DOL vs. WN, L, MRU, SAP, EMP.A, PRMW, PBH, MFI, NWC, and JWEL
Should you be buying Dollarama stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dollarama include George Weston (WN), Loblaw Companies (L), Metro (MRU), Saputo (SAP), Empire (EMP.A), Primo Water (PRMW), Premium Brands (PBH), Maple Leaf Foods (MFI), North West (NWC), and Jamieson Wellness (JWEL). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector.
Dollarama (TSE:DOL) and George Weston (TSE:WN) are both large-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.
In the previous week, George Weston had 1 more articles in the media than Dollarama. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for George Weston and 13 mentions for Dollarama. Dollarama's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat George Weston's score of -0.13 indicating that Dollarama is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Dollarama received 439 more outperform votes than George Weston when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.62% of users gave George Weston an outperform vote while only 63.41% of users gave Dollarama an outperform vote.
Dollarama pays an annual dividend of C$0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. George Weston pays an annual dividend of C$3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Dollarama pays out 8.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. George Weston pays out 34.6% 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.
George Weston has higher revenue and earnings than Dollarama. George Weston is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dollarama, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Dollarama has a net margin of 17.22% compared to George Weston's net margin of 2.22%. Dollarama's return on equity of 493.80% beat George Weston's return on equity.
Dollarama has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, George Weston has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.
46.6% of Dollarama shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.3% of George Weston shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Dollarama shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 58.5% of George Weston shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Dollarama currently has a consensus target price of C$111.45, indicating a potential downside of 9.24%. George Weston has a consensus target price of C$216.67, indicating a potential upside of 14.42%. Given George Weston's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe George Weston is more favorable than Dollarama.
Summary
Dollarama beats George Weston on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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