L vs. WN, MRU, DOL, EMP.A, NWC, SAP, PRMW, PBH, MFI, and JWEL
Should you be buying Loblaw Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Loblaw Companies include George Weston (WN), Metro (MRU), Dollarama (DOL), Empire (EMP.A), North West (NWC), Saputo (SAP), Primo Water (PRMW), Premium Brands (PBH), Maple Leaf Foods (MFI), and Jamieson Wellness (JWEL). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector.
Loblaw Companies (TSE:L) and George Weston (TSE:WN) are both large-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.
In the previous week, George Weston had 4 more articles in the media than Loblaw Companies. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for George Weston and 9 mentions for Loblaw Companies. Loblaw Companies' average media sentiment score of -0.08 beat George Weston's score of -0.13 indicating that Loblaw Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Loblaw Companies has a beta of 0.12, meaning that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, George Weston has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Loblaw Companies pays an annual dividend of C$2.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. George Weston pays an annual dividend of C$3.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Loblaw Companies pays out 30.6% 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.
Loblaw Companies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than George Weston. George Weston is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Loblaw Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Loblaw Companies has a net margin of 3.53% compared to George Weston's net margin of 2.22%. Loblaw Companies' return on equity of 18.96% beat George Weston's return on equity.
Loblaw Companies currently has a consensus price target of C$162.43, suggesting a potential upside of 5.47%. George Weston has a consensus price target of C$216.67, suggesting a potential upside of 14.42%. Given George Weston's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe George Weston is more favorable than Loblaw Companies.
Loblaw Companies received 302 more outperform votes than George Weston when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.88% of users gave Loblaw Companies an outperform vote while only 65.62% of users gave George Weston an outperform vote.
22.0% of Loblaw Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.3% of George Weston shares are held by institutional investors. 53.3% of Loblaw Companies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 58.5% of George Weston shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Loblaw Companies beats George Weston on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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