DXT vs. KBL, ISV, GDI, DCM, CGY, LEV, CHR, NPS, MAL, and DIV
Should you be buying Dexterra Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dexterra Group include K-Bro Linen (KBL), Information Services (ISV), GDI Integrated Facility Services (GDI), DATA Communications Management (DCM), Calian Group (CGY), Lion Electric (LEV), Chorus Aviation (CHR), Canadian Large Cap Leaders Spli (NPS), Magellan Aerospace (MAL), and Diversified Royalty (DIV). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
K-Bro Linen (TSE:KBL) and Dexterra Group (TSE:DXT) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and profitability.
K-Bro Linen pays an annual dividend of C$1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Dexterra Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. K-Bro Linen pays out 74.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dexterra Group pays out 85.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
K-Bro Linen presently has a consensus target price of C$42.88, indicating a potential upside of 20.98%. Dexterra Group has a consensus target price of C$7.75, indicating a potential upside of 35.96%. Given K-Bro Linen's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dexterra Group is more favorable than K-Bro Linen.
Dexterra Group received 259 more outperform votes than K-Bro Linen when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.34% of users gave Dexterra Group an outperform vote while only 67.15% of users gave K-Bro Linen an outperform vote.
35.9% of K-Bro Linen shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.7% of Dexterra Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of K-Bro Linen shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 51.3% of Dexterra Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
K-Bro Linen has a net margin of 5.27% compared to K-Bro Linen's net margin of 2.38%. Dexterra Group's return on equity of 9.90% beat K-Bro Linen's return on equity.
K-Bro Linen has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dexterra Group has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, K-Bro Linen had 22 more articles in the media than Dexterra Group. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for K-Bro Linen and 2 mentions for Dexterra Group. K-Bro Linen's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Dexterra Group's score of 0.04 indicating that Dexterra Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Dexterra Group has higher revenue and earnings than K-Bro Linen. Dexterra Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than K-Bro Linen, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
K-Bro Linen and Dexterra Group tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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