Richelieu Hardware (RCH) Competitors

Winpak (TSE:WPK) and Richelieu Hardware (TSE:RCH) are both mid-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to WPK or RCH?

In the previous week, Winpak had 1 more articles in the media than Richelieu Hardware. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Winpak and 0 mentions for Richelieu Hardware. Richelieu Hardware's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Winpak's score of 0.00 indicating that Winpak is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Winpak	Positive
Richelieu Hardware	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WPK or RCH?

Richelieu Hardware received 42 more outperform votes than Winpak when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.33% of users gave Richelieu Hardware an outperform vote while only 62.01% of users gave Winpak an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Winpak	Outperform Votes 222 62.01%	Underperform Votes 136 37.99%
Richelieu Hardware	Outperform Votes 264 66.33%	Underperform Votes 134 33.67%

Is WPK or RCH a better dividend stock?

Winpak pays an annual dividend of C$0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Richelieu Hardware pays an annual dividend of C$0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Winpak pays out 3.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Richelieu Hardware pays out 32.4% 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.

Is WPK or RCH more profitable?

Winpak has a net margin of 12.96% compared to Winpak's net margin of 5.82%. Winpak's return on equity of 12.18% beat Richelieu Hardware's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Winpak	12.96%	10.82%	7.11%
Richelieu Hardware	5.82%	12.18%	7.35%

Do analysts recommend WPK or RCH?

Winpak currently has a consensus target price of C$47.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.75%. Richelieu Hardware has a consensus target price of C$45.25, indicating a potential upside of 15.70%. Given Winpak's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Richelieu Hardware is more favorable than Winpak.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Winpak	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Richelieu Hardware	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in WPK or RCH?

27.7% of Winpak shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of Richelieu Hardware shares are held by institutional investors. 53.2% of Winpak shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Richelieu Hardware shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, WPK or RCH?

Winpak has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Richelieu Hardware. Winpak is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Richelieu Hardware, 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
Winpak	C$1.11B	2.64	C$144.36M	C$3.05	14.85
Richelieu Hardware	C$1.79B	1.22	C$104.32M	C$1.85	21.10

Which has more risk and volatility, WPK or RCH?

Winpak has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Richelieu Hardware has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Winpak and Richelieu Hardware tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.