WTE vs. ALC, BDGI, MDA, MTL, CJT, SIS, AFN, BBU.UN, BLDP, and ARE
Should you be buying Westshore Terminals Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westshore Terminals Investment include Algoma Central (ALC), Badger Infrastructure Solutions (BDGI), MDA (MDA), Mullen Group (MTL), Cargojet (CJT), Savaria (SIS), Ag Growth International (AFN), Brookfield Business Partners (BBU.UN), Ballard Power Systems (BLDP), and Aecon Group (ARE). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
Westshore Terminals Investment (TSE:WTE) and Algoma Central (TSE:ALC) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, community ranking, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
Westshore Terminals Investment pays an annual dividend of C$1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Algoma Central pays an annual dividend of C$0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Westshore Terminals Investment pays out 80.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Algoma Central pays out 38.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
In the previous week, Westshore Terminals Investment had 1 more articles in the media than Algoma Central. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Westshore Terminals Investment and 0 mentions for Algoma Central. Westshore Terminals Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Algoma Central'saverage media sentiment score.
19.7% of Westshore Terminals Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.0% of Algoma Central shares are held by institutional investors. 45.6% of Westshore Terminals Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 56.1% of Algoma Central 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.
Westshore Terminals Investment has a net margin of 30.59% compared to Algoma Central's net margin of 11.49%. Westshore Terminals Investment's return on equity of 16.16% beat Algoma Central's return on equity.
Westshore Terminals Investment has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Algoma Central. Algoma Central is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Westshore Terminals Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Westshore Terminals Investment currently has a consensus price target of C$28.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.03%. Algoma Central has a consensus price target of C$20.50, indicating a potential upside of 40.41%. Given Algoma Central's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Algoma Central is more favorable than Westshore Terminals Investment.
Westshore Terminals Investment received 152 more outperform votes than Algoma Central when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.12% of users gave Algoma Central an outperform vote while only 54.25% of users gave Westshore Terminals Investment an outperform vote.
Westshore Terminals Investment has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Algoma Central has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Westshore Terminals Investment beats Algoma Central on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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