AutoCanada (ACQ) Competitors

C$22.87 +0.14 (+0.62%)

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ACQ vs. EINC, LNF, CARA, GOOS, and PET

Should you be buying AutoCanada stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AutoCanada include E Automotive (EINC), Leon's Furniture (LNF), Cara Operations (CARA), Canada Goose (GOOS), and Pet Valu (PET). These companies are all part of the "consumer cyclical" sector.

How does AutoCanada compare to E Automotive?

AutoCanada (TSE:ACQ) and E Automotive (TSE:EINC) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

AutoCanada has a net margin of 0.33% compared to E Automotive's net margin of -40.97%. AutoCanada's return on equity of 3.40% beat E Automotive's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AutoCanada	0.33%	3.40%	2.67%
E Automotive	-40.97%	-39.39%	-15.46%

In the previous week, AutoCanada had 3 more articles in the media than E Automotive. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for AutoCanada and 0 mentions for E Automotive. AutoCanada's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat E Automotive's score of 0.00 indicating that AutoCanada is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AutoCanada	Neutral
E Automotive	Neutral

E Automotive has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AutoCanada. E Automotive is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AutoCanada, 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
AutoCanada	C$4.90B	0.11	-C$50.70M	C$0.66	34.65
E Automotive	C$116.01M	0.00	-C$47.53M	-C$1.30	N/A

35.7% of AutoCanada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of E Automotive shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of AutoCanada shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 89.2% of E Automotive shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

AutoCanada currently has a consensus target price of C$23.89, suggesting a potential upside of 4.47%. Given AutoCanada's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe AutoCanada is more favorable than E Automotive.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AutoCanada	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
E Automotive	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

AutoCanada beats E Automotive on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AutoCanada compare to Leon's Furniture?

AutoCanada (TSE:ACQ) and Leon's Furniture (TSE:LNF) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and profitability.

Leon's Furniture has a net margin of 6.10% compared to AutoCanada's net margin of 0.33%. Leon's Furniture's return on equity of 13.08% beat AutoCanada's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AutoCanada	0.33%	3.40%	2.67%
Leon's Furniture	6.10%	13.08%	5.53%

35.7% of AutoCanada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.4% of Leon's Furniture shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of AutoCanada shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 69.5% of Leon's Furniture shares are owned 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.

Leon's Furniture has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AutoCanada. Leon's Furniture is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AutoCanada, 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
AutoCanada	C$4.90B	0.11	-C$50.70M	C$0.66	34.65
Leon's Furniture	C$2.55B	0.67	C$133.45M	C$2.29	10.92

AutoCanada has a beta of 1.849396, indicating that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Leon's Furniture has a beta of 0.931609, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Leon's Furniture had 1 more articles in the media than AutoCanada. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Leon's Furniture and 3 mentions for AutoCanada. Leon's Furniture's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat AutoCanada's score of 0.20 indicating that Leon's Furniture is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AutoCanada	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Leon's Furniture	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

AutoCanada currently has a consensus target price of C$23.89, suggesting a potential upside of 4.47%. Leon's Furniture has a consensus target price of C$33.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.00%. Given Leon's Furniture's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Leon's Furniture is more favorable than AutoCanada.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AutoCanada	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Leon's Furniture	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Leon's Furniture beats AutoCanada on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AutoCanada compare to Cara Operations?

Cara Operations (TSE:CARA) and AutoCanada (TSE:ACQ) 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 media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Cara Operations has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AutoCanada.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cara Operations	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AutoCanada	C$4.90B	0.11	-C$50.70M	C$0.66	34.65

35.7% of AutoCanada shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of AutoCanada shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

AutoCanada has a net margin of 0.33% compared to Cara Operations' net margin of 0.00%. AutoCanada's return on equity of 3.40% beat Cara Operations' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cara Operations	N/A	N/A	N/A
AutoCanada	0.33%	3.40%	2.67%

AutoCanada has a consensus price target of C$23.89, indicating a potential upside of 4.47%. Given AutoCanada's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AutoCanada is more favorable than Cara Operations.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cara Operations	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
AutoCanada	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

In the previous week, AutoCanada had 3 more articles in the media than Cara Operations. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for AutoCanada and 0 mentions for Cara Operations. AutoCanada's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Cara Operations' score of 0.00 indicating that AutoCanada is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cara Operations	Neutral
AutoCanada	Neutral

Summary

AutoCanada beats Cara Operations on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AutoCanada compare to Canada Goose?

Canada Goose (TSE:GOOS) and AutoCanada (TSE:ACQ) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Canada Goose currently has a consensus price target of C$22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.80%. AutoCanada has a consensus price target of C$23.89, suggesting a potential upside of 4.47%. Given Canada Goose's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Canada Goose is more favorable than AutoCanada.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canada Goose	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
AutoCanada	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

13.5% of Canada Goose shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.7% of AutoCanada shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Canada Goose shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of AutoCanada shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Canada Goose has a net margin of 1.47% compared to AutoCanada's net margin of 0.33%. Canada Goose's return on equity of 4.23% beat AutoCanada's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canada Goose	1.47%	4.23%	7.21%
AutoCanada	0.33%	3.40%	2.67%

Canada Goose has a beta of 1.880912, suggesting that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AutoCanada has a beta of 1.849396, suggesting that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Canada Goose had 1 more articles in the media than AutoCanada. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Canada Goose and 3 mentions for AutoCanada. Canada Goose's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat AutoCanada's score of 0.20 indicating that Canada Goose is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Canada Goose	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
AutoCanada	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Canada Goose has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AutoCanada. AutoCanada is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canada Goose, 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
Canada Goose	C$1.46B	1.09	C$72.96M	C$0.22	74.18
AutoCanada	C$4.90B	0.11	-C$50.70M	C$0.66	34.65

Summary

Canada Goose beats AutoCanada on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AutoCanada compare to Pet Valu?

