Dorel Industries (DII.A) Competitors

Dorel Industries (TSE:DII.A) and Unisync (TSE:UNI) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Is DII.A or UNI more profitable?

Dorel Industries has a net margin of -4.49% compared to Unisync's net margin of -10.83%. Dorel Industries' return on equity of -24.65% beat Unisync's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dorel Industries	-4.49%	-24.65%	-2.89%
Unisync	-10.83%	-44.36%	-5.35%

Does the media favor DII.A or UNI?

In the previous week, Dorel Industries and Dorel Industries both had 3 articles in the media. Unisync's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Dorel Industries' score of 0.25 indicating that Unisync is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dorel Industries	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Unisync	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, DII.A or UNI?

Dorel Industries has a beta of 3.14, suggesting that its share price is 214% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unisync has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate DII.A or UNI?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dorel Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Unisync	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has better valuation & earnings, DII.A or UNI?

Unisync has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Dorel Industries. Unisync is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dorel Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dorel Industries	C$1.39B	0.00	-C$62.35M	-C$2.63	N/A
Unisync	C$97.69M	0.31	-C$10.58M	-C$0.56	-2.84

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of DII.A or UNI?

8.2% of Unisync shares are held by institutional investors. 96.7% of Dorel Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 36.7% of Unisync shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is DII.A or UNI a better dividend stock?

Dorel Industries pays an annual dividend of C$0.80 per share. Unisync pays an annual dividend of C$0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.6%. Dorel Industries pays out -30.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Unisync pays out -35.7% 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. Unisync is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DII.A or UNI?

Dorel Industries received 47 more outperform votes than Unisync when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.21% of users gave Dorel Industries an outperform vote while only 63.64% of users gave Unisync an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dorel Industries	Outperform Votes 61 64.21%	Underperform Votes 34 35.79%
Unisync	Outperform Votes 14 63.64%	Underperform Votes 8 36.36%

Summary

Dorel Industries beats Unisync on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.