitors

High Liner Foods (TSE:HLF) and Lassonde Industries (TSE:LAS.A) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Does the media refer more to HLF or LAS.A?

In the previous week, High Liner Foods had 8 more articles in the media than Lassonde Industries. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for High Liner Foods and 1 mentions for Lassonde Industries. Lassonde Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat High Liner Foods' score of 0.40 indicating that High Liner Foods is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
High Liner Foods	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lassonde Industries	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer HLF or LAS.A?

High Liner Foods currently has a consensus price target of C$15.42, indicating a potential upside of 17.51%. Lassonde Industries has a consensus price target of C$178.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.66%. Given High Liner Foods' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lassonde Industries is more favorable than High Liner Foods.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
High Liner Foods	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Lassonde Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk and volatility, HLF or LAS.A?

High Liner Foods has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lassonde Industries has a beta of -0.16, meaning that its stock price is 116% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HLF or LAS.A more profitable?

Lassonde Industries has a net margin of 4.03% compared to Lassonde Industries' net margin of 2.93%. High Liner Foods' return on equity of 9.53% beat Lassonde Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
High Liner Foods	2.93%	8.34%	4.65%
Lassonde Industries	4.03%	9.53%	5.35%

Is HLF or LAS.A a better dividend stock?

High Liner Foods pays an annual dividend of C$0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Lassonde Industries pays an annual dividend of C$4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. High Liner Foods pays out 47.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lassonde Industries pays out 29.0% 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.

Which has better earnings & valuation, HLF or LAS.A?

Lassonde Industries has higher revenue and earnings than High Liner Foods. Lassonde Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than High Liner Foods, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
High Liner Foods	C$1.08B	0.37	C$31.68M	C$1.27	10.33
Lassonde Industries	C$2.34B	0.19	C$94.26M	C$13.81	10.29

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HLF or LAS.A?

16.3% of High Liner Foods shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.8% of Lassonde Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.2% of High Liner Foods shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Lassonde Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HLF or LAS.A?

High Liner Foods received 53 more outperform votes than Lassonde Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.98% of users gave Lassonde Industries an outperform vote while only 50.72% of users gave High Liner Foods an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
High Liner Foods	Outperform Votes 245 50.72%	Underperform Votes 238 49.28%
Lassonde Industries	Outperform Votes 192 65.98%	Underperform Votes 99 34.02%

Summary

Lassonde Industries beats High Liner Foods on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.