Winpak (WPK) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer WPK or ITP?

In the previous week, Winpak had 14 more articles in the media than Intertape Polymer Group. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Winpak and 1 mentions for Intertape Polymer Group. Winpak's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Intertape Polymer Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Winpak is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Winpak	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Intertape Polymer Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WPK or ITP?

Intertape Polymer Group received 107 more outperform votes than Winpak when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.57% of users gave Intertape Polymer Group an outperform vote while only 61.54% of users gave Winpak an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Winpak	Outperform Votes 224 61.54%	Underperform Votes 140 38.46%
Intertape Polymer Group	Outperform Votes 331 75.57%	Underperform Votes 107 24.43%

Is WPK or ITP a better dividend stock?

Winpak pays an annual dividend of C$0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Intertape Polymer Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.67 per share. Winpak pays out 6.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Intertape Polymer Group pays out -360.8% 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 ITP more profitable?

Winpak has a net margin of 12.90% compared to Intertape Polymer Group's net margin of 0.00%. Winpak's return on equity of 10.62% beat Intertape Polymer Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Winpak	12.90%	10.62%	7.15%
Intertape Polymer Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate WPK or ITP?

Winpak presently has a consensus target price of C$53.67, suggesting a potential upside of 8.31%. Given Winpak's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Winpak is more favorable than Intertape Polymer Group.

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)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Intertape Polymer Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of WPK or ITP?

26.9% of Winpak shares are held by institutional investors. 57.5% of Winpak shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, WPK or ITP?

Winpak has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Intertape Polymer Group. Intertape Polymer Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Winpak, 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	2.81	C$143.18M	C$3.04	16.30
Intertape Polymer Group	C$1.59B	0.00	-C$10.97M	-C$0.19	N/A

Summary

Winpak beats Intertape Polymer Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.