Pet Valu (TSE:PET) and AutoCanada (TSE:ACQ) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Pet Valu has a net margin of 8.32% compared to AutoCanada's net margin of 0.33%. Pet Valu's return on equity of 115.57% beat AutoCanada's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pet Valu	8.32%	115.57%	11.38%
AutoCanada	0.33%	3.40%	2.67%

Pet Valu currently has a consensus price target of C$31.17, suggesting a potential upside of 54.52%. AutoCanada has a consensus price target of C$23.89, suggesting a potential upside of 4.47%. Given Pet Valu's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Pet Valu is more favorable than AutoCanada.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pet Valu	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
AutoCanada	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

76.1% of Pet Valu shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.7% of AutoCanada shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Pet Valu shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of AutoCanada shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Pet Valu has a beta of 1.271078, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AutoCanada has a beta of 1.849396, suggesting that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Pet Valu has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AutoCanada. Pet Valu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AutoCanada, 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
Pet Valu	C$1.18B	1.18	C$86.60M	C$1.39	14.51
AutoCanada	C$4.90B	0.11	-C$50.70M	C$0.66	34.65

In the previous week, AutoCanada had 1 more articles in the media than Pet Valu. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for AutoCanada and 2 mentions for Pet Valu. AutoCanada's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Pet Valu's score of -1.06 indicating that AutoCanada is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pet Valu	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
AutoCanada	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Pet Valu beats AutoCanada on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

ACQ vs. The Competition

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Metric	AutoCanada	Auto & Truck Dealerships Industry	Cyclical Sector	TSE Exchange
Market Cap	C$523.17M	C$677.93M	C$4.01B	C$11.86B
Dividend Yield	6.34%	2.69%	3.58%	6.23%
P/E Ratio	34.65	12.16	72.60	25.18
Price / Sales	0.11	141.96	329.91	12.37
Price / Cash	6.34	9.50	30.87	82.42
Price / Book	1.09	1.42	3.25	4.60
Net Income	-C$50.70M	C$41.67M	C$249.43M	C$299.62M
7 Day Performance	-2.76%	-2.84%	0.98%	1.50%
1 Month Performance	10.32%	2.48%	1.37%	3.24%
1 Year Performance	28.70%	-1.82%	4.31%	57.14%

AutoCanada Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ACQ AutoCanada	3.6102 of 5 stars	C$22.87 +0.6%	C$23.89 +4.5%	N/A	C$523.17M	C$4.90B	34.65	2,550	News Coverage
EINC E Automotive	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$163.15M	C$116.01M	N/A	822	Gap Down High Trading Volume
LNF Leon's Furniture	3.3638 of 5 stars	C$26.16 +1.0%	C$33.00 +26.1%	N/A	C$1.80B	C$2.57B	11.42	8,468	News Coverage Earnings Report
CARA Cara Operations	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$1.62B	N/A	N/A	80
GOOS Canada Goose	2.1834 of 5 stars	C$16.20 +3.8%	C$22.00 +35.8%	N/A	C$1.57B	C$1.46B	73.64	4,462

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AutoCanada (ACQ) Competitors

ACQ vs. EINC, LNF, CARA, GOOS, and PET

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AutoCanada (ACQ) Competitors

ACQ vs. EINC, LNF, CARA, GOOS, and PET

How does AutoCanada compare to E Automotive?

Is ACQ or EINC more profitable?

Does the media favor ACQ or EINC?

Which has better earnings and valuation, ACQ or EINC?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ACQ or EINC?

Do analysts rate ACQ or EINC?

Summary

How does AutoCanada compare to Leon's Furniture?

Is ACQ or LNF more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ACQ or LNF?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ACQ or LNF?

Which has more risk & volatility, ACQ or LNF?

Does the media refer more to ACQ or LNF?

Do analysts prefer ACQ or LNF?

Summary

How does AutoCanada compare to Cara Operations?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CARA or ACQ?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CARA or ACQ?

Is CARA or ACQ more profitable?

Do analysts rate CARA or ACQ?

Does the media favor CARA or ACQ?

Summary

How does AutoCanada compare to Canada Goose?

Do analysts recommend GOOS or ACQ?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GOOS or ACQ?

Is GOOS or ACQ more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, GOOS or ACQ?

Does the media prefer GOOS or ACQ?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GOOS or ACQ?

Summary

How does AutoCanada compare to Pet Valu?

Is PET or ACQ more profitable?

Do analysts rate PET or ACQ?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PET or ACQ?

Which has more volatility and risk, PET or ACQ?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PET or ACQ?

Does the media refer more to PET or ACQ?

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