ADENTRA (ADEN) Competitors

ADENTRA (TSE:ADEN) and Doman Building Materials Group (TSE:DBM) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, ADEN or DBM?

ADENTRA has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Doman Building Materials Group has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, ADEN or DBM?

Doman Building Materials Group has higher revenue and earnings than ADENTRA. ADENTRA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Doman Building Materials Group, 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
ADENTRA	$1.68B	0.31	$36.47M	$2.93	10.21
Doman Building Materials Group	C$2.49B	0.31	C$56.55M	C$0.65	13.63

Is ADEN or DBM a better dividend stock?

ADENTRA pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Doman Building Materials Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. ADENTRA pays out 19.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Doman Building Materials Group pays out 86.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media favor ADEN or DBM?

In the previous week, Doman Building Materials Group had 6 more articles in the media than ADENTRA. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Doman Building Materials Group and 3 mentions for ADENTRA. Doman Building Materials Group's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat ADENTRA's score of 0.08 indicating that Doman Building Materials Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ADENTRA	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Doman Building Materials Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend ADEN or DBM?

Doman Building Materials Group has a consensus price target of C$10.13, indicating a potential upside of 14.80%. Given Doman Building Materials Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Doman Building Materials Group is more favorable than ADENTRA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ADENTRA	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Doman Building Materials Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Is ADEN or DBM more profitable?

Doman Building Materials Group has a net margin of 2.27% compared to ADENTRA's net margin of 2.17%. Doman Building Materials Group's return on equity of 9.41% beat ADENTRA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ADENTRA	2.17%	8.12%	4.52%
Doman Building Materials Group	2.27%	9.41%	4.52%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ADEN or DBM?

17.2% of ADENTRA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.4% of Doman Building Materials Group shares are held by institutional investors. 10.7% of ADENTRA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Doman Building Materials Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Doman Building Materials Group beats ADENTRA on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.