MG vs. CCL.B, GIL, QSR, CTC.A, BYD, ATD, LNR, MRE, XTC, and WPRT
Should you be buying Magna International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Magna International include CCL Industries (CCL.B), Gildan Activewear (GIL), Restaurant Brands International (QSR), Canadian Tire (CTC.A), Boyd Group Services (BYD), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD), Linamar (LNR), Martinrea International (MRE), Exco Technologies (XTC), and Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.
CCL Industries (TSE:CCL.B) and Magna International (TSE:MG) are both large-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and community ranking.
CCL Industries pays an annual dividend of C$1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Magna International pays an annual dividend of C$2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. CCL Industries pays out 39.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Magna International pays out 44.8% 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.
41.6% of CCL Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.5% of Magna International shares are held by institutional investors. 10.0% of CCL Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Magna International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
CCL Industries currently has a consensus price target of C$78.90, suggesting a potential upside of 11.13%. Magna International has a consensus price target of C$60.00, suggesting a potential downside of 10.65%. Given Magna International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe CCL Industries is more favorable than Magna International.
In the previous week, CCL Industries had 1 more articles in the media than Magna International. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for CCL Industries and 1 mentions for Magna International. Magna International's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat CCL Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that CCL Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.
CCL Industries has a net margin of 7.97% compared to CCL Industries' net margin of 2.83%. Magna International's return on equity of 11.93% beat CCL Industries' return on equity.
Magna International has higher revenue and earnings than CCL Industries. Magna International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CCL Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Magna International received 46 more outperform votes than CCL Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.89% of users gave CCL Industries an outperform vote while only 70.43% of users gave Magna International an outperform vote.
CCL Industries has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magna International has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
CCL Industries beats Magna International on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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