WN vs. MRU, L, DOL, SAP, EMP.A, NWC, PRMW, PBH, MFI, and JWEL
Should you be buying George Weston stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of George Weston include Metro (MRU), Loblaw Companies (L), Dollarama (DOL), Saputo (SAP), Empire (EMP.A), North West (NWC), Primo Water (PRMW), Premium Brands (PBH), Maple Leaf Foods (MFI), and Jamieson Wellness (JWEL). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector.
George Weston (TSE:WN) and Metro (TSE:MRU) are both large-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment and dividends.
15.1% of George Weston shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.2% of Metro shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.6% of George Weston shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Metro 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.
George Weston has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metro has a beta of 0.04, indicating that its share price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500.
George Weston currently has a consensus price target of C$201.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.36%. Metro has a consensus price target of C$77.86, indicating a potential upside of 7.64%. Given George Weston's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe George Weston is more favorable than Metro.
George Weston pays an annual dividend of C$2.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Metro pays an annual dividend of C$1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. George Weston pays out 26.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Metro pays out 30.7% 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.
Metro received 111 more outperform votes than George Weston when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.87% of users gave George Weston an outperform vote while only 55.72% of users gave Metro an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Metro had 7 more articles in the media than George Weston. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Metro and 14 mentions for George Weston. Metro's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat George Weston's score of 0.22 indicating that Metro is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
George Weston has higher revenue and earnings than Metro. Metro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than George Weston, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Metro has a net margin of 4.81% compared to George Weston's net margin of 2.56%. George Weston's return on equity of 19.71% beat Metro's return on equity.
Summary
George Weston beats Metro on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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