LIF vs. STLC, ASTL, CIA, CG, DPM, AYA, KNT, CFP, MAG, and SEA
Should you be buying Labrador Iron Ore Royalty stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Labrador Iron Ore Royalty include Stelco (STLC), Algoma Steel Group (ASTL), Champion Iron (CIA), Centerra Gold (CG), Dundee Precious Metals (DPM), Aya Gold & Silver (AYA), K92 Mining (KNT), Canfor (CFP), MAG Silver (MAG), and Seabridge Gold (SEA). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Stelco (TSE:STLC) and Labrador Iron Ore Royalty (TSE:LIF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
Stelco has higher revenue and earnings than Labrador Iron Ore Royalty. Labrador Iron Ore Royalty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Stelco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty has a net margin of 93.08% compared to Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's net margin of 7.49%. Stelco's return on equity of 28.73% beat Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's return on equity.
In the previous week, Stelco had 2 more articles in the media than Labrador Iron Ore Royalty. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Stelco and 0 mentions for Labrador Iron Ore Royalty. Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Stelco's score of 0.00 indicating that Stelco is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Stelco has a beta of 2.4, meaning that its share price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Labrador Iron Ore Royalty has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty received 215 more outperform votes than Stelco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.56% of users gave Labrador Iron Ore Royalty an outperform vote while only 43.64% of users gave Stelco an outperform vote.
Stelco pays an annual dividend of C$2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Labrador Iron Ore Royalty pays an annual dividend of C$2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Stelco pays out 49.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Labrador Iron Ore Royalty pays out 85.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Stelco currently has a consensus target price of C$50.61, indicating a potential upside of 19.93%. Labrador Iron Ore Royalty has a consensus target price of C$32.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.15%. Given Labrador Iron Ore Royalty's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Stelco is more favorable than Labrador Iron Ore Royalty.
46.6% of Stelco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.6% of Labrador Iron Ore Royalty shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.6% of Stelco shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Labrador Iron Ore Royalty 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.
Summary
Stelco beats Labrador Iron Ore Royalty on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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